Wednesday, January 14, 2009

The is v.s. the should be. This examination of this contrast is probably at the heart of every piece of art there ever was. This assertion, I should add, is rooted in my assumption that every artistic creation is a form of social commentary. Where am I going with this? Well I thought that it was an interestingly coincidental parallel of my feelings toward what seems to be all over the television right now. Nowadays I feel as if every channel is being bombarded with advertisements for a myriad of award shows. It just seems strange to me how much we idolize celebrities. It seems strange because it seems as if we obsess over people who are rarely the full artists of the work that got them all of their acclaim in the first place. This is not to put down accolade for a job  well done in being a part of a team, because it is very uncommon for someone to do a work, especially one as complex as a movie, without assistance. I am only puzzled at how much we obsess over these people who only the face of a work but far more concerned at how much we choose to worship people as opposed to praising the work itself.

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