There is certainly no doubt that many people who are influenced and inspired by
fictional characters.
I have been inspired by many fictional characters, if you haven't than you haven't read
enough!
For the most part, people are inspired by real people or fictional people that they
can relate to.
When someone who has a casual interest in running sees a film about a gold
medal winning runner, he may be inspired to become better at running and go on to
win a medal of his own.
If he had not been inspired in this way then he would not have won the
medal.
It can also be a bad thing. When someone who has a casual intrest in murder sees a
film about a mass murderer, he may be inspired to murder and go on to murder
someone him self.
If he had not been inspired in this way then he would not have commited
murder.
We should not censor films that might inspire murder etc. because although they may be the inspiration and reason someone murders, they are not an excuse. The blame always lies with the person who committed the crime.Video games are a little different. They are not quite like films, but I see no reason why they shouldn't be able to inspire some one to do something good or bad that they would usually do as long as the game has enough emotional stimulation in it.
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