1] Liam Neeson will make a shitload of money
So do strippers and prostitutes. That doesn't mean that some of them don't die a little every time they demean themselves.
Only in a depraved materialistic culture, is money more valued than a human soul and only in such a society is there approval rather than horror.
Yes, because being in an action flick is
just like being a debased prostitute. We're not discussing human souls, either. We're discussing movies, and they do everything from make us laugh and cry, to give us reflection and personal insight. They also make us horny, confused, terrified, and upset, not particularly in that order.
Movies can comment on the state of the human condition, or they can just be about blowing shit up. It's all what the
viewer takes away from the experience. One can travail and weep 'til the cows come home about the loss of the human soul in the movie industry, but it is wiser to realize the movie industry never had a soul, only a mirror.
Of course Tears won't help but the expression of grief is a natural and healthy human response. It's better than keeping it all in and then killing yourself.
"Modern" film has always had this problem. Even in the early days of cinema there were remakes and retreads of the same storylines over and over again. While there are many classic Hollywood films, there are also a plethora of stink bombs. The goal of the business has
always been to make money. This has never changed. That said, if one is willing to grieve themselves to death over a movie, it is probably wiser for one to get out more. Movies are an amazing experience when they're done right, but they are still fiction. They are not worth dying for, and they never were.
