A movie can be a form of entertainment but it can also be art. Movies put together many artistic aspects such as photography, acting, directing, music score, costume, set design, etc. It’s a strong medium that can be very powerful and can reach a broader audience than the other medium such as music, painting, and the other forms of art.
As far as violence in a movie, it’s ignorant at best to lump all violent movies together and criticize them as a whole. Sure, Hollywood is the number one offender when it comes to gross-out violent movies but to be able to intelligently discuss this issue; you need to ask why a (violent) scene is there. You need to think about the intention of having certain scenes or displaying of certain images. Are they related to the storyline? Do they help stressing the messages that the directors try to get across?
In a way, a violent scene should be analyzed the same way as a sex/nude scene.
Case Study One: The violence in Braveheart is much worse than Kill Bill but somehow is more accepted (judging by Kill Bill being constantly criticized) even though the violence in Braveheart is real and the violence in Kill Bill is highly stylized and cartoonish (also applies to Sin City).
Case Study Two: Many religious people who have been opposing violent movies have embraced The Passion of The Christ. It’s interesting that when people agree with the message of the film, they open up to something they have strongly opposed. They are more willing to understand and even attempt to explain to those who don’t agree.
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