If that was his only point it wouldn't be contraversial. The contraversial part is saying those movies be doesn't prefer aren't examples of cinema. This isn't

If that was his only point it wouldn't be contraversial. The contraversial part is saying those movies be doesn't prefer aren't examples of cinema. This isn't part of the historical use of this word. The Lumiere brothers coined the French version of the term, from Greek roots meaning "moving drawings" or "moving pictures". Motion pictures, movies, it all means the same thing. The nature of the content and whether you considered it artistic was not relevant. Consider whether the marvel movies have cinematographers.. consider the craft that goes into making movies look so good. Consider the makeup artists, Foley artists, set designers, etc. These movies are triumphs, and only small minds can find nothing in them but drivel. But the elites need words to separate themselves from others. And they've chosen to co-opt "cinema" for that purpose. Their goal in doing this is very clearly that draw a line between what they consider good and what they consider bad. It's by definition elitist. I'll get voted down for saying it, though, because a good chunk of HN is elitist too, and there's no one elites protect more than their fellow elites.