The Critic

We showed the film HECKLER at AFI FEST last year which makes an interesting statement about criticism in society, the role it plays and how it can become corrupted. The film Ratatouille makes some similar statements, although in a much more truncated form. The idea that criticism has gone to far in this society, that there are too many critics given too much power is an interesting problem for a culture to have. I admit that there are some very talented critics out there but I mostly prefer to think of the quality critics as theorists. Too many critics are idiotic blowhards who get pleasure from tearing down the hard work of others. Before you disagree, look at this news story and then decide if you think the cult of criticism is running rampant and unchecked.