It's true that many societies, in many eras, have used violence for entertainment.
The fact that it was done this way in the past doesn't mean that it's good to do today.
A lot of practices that were common in the past (e.g. slavery, the oppression of women) are things we're trying to get away from. This is progress.
It's true that Hollywood products are saturated with simulated violence, that this violence is presented for our viewing pleasure, and that the violence of the hero is always presented as good violence. I think this is a cause for concern, and is not justified by the violence done by people in the past.
The fact that it was done this way in the past doesn't mean that it's good to do today.
A lot of practices that were common in the past (e.g. slavery, the oppression of women) are things we're trying to get away from. This is progress.
It's true that Hollywood products are saturated with simulated violence, that this violence is presented for our viewing pleasure, and that the violence of the hero is always presented as good violence. I think this is a cause for concern, and is not justified by the violence done by people in the past.
