ABSTRACT
The
aim of this study is to analyze the impact of the “The Fast and the Furious‟ (action film) on the social
behavioural pattern of students. To achieve this, the survey research design
was used. Subjects were drawn from student‟s composition of five faculties in
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, using the simple random sampling
technique and purposive sampling. The sample size was 380 and 350 copies of
questionnaire were retrieved. Four research questions guided the study.
Research findings shows that the students in Nnamdi Azikiwe University,Awka were
exposed to action films and were being affected to a great extent by the films
they watched. To this end, the researcher recommended that parents, lecturers
and school authorities should help Government to sensitize the students on the
danger of so much exposure to the action films. Students should also resolve in
their minds to restrain from any film that would be injurious to their social
orientation. The research suggested that further research should be carried out
on the roles of film industries in eradicating negative behaviours and vices
among youths.
