Reflection on Columbine Massacre film_Criminology - Movie Review Example

b. Attraction to violence – America’s environment is very conducive to violence. Firstly, it glorifies violence for we can see violence in almost all forms of media be it in movies, TV, print that we have the attitude of glorifying it instead of condemning. The culture also of respecting fear as embedded subtly in media influences the would-be mass shooter. In the case of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, they may not have shown outward violence and aggression but have shown fascination with violent movies and computer games leading them to carry out mass shooting. c. Abusive and ineffective parenting – According to experts, attraction to violent movies and computer games does not make one automatically a mass murderer.

Early predisposition towards violence however and lack of empathy often comes from an abusive household that often develops into aggression that could ultimately lead to mass shooting such as what happened to Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold in the Columbine shootings. d. Deep seated anger and resentment – one common factor that motivates mass shooter is deep seated anger and resentment. . ichael Moore’s Bowling for Columbine he showed a montage of The Beatles song “Happiness is a Warm Gun” that showed footages of how guns are so common and glorified in the US culture and how violence is common in the US.

This is sort of an introduction of the environment of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold that induced them to commit the Columbine shootings. In the montage, it showed people operating rifle, firing rifle, where husband murders their wives and lastly, the suicide of Budd Dwyer that gave Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold an idea of a way out after committing the mass shooting. The mere fact that the montage was shown against the backdrop of a “happy” Beatles song manifests the how trigger happy American culture is that could breed mass murderers such as Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. 3. Provide a 1 paragraph opinion on what you believed caused the Columbine Massacre1.

Suggest 1 policy approach or strategy (etc. law, program) to combat youth and/or societal violence. Personally, I do not think that there is just once cause or trigger why the Columbine Massacre happened. It could be more of interplay of several factors that finally led or induced the pairs of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold to commit the Columbine shootings. My thesis is that it first begun with a detached and ineffective parenting which led these teenagers astray and their value system violent.

This is reinforced and developed into a violent disorder by American media and society in general where there is a general environment and glorification of violence. The two, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, being socially awkward, was not able to cope with this kind of society and held grudges until finally they snapped and committed the mass murder. A law can help but good parenting cannot be