Hollywood movies are considered to be morally bankrupt by many, and mere popcorn-fare by most. If thats the case, I do not
understand how they continue to pump out Jonathan Livingston Seagull movies.
You understand
the type: Hero has a clear duty. Hero also has a dream. Hero struggles between the two. Hero finally chooses the dream. The dream comes true.
Some would call them fairy tales. Regardless, the Heroes go with their hearts -- and it works.
And there we are, cheering the Heroes on as they struggle between duty and dream: "Dont be stupid. You know what to do. Go for it."
And we know if they do go for it, it will work out. And it does. And we feel sizeably workable. Which makes me wonder how these movies may be morally bankrupt or mere popcorn-fare.
Why does Hollywood keep generating these movies? Because they earn alot of cash
.
Okay. But why do they earn alot of money? Because we keep going to them.
Okay. But why do we keep going to them? Because they generate us feel sizeably efficient.
Why do they generate us feel nice
? Because thats how we think it should be.
Why do we think thats how it should be? Because then wed all be fulfilled and live happy, meaningful lives.
So why dont we do what the Heroes do, then? Namely, "go with our heart"? Because that stuffs fine in the movies. Its safe in the movies. Well, relatively safe. Even in the movies, Heroes have a hard go of it before their dreams come true. We do not
want to have a hard go of it, or to even have the possibility of a hard go of it.
But having a dream and not going for it -- isnt that a hard go? Yes.
Then what do we have to lose?