Trauma in the Media

It is amazing how every station you turn on and every movie you see involves some sort of trauma. We found out today that the top two movies in the U.S. domestic involved some sort of tragedy. The first was Titanic which I think relates to all ages and races. We all couldn't help but watch this movie even though we all knew how it ended. I think these kind of movies give us some kind of closure and help us find out how it happened. The movie as sad as it was ended in somewhat happiness. Rose ends up dying an old lady and reunites with those that were lost during the sinking. It is a powerful message that we can live our lives after we lose those dearest to us and hopefully see them in a better place someday.

I feel that movies are a great way to escape reality. Not all movies have to deal with real events and it gives the public a way of forgetting about our own troubles. I find that the least realistic movies are the most inspiring to me. They all have a great message and I can place myself in that movie as fake as it is. What is amazing about fictional movies is that there is no racism and everyone gets along like this scene from Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers: I think this speaks to how we act as people and how we need to put our differences aside.

Newscasters focus on the most traumatic events they can find, but we can't really blame them because it is what we want to see. We can't help but look at what is going on in the world because we can all think: at least it is not happening to me. Our lives might be hectic at times and things might not go our way, but watching the news can make us all feel better about our situations. I know that whenever I have an extra few hours, I sit down and watch a movie. I actually watched Requiem for a Dream earlier for the first time and it really made think how lucky I am. I am not in a situation with an addiction and things really aren't that bad for me.