There are people out there that I've noticed that are just so snobbish that they'll do anything to make themselves seem more 'cultured' than everyone else. Critics in music, film and Literature especially seem to be like this. They always praise the things that are usually deadly serious, unentertaining or just plain pretentious that hardly anyone likes. Then they label the public as having 'bad' taste or as unintelligent. To go even further they label anything that's fun or entertaining as 'popcorn' and anything that's serious as 'art'. Several internet movie forums I've gone to seem to have this regular behavior where every movie that entertains and does well at the box office is bashed to death, whereas little seen movies don't get any bashing. Those who do bash the little seen movies get one brutal verbal thrashing. It seems like people are forced to worship the things they don't like and anyone who doesn't is labelled a threat. What is it with these sacred cows?
To add further...just in case you get the idea that things that entertain don't teach you anything, I often learn more from these movies than arthouse cinema (all I learn from that is my own thinking pattern).
To add further...just in case you get the idea that things that entertain don't teach you anything, I often learn more from these movies than arthouse cinema (all I learn from that is my own thinking pattern).
