Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 19, 2007 - 09:56.
Studies since the 1930s have all confirmed that movies strongly affect children.
Mirror neurons in our brains are stimulated by the images we see and create imitative behavior, especially in children.
Social norms are established by visible role-models.
Every country that got television in the 1950s-1970s saw a marked increase in violence.
The Star Wars movies that George Lucas got rich on helped re-militarize American culture after the Vietnam war.
"Give peace a chance" was replaced with "May the Force be with You" while President Reagan's CIA carried out illegal wars in countries like El Salvador which was mentioned in the article above.
How ironic that Mr. Lucas is now spending a little money trying to repair the mental health of the world's children which he has helped to damage.
Mr. Lucas, if you really want to help America's children, stop making violent movies that condition young minds for aggression and war.
Star Wars, children, and violence.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 19, 2007 - 09:56.
Studies since the 1930s have all confirmed that movies strongly affect children.
Mirror neurons in our brains are stimulated by the images we see and create imitative behavior, especially in children.
Social norms are established by visible role-models.
Every country that got television in the 1950s-1970s saw a marked increase in violence.
The Star Wars movies that George Lucas got rich on helped re-militarize American culture after the Vietnam war.
"Give peace a chance" was replaced with "May the Force be with You" while President Reagan's CIA carried out illegal wars in countries like El Salvador which was mentioned in the article above.
How ironic that Mr. Lucas is now spending a little money trying to repair the mental health of the world's children which he has helped to damage.
Mr. Lucas, if you really want to help America's children, stop making violent movies that condition young minds for aggression and war.
"May the Peace be with You."