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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's partially the way most culture works - deep, serious movies win awards. Lately that's meant dark themes and unhappy endings. Dark TV shows capture the awards - see The Bear competing in the comedy category of the Emmys. Comedy or lgihtheartedness and now anything postive is seen as not realistic or not serious. THere used to be space for acknowledging the absurdities of life, and now it's mostly the grimness of life. [/quote] I think this is right, but even in modern "serious" movies there are places for elements of deep joy (not sure about absurdity). For example Terrance Malick's A Hidden Life isn't light or breezy, but it also isn't meaningless.[/quote]
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