Thanks for sharing that razor commercial, I hadn't seen it before and enjoyed it; it feels necessary. I also saw the film trailer and was amused by it but could see that it might not be up to the standards of some of the other films you mentioned. And this made me think about why art is suffering in today's age.
Thanks for sharing that razor commercial, I hadn't seen it before and enjoyed it; it feels necessary. I also saw the film trailer and was amused by it but could see that it might not be up to the standards of some of the other films you mentioned. And this made me think about why art is suffering in today's age.
The conclusion I keep arriving at is that, given how society and culture are reflections of the values of those who own and rule the world (which, incidentally, makes claims by the rulers that 'the deplorables' are responsible for society's ills infinitely laughable, inexcusable, and distorted), art suffers at the expense of advertising; that the resources and creativity that are funneled into advertising outweigh and diminish those funneled into art.
One could argue that a measure of a healty society is one in which there is a balance, a harmony, with art and commerce; a society that enshrines advertising to the detriment of art is one that is in decline. Of course, there can't be balance and harmony with the 'enemy other' that the culture war creates, by design.
Thanks for sharing that razor commercial, I hadn't seen it before and enjoyed it; it feels necessary. I also saw the film trailer and was amused by it but could see that it might not be up to the standards of some of the other films you mentioned. And this made me think about why art is suffering in today's age.
The conclusion I keep arriving at is that, given how society and culture are reflections of the values of those who own and rule the world (which, incidentally, makes claims by the rulers that 'the deplorables' are responsible for society's ills infinitely laughable, inexcusable, and distorted), art suffers at the expense of advertising; that the resources and creativity that are funneled into advertising outweigh and diminish those funneled into art.
One could argue that a measure of a healty society is one in which there is a balance, a harmony, with art and commerce; a society that enshrines advertising to the detriment of art is one that is in decline. Of course, there can't be balance and harmony with the 'enemy other' that the culture war creates, by design.