[lbo-talk] why movies suck

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Nov 18 04:41:08 PST 2009


On Nov 17, 2009, at 10:06 PM, Joanna wrote:


> One could argue that sequels bespeak a certain amount of cultural
> impoverishment; but adaptations are examples of imitation, which are
> a classic aesthetic mode.

The point is that Hollywood doesn't want to do anything original - it's all III, IV...IX. Because it's safe and inoffensive.



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