I have come up with a few ideas but one which I think would make an interesting article is a new film involving child villains. Through researching child victims, they are often portrayed to be innocent in films yet more and more 'evil' children are coming out in the media for example Jon Venables and Robert Thompson. Investigations into crimes committed by children has shown that the lack of control on underage children and their access to violent films, TV programmes and video games has a massive influence on them.
This research has given me the idea a new horror film which involves child villains who commit horrific crimes based on ones that they have seen in violent horror films and video games. I am considering either a child on their own or a group of children mimicking actions which they see in violent video games for example shooting from 'Call of Duty' or torturing others in horror films such as 'Saw'.
I think this idea will make an interesting news article as from most of the horror films I have personally seen and also researched, I have not yet seen one which has uses this idea. I also think it will interest not only horror film fanatics, but also parents of young children who perhaps play violent video games as there has been things in the news about the impact violent video games can have on you. Also this is something different from the everyday horror and perhaps slightly more representative of today's society. I would like to have the mother of the violent children at work in the film leaving the children home alone and portraying a more accurate image of women compared to other horror's who are still showing them as 'housewives'. I have not yet decided where I want to have a male role, if at all as most horror films portray the male as the 'hero' due to their strength however I do not think this is representative of society.
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