"And, yes, as a genre feature, that involves kicking, usually while wearing spandex. But that's what makes it mythology, and not a day at the office"
Some people sooooo do not get this.
I keep coming across reviews, from liberal-minded, intelligent newspapers I usually respect, about how much they disliked The Avengers, because it involved good guys kicking the crap out of bad guys. And how simplistic and black-and-white that was. And how it catered to what was worst in Americans, our desire to have obvious good guys and bad guys, and be able to beat up the bad guys. Etcetera etcetera.
And I keep thinking, "Did you people never read myths or fairy tales in your entire life? Or were you too 'mature' for that even in diapers?"
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Date: 2012-05-18 09:51 pm (UTC)But that's what makes it mythology, and not a day at the office"
Some people sooooo do not get this.
I keep coming across reviews, from liberal-minded, intelligent newspapers I usually respect, about how much they disliked The Avengers, because it involved good guys kicking the crap out of bad guys. And how simplistic and black-and-white that was. And how it catered to what was worst in Americans, our desire to have obvious good guys and bad guys, and be able to beat up the bad guys. Etcetera etcetera.
And I keep thinking, "Did you people never read myths or fairy tales in your entire life? Or were you too 'mature' for that even in diapers?"