EB poll of '300'

[Caratacos]

I do not recall having been appointed a Minister of Education, nor some kind of Public Voice of Reason. I don't see where this has anything to do with the main problem - the basic messages of the movie and the way it camouflages them under special effects and infantile testosterone fantasy action and general visual impact - and the basic questionability of making such movies in the first place, either.

I don't think being able to do better was ever a requirement for expressing critique. Are you saying only movie scriptwriters, comic book authors, film directors etc. should be eligible to express valid opinions on the matter ?

Now who's being an elitist in his tower ?

Please don't stretch my arguements out further than i intended them to go. And they weren't directed at you or anyone in particular. My point was that it's easier to shoot something down than to make it yourself. Does that mean you don't have a right to criticise? Of corse you do-- just do so with that in mind, is all i was saying.

The first point was with regard to the denegration people show toward the average movie goer who just wants to be entertained. So they might think there is truth in there-- or might be affected by "messages". Doesn't mean they should be treated with any less respect than anyone else (imho).

Also that was a serious statement about making a script or whatever. If you (anyone) do think you can do a better job... please do so, as it would be part of the transfer of wisdom i was talking about.

That's all i'm saying. Maybe i'm just in my tower though. But then again we all like to visit our tower at times, don't we?