Sex, guns, and PG-13 Peyton Wilson

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/11/health/gun-violence-movies/index.html?hpt=us_c2

Americans love movies that depict violence, a new study shows; 94% of the most popular movies since 1985 contain at least one violent scene, and half of those involve a gun.

For the study, published this week in the scientific journal Pediatrics, researchers analyzed the 30 top-grossing films every year from 1950 to 2012. They identified violent sequences in each movie and noted whether the scenes included a character carrying a gun with the intention of harming or killing a living target.

Since 1950, violence in films has more than doubled, the study authors concluded. Perhaps more surprising is that gun violence in PG-13 films has tripled since 1985, even exceeding the amount found in R-rated films in more recent years.

Analysis: 

Is this really what we consider quality entertainment? We can't have a movie without naked women/sex, guns/violence, or crude humor. What happened to good writing and a good story line? Keep the violence and sex in the true nature of the theme. Is excessive swearing and shooting crucial to the message that you are trying to get across to the viewer or audience? Yes, it is an attention getter and fantastic for publicity and money, but truly good movies are what everyone will talk about forever and become classics. Does the short-lived box office craze last or even worth it anymore? I think the reason Pixar, Disney and Dreamworks movies have become so popular, not only among kids, is that every once in a while, we need a break from the violence and sex. It just isn't a 21st century, Hollywood movie without a naked woman and high speed car chase.