Natural Born Killers is a famous Hollywood film, directed by Oliver Stone in 1994. William Oliver Stone is one of the most innovative directors in the Hollywood film industry. Stone tends to use strong and violent images in his films, to shock, influence and capture the attention of the audience. Inspired by Joseph Conrad's novel Lord Jim and the music of George Harrison, Stone taught English at the Pacific Institute in South Vietnam while serving in the Army. After his return, he graduated from New York University film school in 1971. Stone has won three Academy Awards. His first Oscar was for Best Adapted Screenplay for Midnight Express (1978). Natural Born Killers is Oliver Stone's most infamous masterpiece. Despite the wide variety of his work, Stone's fame is synonymous with Natural Born Killers, a film known for both its content and its effects. The film is about two young people, who suffered a similar traumatic childhood, fell in love and became mass murderers; furthermore, their actions are recklessly glorified by the media. The film outraged large swaths of the public and has been blamed for dozens of tragedies across America. On the surface, Natural Born Killers has many implications of brutality and may seem like an advertisement for violence. However, it is unfair to blame any film for crimes committed by other people. If one took the time to examine human development, it is clear that viewing such entertainment could trigger violent acts, but certainly not initiate them. A fundamental question that society has struggled with for the past two decades is who is to blame? The film revolves around Mallory (played by Juliette Lewis), a teenager who suffers abuse at the hands of her horrible family... in the middle of paper ......ovie Natural Born Killers announcing "If ever a film deserved to being banned, that's it," causing a level of hysteria around a film not seen since Kubrick's controversial classic A Clockwork Orange, released in 1971. The film is still cited in murder cases as a trigger for killing sprees of teenagers, and is mentioned in dispatches whenever Hollywood is criticized for its levels of violence. However, it is not fair to blame an individual or a film. If one takes the time to examine human development, it is clear that such ruthless and inhumane acts of murder cannot be achieved by watching a movie. Watching such entertainment might trigger acts, but certainly not initiate them. If society wants to make a difference and change the perception of young people, then better education should be promoted and moral life lessons should be imparted to young people too..