and to me is more a sign of anti-intellectualism and dismissiveness of pop culture than anything else.
That's a good point. And I'm sure there's defensiveness in there as well, if you feel bad that people pulled something deeper out of it than you. When there's no real need to feel bad. Everyone looks at different things.
And I think that looking "behind the curtain" can lessen the enjoyment for some fans even as it increases it for others.
Good point.
There's nothing wrong with not wanting to examine or discuss in depth a particular text. Given how many we're exposed to I think it would be exhausting to do so for all of them!
Yes. I have things I watch very, very casually, and I don't have the deepest thoughts about them.
nd I vehemently disagree with that. To me all texts say something about the culture they were created in, not least the pathway in which they got commercially released in the form they did. It may not be anything novel or unexpected, but the idea that things people create are somehow neutral because of intention or disposability does not change the influences of what led to its creation.
I agree! Media is always saying something, even if it's not necessarily deep. Though some things are deeper than they seem, IMHO. But again. That's me.
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That's a good point. And I'm sure there's defensiveness in there as well, if you feel bad that people pulled something deeper out of it than you. When there's no real need to feel bad. Everyone looks at different things.
And I think that looking "behind the curtain" can lessen the enjoyment for some fans even as it increases it for others.
Good point.
There's nothing wrong with not wanting to examine or discuss in depth a particular text. Given how many we're exposed to I think it would be exhausting to do so for all of them!
Yes. I have things I watch very, very casually, and I don't have the deepest thoughts about them.
nd I vehemently disagree with that. To me all texts say something about the culture they were created in, not least the pathway in which they got commercially released in the form they did. It may not be anything novel or unexpected, but the idea that things people create are somehow neutral because of intention or disposability does not change the influences of what led to its creation.
I agree! Media is always saying something, even if it's not necessarily deep. Though some things are deeper than they seem, IMHO. But again. That's me.