I have been sitting here thinking about how I feel about what you guys are debating for ten minutes. I still don't think I have landed on a definite thought about who I agree with. If I don't think Breaking Bad is creating meth cookers because Jessie and Walter are cool characters is it fair for me to think Fifty Shades is creating abusive men and submissive women just because I think the subject matter is stupid and the characters look dumb? I don't know. My war cry with art has always been that it reflects culture and doesn't inform it. Is that just me making excuses because I like stories about anti-heroes though? I'm not sure. Is it fair for me to condemn the art I have absolutely no interest in, and endorse that I do?
There is something to be said for tone. Again this is a slippery slope however. Gilligan never holds up a sign that says, Meth is bad. I personally don't think Walter's story arc makes it look enticing, but does it to some? I haven't heard a lot about Fifty Shades, but Filmspotting reviewed it this week and there does seem to be some character conflict there. I understand that the story is not all that nuanced, but is Fast And Furious? This is an old debate and one that will never be solved but it is worth talking about. I would love to be on the side of throw Fifty Shades in the trash, but I don't know if that would be fair to the argument. Instead I will just not go see it, and hope it goes away quietly.
There is something to be said for tone. Again this is a slippery slope however. Gilligan never holds up a sign that says, Meth is bad. I personally don't think Walter's story arc makes it look enticing, but does it to some? I haven't heard a lot about Fifty Shades, but Filmspotting reviewed it this week and there does seem to be some character conflict there. I understand that the story is not all that nuanced, but is Fast And Furious? This is an old debate and one that will never be solved but it is worth talking about. I would love to be on the side of throw Fifty Shades in the trash, but I don't know if that would be fair to the argument. Instead I will just not go see it, and hope it goes away quietly.
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