I had a thought that came from reading this; I dislike a lot of ultraviolent movies, and I actually am more comfortable with the more violent games that Rockstar makes than I am with the violent movies that Tarantino makes and the guy who makes the Saw franchise. This is because I can avoid the elements in a GTA game that I don't like, I have a choice where in the sandbox I go. I don't find that the ads for GTA games spark a fear reaction in me, or a feeling of being stuck watching it. It turns out that I was tarring them unfairly for the upsetting sound effects-- it's Crazy Taxi that I hate for the incessant sirens, but GTA is actually pleasing to listen to most of the time. By comparison, a lot of horror or gore movies are pushing what they can show in a TV ad to the point where I must change the channel to avoid looping memories of things I see or hear in them.
That means that for me there's a big difference in these kinds of content, and I'm a lot more annoyed by the very existence of certain violent movies, than I am by similarly violent games. Though that may be because I feel more bombarded by ads for the films....
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That means that for me there's a big difference in these kinds of content, and I'm a lot more annoyed by the very existence of certain violent movies, than I am by similarly violent games. Though that may be because I feel more bombarded by ads for the films....