Thank you, stiles.
I agree - very eloquently put.
While I understand that it's not real (thanks for the tip, Frank
What would we do without you informing us of what's real and what isn't?), the point is that for many people (obviously not all), brutality like this is not something they want to bring voluntarily into their viewing life.
But then, I don't understand why people want to hear about so many tragedies on the evening news all the time. Why do I need to be informed about some robbery/stabbing/shooting/murder/rape in some distant town, that happpened to someone I don't know about?
If I want to find out info, I'll look it up about those tragedies.
I don't want it force-fed to me during my attempt at keeping up to date with current events. I am thoroughly knowledgeable that such tragedies occur. I don't need them sensationalized and used as lead-ins to get people to tune in, nor do I prefer them used in such a way in my choice of movies, as Irreversible apparently does.