An Amigious Satire

The movie, Natural Born Killers, directed by Oliver Stone, written by Quentin Tarantino, viewed by scores of prominent citizens and common moviegoers, raises many controversial and moral issues (1). NBK presents us with what’s supposed to be a social satire on the public’s fascination with the violence in the media, in a raw form. People rant that NBK holds solid performances, and has great experimental film technique. However on the critical side it contains, extreme carnage, sex, drugs, and language. The movie is frightening and delivers a strong message about the violence we obsess over but is the message too strong? Oliver Stone strongly defends his movie and he stands proudly behind it has a satire, to protect him from any lawsuits that might come his way. His movie is supposed to be a satire about society’s obsession with violence in the media but seems more along the lines of a ferocious array of madness and carnage. His movie promotes violent lawlessness instead of reveal...