I hate how people who have no appreciation for art attack it for daring to have a message. Anyone who claims that art should strive for nothing more than entertainment of the masses is a disgraceful individual. Consider for a moment this headline from the Los Angeles Times: "The Trouble with Oscar: Art trumps commerce, and the academy finds itself more out of step than ever."
Why are there people stupid enough to connect with these ranting lunatics? Why do so many people feel pride in the fact that they're ignorant neanderthals with no taste? And why do the vast majority of them identify themselves as "conservative"?
There's a major conservative website that recently released a list of the ten best "conservative" movies of the year. Besides consisting of ridiculous bull@!$%# like "The Island", I found the following description of "Batman Begins" particularly jarring:
"As Batman struggles to understand the nature of evil and the difference between justice and revenge, he confronts his most deadly challenge..."
Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but is this not an excellent description of Steven Spielberg's "Munich"?
Oh wait, I forgot. Conservatives launched a multi-million dollar campaign to ensure that as few people would see that movie as possible. After all, it attempted to be a piece of art with a "message".



