- Joined
- Oct 18, 2021
The problem with Mauler and his friends is the same as MovieBob (ironic again). These men are worthless, insecure. They have spent most of their lives just being mindless coomsumers to major pop culture product after major pop culture product that they, like Bob, have nothing to show for it. They desperately want their mindless goyslop to be seen as high art in order for them to validate their existence and feel that they are part of something greater. However, not everything is art. I love westerns but for every Lonesome Dove there is hundreds of generic disposable western stories that are just made to entertain and make a quick buck. Same can be said about comics and video games in the past. They were just either power fantasies for young men or stuff made on the fly to make a quick buck. The creators of these products weren't looking to make Faust or The Divine Comedy. I mean, Thor fighting the hyper evolved wolfman isn't high art but damn if it isn't entertaining.
However, that doesn't mean they can't be enjoyed. I would say that most of the stuff I watch, play and read aren't art but they are entertaining. Which is fine. Sometimes I just want something dumb and fun to watch, play and read to unwind from the day. If I wanted to enjoy art I would grab a Fyodor Dostoevsky or Ernest Hemingway book from my bookshelf.
However, that doesn't mean they can't be enjoyed. I would say that most of the stuff I watch, play and read aren't art but they are entertaining. Which is fine. Sometimes I just want something dumb and fun to watch, play and read to unwind from the day. If I wanted to enjoy art I would grab a Fyodor Dostoevsky or Ernest Hemingway book from my bookshelf.