Quote Originally Posted by invictus0972 View Post
You are exactly right! One only has to look at the dramatic arts to get a reflection of America's intellectual state. Some of the so called comedies out there are intellectually bankrupt, to put it mildly ("Dumb and Dumber", "Napoleaon Dynamite", etc.). I don't mean to sound like a prude; but if we want to understand why we must hire anthropoligists, we have to do a little self-examination. The facts are that our kids are more interested in watching these types of movies than learning about the real world. I am probably taking this too seriously, though! As my own kids tell me, I am just a "big ol' fuddie-duddie"!
Hey--I found Napoleon Dynamite rife with existential pathos.