As uncommon as viewing sex or violence on a day to day basis is, viewing the two simultaneously is even more uncommon. Mixing the two seems to hold a level of intrigue that nothing else can touch. This isn't a common theme of movies. When a movie contains these two it must do so in a way that consists of studying these actions. In other words it's not acceptable for a movie to just show violence and sex without viewing it from a distance. A movie must contain another movie within it to show these types of things. It's not socially acceptable to really do so in any other manner.
I believe it's this aspect of being socially unacceptable that makes Croenberg use it as a portal for videodrome penetration. The concept of a video being able to take over someone's mind is very strange. It's only appropriate for an equally bizarre event like sex and violence to be the essential event for this phenomenon to occur. I don't think this idea complicates the argument of the body and technology at all. I believe it just brings more logic to the crazy idea of technology having such an influence on the body by giving a reason why. Since we can't really fathom some of the ideas of technology and its powers because they sound illogical, it's easy for movies to support this concept with an answer they we equally don't understand.
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It's not really the position I took for the blog, but I agree with what you're saying. Violence is so amusing because it's not something we experience very often. That's why in high school when a fight happens, people don't try to break it up, they just all gather around and cheer it on. It is exciting and different and makes us get into the action.
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