On Life and Godlessness

Last night, Nathaniel and I sat down to watch a rented video. We turned on the video and the automatic mechanism to run the trailers of upcoming films clicked into gear. One of the trailers struck a cord in my memory of something I learned back in college. The trailer was promoting a new film about an action packed survival show about people who kill off other people on a remote island. The point of the movie was survival of these real life people while others watch the “show” on their television sets. Now I’m sure the idea of this film was rendered from the real-life T.V. series Survivor, but the film struck such a deep root at the real issue surrounding all of those reality TV shows. The thought that crossed my mind though was isn’t this much like back in the ancient Roman civilization? Isn’t that what the coliseum was built for? To watch gladiators as they battle the ills for the mere pleasure of entertainment. It is definately something to think about with regard to entertainment.