The Film Industry is wilfully ignorant, has contempt for its audience and is happy to spread misinformation.

Parts of it anyway. A big portion of it turns out the same thing over and over and target males age 15 to 27. Those aren't the movies I watch and they're the ones I'm not patient with when my 16-year-old turns them on. If he wants to watch Adam Sandler in Mr. Deeds then he also has to watch the original with Gary Cooper to see why I object to that toady little schmuck and what he's doing to a classic.

It's not a one-way operation here. He and his sister have introduced me to some very interesting programs and films that they think are well done. I thought Napoleon Dynamite was a hoot, and I'd have never seen that on my own. I probably wouldn't have started watching the Miyazaki animated films if they hadn't told me how much they enjoyed them.

Films are art, and not all art appeals to everyone. Some of it is throwaway, mass produced (like the stuff that hangs on the walls of cheap motel rooms), and some of it is thoughtfully conceived and produced and may not end up with a wide audience, but those who discover it enjoy it (and ends up in museums). Sometimes you get lucky and your vision captures a wide audience.

SRS