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  1. I agree, simple blood and guts don't bother me. however, there is a philosophical difference that matters for me. I can watch a video of any old operation or cow gutting while eating spaghetti, no problem, but the average horror movie turns my stomach. The difference is in meaning and theme: the horror movie is depicting evil actions against (usually) innocents, while the operation is showing a wonderful action by a benevolent doctor backed up by beautiful science and technology, and the cow being butchered is simply a non-sentient animal being turned into food humans need. So, it is not simply the blood and guts that bothers me but the evil actions themselves. Now, here is where I can handle a horror movie: if some of the good guys survive, and the bad guy gets what is coming to him, best through the actions of the heroes. Then the violence is stomach turning, but primarily serves to show the evil and make the experience all the more intense when the hero triumphs. An excellent example is "Aliens"; not always considered a horror movie, but it certainly has many of the qualities of one.
  2. I have always found art to be an excellent source of reprogramming one's subconscious reactions. Enjoy art that fits what you rationally know to be good, avoid or actively disdain that which you know to be evil, and always learn form those characters you find most virtuous. This is not enough by itself, it has to be backed up with more rational thought, both thinking about the art as well as thinking about concepts in general. The art (whether it be movie, play, comic book, video game, book, you name it) provides a wonderful concrete example of the abstract concepts you are trying to internalize.
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