What does it say?..
What does it say about America when the best drama on TV is science fiction? We have given ourselves over to parable and burlesque in our entertainment. But it begs the question, "why do we need to entertain ourselves?" I think the metaphor of "holding a mirror up to reality" is good. But I think that entertainment also serves the proverbial "soul" the same way religion does. So, no wonder religion fights as hard against other religions as it does against art, the non-movement movement. Well, I take that back. Movements in art are motivating, just like religion. But religion leans toward more organized, authoritarian movements, and art has always been religion's free-form cousin. Just as "a DJ saved my life", art saved the life of Michaelangelo, surely a homosexual living on the cusp of the darkest of ages in Italy, supported by a closeted Vatican and moneyed aristocrats and merchants. Then, also, draw the parallels between the art and music ...