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The Battle Continues Over "Childish Things"
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<blockquote data-quote="Haffrung" data-source="post: 7770748" data-attributes="member: 6776259"><p>I find that hard to believe. The most watched film in 1979 was a drama about divorce. Not even a romantic comedy or thriller. A straight character drama. Yes, there are still straight character dramas being made and watched today. But they don't crack the top 30, let alone top the box office. That's why there's so much handwringing in Hollywood about the Oscar's - the best picture nominees today are often completely unknown to 95 per cent of Americans. </p><p></p><p>It's not that a new market has opened and people are going to more movies today. They're not. In fact, movie attendance has been dropping for decades. In the 50s, the average American went to something like 40 movies a year. These days it's <em>four</em>.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Agreed. But isn't there something stagnant about liking the same things at 15 and at 25 and at 35 and at 45? Can't nostalgia and the effort to re-capture or hang onto childhood be unhealthy? </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I disagree with your entertaining vs not-entertaining dichotomy. I see it as easy vs challenging entertainment. You can challenge and stretch yourself to enjoy things at 35 that you weren't capable of appreciating at 15. It's not effortless. But it can be rewarding. Just as going on hikes can be more rewarding than lying on a beach. </p><p></p><p>It's also worth noting that taking up hiking doesn't mean you can never go to the beach too. It just means you have more options.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Haffrung, post: 7770748, member: 6776259"] I find that hard to believe. The most watched film in 1979 was a drama about divorce. Not even a romantic comedy or thriller. A straight character drama. Yes, there are still straight character dramas being made and watched today. But they don't crack the top 30, let alone top the box office. That's why there's so much handwringing in Hollywood about the Oscar's - the best picture nominees today are often completely unknown to 95 per cent of Americans. It's not that a new market has opened and people are going to more movies today. They're not. In fact, movie attendance has been dropping for decades. In the 50s, the average American went to something like 40 movies a year. These days it's [I]four[/I]. Agreed. But isn't there something stagnant about liking the same things at 15 and at 25 and at 35 and at 45? Can't nostalgia and the effort to re-capture or hang onto childhood be unhealthy? I disagree with your entertaining vs not-entertaining dichotomy. I see it as easy vs challenging entertainment. You can challenge and stretch yourself to enjoy things at 35 that you weren't capable of appreciating at 15. It's not effortless. But it can be rewarding. Just as going on hikes can be more rewarding than lying on a beach. It's also worth noting that taking up hiking doesn't mean you can never go to the beach too. It just means you have more options. [/QUOTE]
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