I am a Vampire Diaries Fan, so I thought I would try out watching The Originals, a spin off series. I would definitely say that Vampire Diaries is violent, but having not seen it for a while, especially not since we covered violence in our media class, I don't think I understood the depth of how violent it really was.I just started to watch The Originals this week, which I would say is very similar to Vampire Diaries, and I was very surprised how violent it really is! I have only watched 4 episodes and I have seen numerous murders, and of lot of violence between characters.
Granted it is a TV show about vampires, so these things should be expected. However, I am really glad that I am more aware of the violence and that I am more of an active watcher. Becoming an active watcher has helped me become not as desensitized to violence as I used to be.
I haven't watched Vampire Diaries in years but thinking back I'm sure I would be shocked by the violence too! I like your point about being an active watcher. That is such an important skill for us individually and for our future families.
ReplyDeleteI haven't watched Vampire Diaries in years but thinking back I'm sure I would be shocked by the violence too! I like your point about being an active watcher. That is such an important skill for us individually and for our future families.
ReplyDeleteI never made it past the first few episodes of Vampire Diaries, but as an avid crime drama fan, I understand the concept of being aware of violence. I've actually made the choice to drop a few of my shows because of this class.
ReplyDeleteI've seen all of Vampire Diaries, and I remembering noticing the violence when I got back from my mission and started getting into it again, though some episodes are definitely worse than others. I've never seen the Originals, but I would imagine it probably being even more violent than VD.
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