Friday, April 1, 2005 at 7:03 AM
Edited Friday, April 1, 2005 at 7:05 AM
"My brother suggested back that the government has a policy of creating dissent among the brotherhood of man in order to reinforce the military mindset." - MajandraFan
Uh no, the government has nothing to do with Hollywood movies - not that don't wish they did. Tell your brother to put down the bong, the paranoia is seeping in. The base intelligence theory isn't too far off (how else to explain mind-numbingly dumb 'hit' movies like 'Fish Tale,' 'Saw,' 'National Treasure,' 'Diary of a Mad Black Woman' and anything involving Ashton Kutcher.) But it's not confined to North America, I'd say it's a common trait of most humans. And the same mass-produced movies you probably hate in America play quite well overseas. But you're overlooking the main reason for movies to play it safe: money. Filming and marketing a studio movie costs ridiculous amounts of money and many don't make it back. But by using material with some familiarity they don't have to work quite as hard to get their idea across. There's a built in audience. Besides I believe it was good old Will Shakespeare who said that there is nothing new under the sun. All stories have been told, it's now just a matter of trying to tell them again in slightly different ways. Movies are already relatively cheap to make (I'm making a short film now with a DV camera and a Mac) and these 'home movies' are actually starting to make it into theaters (see 'Open Water.') But many of those will still be derivative because the same base intelligent people watching movies will to a large extent be the ones making them. So if you're already down on the population, how can those be the same people you expect to lead some sort of cultural revolution? "Regardless of the cause of it, the cultural imperialism of the USA is revolting and pathetic. It just stinks of propaganda and mental illness." - MajandraFan So are you a Mexican? If not, do you live in North America and if so why? —Beat It! | 
