tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post4204047380258178086..comments2024-03-23T16:56:51.852-07:00Comments on Execupundit.com: The Autumn of the OscarsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-51147614059919827502018-03-10T09:10:00.492-07:002018-03-10T09:10:00.492-07:00Kurt,
I agree with your analysis.
In the past, ...Kurt,<br /><br />I agree with your analysis. <br /><br />In the past, they at least had the smarts to hide their contempt for much of their audience. Now they flaunt it.<br /><br />MichaelMichael Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762773757535724585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-58342397568965382482018-03-10T05:22:34.281-07:002018-03-10T05:22:34.281-07:00While I would describe my reaction as glee (that w...While I would describe my reaction as glee (that would imply too much interest), I do take issue with Douthat's diagnosis. I think he is ignoring the culture war that is raging.<br /><br />He writes: "The key issue for the academy is that the Hollywood system no longer produces enough of the kind of movies that a mass-audience awards spectacle requires."<br /><br />Why doesn't Hollywood produce such movies? Surely the material for such movies is out there in books and screenplays and creative minds. I think the reason is because they too often look at movies as part of their cultural crusade. And crusade movies from Hollywood aren't very good.<br /><br />My sense is they look down upon the viewers. A very dangerous viewpoint. <br /><br />My reaction has increasingly become a yawn.Kurt Hardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795916692413814352noreply@blogger.com