Violence in American Film. Forms of Representation and the Example of HBO's 'Deadwood'

Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1.3, Saarland University, language: English, abstract: This paper focuses on how the phenomenon of violence arouses, excites and attracts the observer of ferocity, brutality and bloodshed in American film. Ever since the introduction of television technology to American society, the 'tube' - as many Americans call their TV sets colloquially - has become an elemental component of today's living rooms in the United States. Being aware of this fact, the competition for viewers among broadcasters in the television industry is constantly increasing with viewing figures for each TV program being released in the press on a regular basis. In order to boost their viewing figures, producers are always on the hunt for the ideal combination of various genres for their daily program, aiming to always satisfy the audience as a whole and yield the maximum amount of concurrent viewers.