Prompt #12

I think Cronenberg uses violence in Videodrome because of how it affects the audience. I think Cronenberg was aiming for the reaction that Julia said she had. By causing such emotions, the audience will definitely remember what they saw. In Videodrome, the emotional reaction caused by the violence is what causes the hallucinations. I think this goes right along with my argument for my final project. The relationship with the body and the technology, showing a violent scene, affects the body enough to get some kind of response, usually a negative one (such a Julia's repulsion or Max's hallucinations). This relationship is not a beneficial one and any time it occurs, there are negative consequences. This relationship seems to be a constant one as seen in Videodrome, Neuromancer and Blade Runner.