Social critic in common culture
We could say some of what we see as the epitome of 1984 weird culture for the proletariat masses but it’s not true. The way we look at things changes when there is respect for what is. I don’t nurture a great deal of sympathy for the disrespect shown in movies and series, particularly those by big companies as Netflix or HBO. Murder, terror, and sex, like a loop in our heads that that could be the only reality — which is not, and not only is not, it’s a complete lie to tell ourselves our lives are actually better than we think they are, but that it’s a relative better because all we can strive for is mediocracy.
I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again — the largest movement in television’s social critic is by far romantic comedies and telenovelas. They, opposing common thought, do not define our thinking about things-life, but in general reflect the issues, social issues we need to deal with in order to bring forth a better society.
A major example is Love Actually, which is not only “The” Christmas movie but also, a test of our ideas of what love actually is. Immigration, racism, ideas of true and false love seem like love but it’s actually… not. And Love Actually is also that movie we all go to when we feel like we deserve a break from thinking about these issues. And the songs are great.
Other movies like the Cameron Diaz phase in Hollywood reminds us we can be goofy and crazy in love to remind ourselves sometimes love is stupid and stupid is fine. And the Jennifer Aniston phase reminds us of a love that ages and it’s okay.
Pretty Woman is that movie that reminds us we don’t want to be hookers to any man, actually.
But all in all, we have cultural criticism from Netflix shows like Atypical or 13 Reasons Why which are both celebrated as criticized for being too much or too little. But they open dialogues, they celebrate dialogue.
In the end, we create criticism in order to learn how to grow, but if the best of the best of media teaches something is that dialogue is better than criticism.
