Study of hollywood selected crime films: a discourse analysis

Abstract

The study identified that youth break the laws, because they get influenced from Hollywood crime films. Due to age-crime-curve, they fascinate, idealize the realist effects of crime images of the films and use to kill, bully, making gangs, abuse people and own weapons, all that are perceived to be the impacts of consumption of crime films The study got to know how socio-cultural, psychological and political reflection of society through representation of crime imbibed in narratives with symbols and metaphors in relation to victimization reshape perception of youth. The study applied qualitative method to textually analyze the selected Hollywood crime films. The study found that the criminals kill for achieving and maintain maximum power through corruption, bribery, blackmailing, drug dealing. The criminal mafias make believe those insecure as their sympathizers only to achieve and maintain their consent. The study suggests that Hollywood should not represent crime in extreme and consistent manner. It should be in moderate manner so that it does not have dysfunctional effects on viewers