Hi Billy,

On Jan 10, 2012, at 10:46 AM, [email protected] wrote:

> OK, anyone can think of exceptions. There are the best producers
> and then there is everyone else. But something is horribly wrong with
> the film industry and it would be nice to have a few ideas handy
> as a remedy.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, I see this as a just as symptom of the decline of 
Western Civilization -- and I mean that in a *good* way. :-)

We've lost most of our heroic myths and narratives, and so we're left with 
either primal urges (sex and violence) or anti-heroes (irony).

This is particularly true for men; it is remarkably hard to find a powerful, 
well-told, morally uplifting coming of age story for men. That used to be the 
dominant story form 50 years ago, right?

We need a new cultural narrative for what it means to be a man.  Whoever 
figures it out will probably rule the world...

-- Ernie P.

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