Russell Coker wrote:
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"Also the anti-sexist context; seems to miss the more general problem of the cliched nature of story-telling;(so evident in Hollywood's view of the world). That is how to tell a story in a way which will be appealing to an audience, whose real interests are very narrow ? " I think that in many cases movie producers could add some diversity without most viewers noticing the difference. Such issues are most noticed by people who aren't affected by them, men tend not to notice sexism, white people tend not to notice racism, straight people tend not to notice homophobia, etc.
.....and wealthy people probably don't notice issues which are of concern to poorer people; somehow the absence of particular ideological standpoints would seem a fairly minor component in the cliched conformity which is commercial cinema. Not that I blame directors, who need to borrow millions from investors; who expect a high chance of a good return on their investment; I suppose the miracle is that every so often a new subject matter and /or a new way of telling a story does become successful box-office ! regards Rohan McLeod