Movies - Toughguys

I wasn't here to see the movie played on Tuesday but I did see the one on Wednesday so I can't really compare the two movies, but i can tell what I've learned from the movie that i did see. From the movie "Tough guys" I learned a man's point of view on what being a man really means. To them, being a man means being in control and having full power. There were many cases of men who beat their wives and even men who rapped little boys and girls. The majority of rapists' in prison were men. To some men, murder isn't something bad. It makes them feel like they're respected by others and have power. Men think that being a man means that you're strong, have a built body and big muscles, take control of situations, never cry, and basically never show any sign of weakness; only strength. Over the years, the media has changed many aspects of what a "tough guy" looks like. For example, star wars action figures and the G.I. Joe dolls have majorly changed. Star wars action figures are more detailed and G.I. Joe dolls are also more developed with bigger muscles and stronger looking bodies. Also in many movies the size of the weapons used have increased. Before, they were small and not that intimidating but now-a-days big guns like machine guns are being used in movies like Rambo. I think that if men keep thinking that being a man means being violent and not showing any signs of weakness, that the percent of woman being abused or sexually assaulted will raise. Men aren't the only people in jail who have assaulted someone or killed someone but the majority of them are. The media is a major thing that adds to these men's perspective of what a man should be by putting big muscled guys in movies. It makes men want to be like that and think they have to be like that so that they're considered to be a man. I think men should be showed by the media a different definition of what a man really is. The picture that fills the minds of many men today, won't be successful or have a good outcome in the end.