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Ultraviolence is a term used in the novel A Clockwork Orange, referring to acts of extreme violence — random and unjustified (e.g. attacking a defenseless old man for sport). Rendered "the ultraviolent" in the novel, the word appears to be a play on the word ultraviolet. Ultraviolence refers to acts of extreme violence seemingly performed at random, or with no clear justification. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Clockwork Orange redirects here. ... For other uses, see Violence (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Ultraviolet (disambiguation). ...

In the novel by Anthony Burgess, the protagonist, Alex, robs, rapes, and ultimately murders without conscience. Ultraviolence is similar to the phenomenon of thrill killing, although, unlike thrill killing, taking life is not required — and if it happens, it is incidental to the brutality. Ultraviolence is treated as extreme sport, i.e. violence for the sake of violence. Anthony Burgess (February 25, 1917 – November 22, 1993) was a British novelist, critic and composer. ... François Chifflart (1825-1901), La Conscience (daprès Victor Hugo) Conscience is an ability or faculty or sense that leads to feelings of remorse when we do things that go against our moral values, or which informs our moral judgment before performing such an action. ... A Thrill killing is a nickname for a kind of premeditated murder committed by a sane criminal who is motivated by the sheer excitement of the act. ... This article is about various Extreme Sports. ...

This sense of aesthetic violence has led to the term's usage in media criticism, i.e. the representation of violence as enjoyable spectacle. The term "ultraviolence" has been applied to film and television series such as Elfen Lied, Kill Bill, Exterminator 2, GANTZ, A Kite, the Death Wish series, Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects and Sin City.^{[citation needed]} An underground culture has seen the release of popular Japanese films and TV series such as Audition, in which ultraviolence is a subgenre. The aestheticization of violence in high culture art or mass media is the depiction of violence in a manner that is stylistically excessive in a significant and sustained way so that audience members are able to connect references from the play of images and signs to artworks, genre conventions, cultural... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... This article is about the Japanese manga and anime series. ... Kill Bill is the fourth film by writer-director Quentin Tarantino. ... Exterminator 2 is a 1984 action film written and directed by Mark Buntzman and starring Robert Ginty and Mario Van Peebles, with a cameo by Arye Gross. ... Gantz ) is a manga and anime series written by Hiroya Oku. ... A Kite, most popularly known as Kite, is a controversial Japanese anime OVA written and directed by Yasuomi Umetsu. ... Death Wish is a 1974 film based on the 1972 novel by Brian Garfield. ... Cover of Sin City shows Marv walking through the rain. ... Audition (Japanese: ÅŒdishon) is a 1999 film directed by Takashi Miike based on a Ryu Murakami novel of the same title, starring Ryo Ishibashi and Eihi Shiina. ... A genre is any of the traditional divisions of art forms from a single field of activity into various kinds according to criteria particular to that form. ...

The term is used as a name for a difficulty level in the Doom video game series. Doom (or DOOM)[1] is a 1993 computer game by id Software that is a landmark title in the first-person shooter genre. ...

Ultraviolence can also refer to a style of professional wrestling. A variation of the hardcore style, ultraviolent wrestling matches involve standard wrestling weapons such as tables, ladders and steel chairs; as well as other weapons including barbed wire, light tubes, cacti, thumbtacks, glass, fire and even weed wackers have been used. The ultraviolent style was popularised mainly by the XPW and CZW promotions. For the video game, see Pro Wrestling (video game). ... Look up Hardcore in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the desert plant. ... Xtreme Pro Wrestling (XPW) was an independent professional wrestling promotion owned by Rob Zicari and, his wife, Janet Romano. ... Combat Zone Wrestling,(CZW) began as a professional wrestling school run by John Zandig (real name: John Corso). ... Look up Promotion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...