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“When violence is real and you flinch away from it, violence does not push people to try and imitate that. Often, we shun the violence that makes us flinch, because it disturbs us. And what makes us uncomfortable and disturbs us is not often bad. What disturbs us will not make us imitate that.” quote by Anurag Kashyap
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“When violence is real and you flinch away from it, violence does not push people to try and imitate that. Often, we shun the violence that makes us flinch, because it disturbs us. And what makes us uncomfortable and disturbs us is not often bad. What disturbs us will not make us imitate that.”

Anurag Kashyap

About This Quote

Source Interview: Discussing Violence in Film, Anurag Kashyap, 2022

Violence that unsettles us should not be imitated; discomfort can signal important truths rather than mere danger.

In simple terms: Discomfort from violence can reveal deeper truths.

Key Takeaway

Question and learn from unsettling experiences.

Themes

violence discomfort imitation truth

Mood

provocative introspective

Type

critical philosophical

When to use this quote

  • film analysis
  • social activism
  • personal growth

Key Concepts

media studies psychology ethics

Questions to Reflect On

  • How does discomfort guide moral choices?
  • When is confronting violence necessary?
A Different Perspective

Some may argue that exposure to violence normalizes it.

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