Been watching Akatsuki No Yona. It's quite good in my opinion. Looks like a seven samurai story but with the main "princess/village/whatever" is going to end up as one of them. So far, it's been pretty interesting.

X-com, Halo trilogy, Mass effect Trilogy and Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance.

Ah I see. Frankly, I would like to root the phone simply to get rid of the stock apps that I don't want.

I'm doing this from now on.

heh, I may check that out. I really hate some of the apps on my stock Samsung galaxy.

And alot of things on that list is why I don't have facebook app(s) on my phone.

I assume so, though that begs the question why her hair is white.

I agree that it's an rationalization for the violence but it's an powerful requirement. Most of the John Wayne archetypes simply don't work without it otherwise the characters would come off as cold-blooded killers. I also agree that alot of movies/stories end that way as well. Of course, not all of them, but a great…

Yes, there are shows/movies that break the mold, but 90% of them will always follow those guidelines.

Yet again, in most of those movies - the hero almost always exhausts other courses of actions first before committing acts of violence. In most of those movies with those actors you mention, the heroes are reactionary to the events that occur. As the villain will often push the heroes to take action. That plays into…

I agree it's mostly lip-service. In most cases, especially movies, there are always reasons as to why the might of the american military is not able to respond properly. Be too far away, disabled or otherwise incapacitated. Only temporarily of course. Whatever self-delusion it is, people are willingly to believe it…

That was directed at Ashisyou. There is more to school shooters than the fact that they happen. That isn't evidence in of itself, there is more factors that go into school shootings. Like for instance - bullying, harassment etc. As far as the economic status goes - yes, economics does play into it. however there is…

Hmmm, I was in error then. My other points still stand regarding the fact that many movies portray that violence is often the last resort that male leads use.

Yet as the original poster stated that violence is the first go to solution in both the media and therefore society. There would be alot more dead bodies in real life and in media otherwise. It is not. Fact. Your first two quotes basically are saying "Quit whining/complaining." is the first two quotes. I don't…

I highly doubt the Boston bomber was romanticized by anyone. According to the cover, the article was about how the family failed to raise him properly and thus was an warning of what happens. Not exactly falls into the definition of romance.

If you want to see romanticized violence, go look at an Michael Bay movie.…

My point is, he's an john Wayne archetype. He's an space cowboy.

Yet overall crime trend is going down. Fact. You got something else?

And think about all those films... o nearly every single one. How many of them had male leads who tried to do other courses of actions before they resorted to violence? You said specifically that violence is the first solution that males go for first in films and therefore reflects upon society.

Most male leads use…