Christopher wrote:
Hollywood is run by businessmen. Who are rich. And therefore mostly conservative.
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With respect, Chris--I beg to differ on that. You'd be suprised how many super-rich are on the left. George Soros, for one.
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And who care more about the bottom line than politics in any case, and generally won't care what message a film sends as long as it makes them richer. The whole "Hollywood run by liberals" thing is just another right-wing boogeyman.
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And yet movie after movie with a left-leaning message somehow gets the Academies and Golden Globes, despite terrible showings at the box office.
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Sure, there are plenty of celebrities in Hollywood who are liberal (and we've got to outgrow this childish notion that that's a bad word), but there are plenty of others who are conservative, and in either case it's a mistake to confuse celebrity with power or authority.
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Not that big a mistake. Marketing and PR tend to be central elements of power.
Also, celebrities are mostly rich. By your previous argument, they must therefore be mostly conservative...?
Now...I don't think for a MOMENT that it's a conspiracy. Just a current, long-lasting, increasingly irritating trend.
The Dark Knight and
The Pursuit of Happines are two great moves that indicate that it isn't any conspiracy. Hollywood's finally getting more balanced--because it realizes the box office demands it. The trend is changing.