I think the best art is done within constraints -- namely because it forces the artists to be creative within those constraints. Their creativity is what is ins

I think the best art is done within constraints -- namely because it forces the artists to be creative within those constraints. Their creativity is what is inspiring. When anything goes, you get splatters of paint on a canvas, which is much less interesting as it's much less creative. That, and the market forces as you said -- it's not creative, it's just signaling and marketing. It's not high art, but what I admire about the original Star Wars film is that it was so difficult getting it made -- it took passion, talent, and craftsmanship to make a movie like that possible -- they had to literally invent new ways of doing things for that to be possible. Seeing the same kinds of movies today, where it's all done on computer -- requires less craft, less creativity -- and that's why these modern movies all feel uninspired. Creativity within limits is where it is at.