Twitter and Facebook are full of this stuff, but what Hollywood puts out isn't any less gruesome, though probably more realistic in the sense that they tend to make sure that all the gory stuff is in good close-up instead of just overview shots.
Yeah, although at least with films you know it is make-believe. The real stuff is also pervasive on social media and that can be terribly damaging for a young person to stumble upon. In my opinion, more so than stumbling upon even hardcore porn. Arbitrary censorship is worse than either totally locking down everything or being completely open. With the latter two you (as a user/consumer) know what to expect and can be prepared.
You know it’s make believe, but part of the point of movies is to suspend your disbelief and for a short time believe that it’s real. That distinction is even harder for children, which is why the violence of movies for your kids is problematic.
Hollywood movies go out of the way to make violence look and feel unrealistic. It is effectively cartoon violence that makes you chill, but never makes you feel bad.
Hollywood in particular is not even interested in gruesome or realistic or effective depiction of violence.
