Liberal intentions in violent films do not change audience reception

Evidence

Their violence is excused because of the directors’ intentions, which are often impeccably liberal; but these intentions seldom cut much ice with the ordinary cinema audience, who drool—if drooling is their bent—just the same. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 337

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 337
• XREF: connects to: Media effects depend on active negotiation with audiences’ existing cultures, not mere transmission.; Whiteness does not guarantee affinity with white supremacist violence; Audiences can decode the same message in a globally contrary or oppositional way

Broader Connections

• Audiences can decode the same message in a globally contrary or oppositional way #corroborates (0.65)
• Media effects depend on active negotiation with audiences’ existing cultures, not mere transmission. #corroborates (0.60)
• Whiteness does not guarantee affinity with white supremacist violence #exemplifies (0.55)