54. Clearly, most popular films and television shows are superficial and/or include a
certain amount of violence or obscenity. Just as clearly, popularity leads to commercial
success. But can we conclude that these productions are overly influenced by
commercial interests? Perhaps not, since some popular films and television shows are
neither superficial, obscene, nor violent. Closer scrutiny, however, reveals that most
such productions actually support, not disprove, the thesis that commercial interests
dictate movie and television content.
One would-be threat to the thesis can be found in lower-budget independent films,
which tend to focus more on character development and topical social issues than on
sensationalism. Recently, a few such films have supplanted Hollywoods major studio
productions as top box-office hits. Does this mean that profit potential no longer dictates
the content of films. No; it simply suggests that the tastes and preferences of the movie-
going public are shifting.
A second ostensible challenge to the thesis can be found in companies such as
Disney, whose productions continue to achieve great popularity and commercial success,
without resort to an appeal to baser interests. Yet it is because these productions are
commercially successful that they proliferate.
The only cogent challenge to the thesis is found in perennial television favorites
such as Nova. a public television show that is neither commercially supported nor
influenced. However, such shows are more in the nature of education than entertainment,
and for every one program like Nova there are several equally popular―and highly
superficial―programs.
With few exceptions, then, commercial success of certain films and television
shows is no accidental byproduct of popularity; it is the intentional result of producers
efforts to maximize profits.
伊索寓言Lesson 29 The trumpeter taken prisoner 号兵
幼儿英语单词顺口溜:快餐食品
幼儿英语水果名称:字母O、P、Q、R开头
幼儿英语单词大全:交通工具英语名称(vehicles)
单词辨义:look,look at,see,你知道怎么看?
幼儿英语单词顺口溜:身体部位
幼儿英语单词大全:植物英语名称(plants)
幼儿英语单词大全
幼儿英语单词顺口溜:家庭成员
幼儿英语水果名称:字母A、B开头
幼儿英语水果名称:字母S开头
少儿英语单词儿歌:月份的天数
幼儿英语水果名称大全
幼儿英语单词大全:动物英语名称(animals动物)
单词辨义:what, how, where, who和how old怎么用好?
幼儿英语单词大全:身体英语名称(body身体)
少儿英语单词顺口溜:少儿学科科目英语单词歌
伊索寓言Lesson 30 The milkmaid and her pail 挤牛奶的姑娘
幼儿英语单词顺口溜:房子内外及家具
少儿英语音标入门:长元音[i:]的发音方法
幼儿英语单词顺口溜:色彩和颜色
幼儿英语单词顺口溜:交通工具
幼儿英语单词顺口溜:文具词汇
伊索寓言Lesson 33 The two pots 两口锅
幼儿英语单词顺口溜:脸部五官
幼儿英语单词顺口溜:动物名词歌
幼儿英语单词大全:水果名称(fruit 水果)
少儿英语单词顺口溜:工作和职业英语单词歌
幼儿英语单词顺口溜:学生的一天
幼儿英语单词大全:蔬菜英语名称(vegetables)
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