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No, I don't think it's always been the case, though you're definitely right that we've advanced beyond the 1300s here. I think that, quite generally, there are
by DaniFong 18y ago
No, I don't think it's always been the case, though you're definitely right that we've advanced beyond the 1300s here.
I think that, quite generally, there are periods in which the art, on it own merit, breaks through and speaks to a broader audience, and in those periods the best works are often the most popular. Afterward, they are aped by successive imitators, relying on formulas, or production value, rather than having something to say.
That said, I do think that the internet has strongly influenced and improved music as an art form. The indie revolution probably wouldn't have had nearly the effect without it. I think that works in film are advance too, though quite independently of the major Hollywood productions.
- unalone 18y agoOkay. I'll agree with that. I'm really hoping we're approaching a moment where video games reach that peak. Hell, I'm hoping when it happens a decade from now I'm the one doing it. Things ebb and flow, and I think right now video games are too clumsy to be at that peak. Films are at an "eh" moment right now. The next breakthrough will be something like the rock movement was in music: once tools are cheap enough that you can shoot something that looks good for almost no money, there'll be the rise of some explosive new talents we won't have anticipated.