Do movies/games/shows have an obligation to handle certain subjects in specific ways?

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Started by Legend, Aug 31, 2018, 06:00 AM

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Legend

Like with Infinity War for example. No spoilers, but Thanos wants to kill 50% of all life in the galaxy.

As a result, it seemingly pushed some people ever so slightly more towards agreeing with Thanos. With millions and millions of viewers, this .1% affected is still sizable.

Is that right? Should Infinity War 2 make a bigger point of expressing that everything about Thanos's belief is wrong?


Or what about shows that focus on suicide? 13 reasons why had many reports about how it significantly increased the suicide rate and was causing people to kill themselves. This is a specific show that might have been incorrectly reported on, but what about the general case?


I think this applies to all artists regardless of how many people will see their work. The artist is free to make their art but they are responsible for how their art impacts people. What do you think?