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10 Pop Monstrosities That Almost Destroyed Our Culture in 2011
from AlterNet:
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1. Movie: Atlas Shrugged, Part 1
Even if this movie wasnt predicated on dismal Rand-worship and probably the most tedious/annoying book of her career, its bad based on sheer artistry. Set in the dystopian near-future of 2016, it bumps up against every dramatic action film cliche imaginable, a Tea Party fingerpainting of corporate greed. That said, this movie is AMAZING in its hilarity, possibly the best unintentionally humorous American film since National Treasure, with all the requisite deep melodrama and overacting that is somehow also stiff. Its terrible but a pleasure to watch, particularly when you consider that with all the rich libertarians in the world, no one could pool their money for better talent! Haha.
2. Documentary: The Undefeated
If Sarah Palins fawning, lionizing documentary werent crafted for the sole purpose of revising her career and casting her in a noble light, the tale of how it came to be might have been funny: gleaming fanboy Stephen K. Bannon piles compliments on his feckless heroine, his love blinding him to her mishaps. It almost deserves a Mel Brooks scriptonly its real, and the Palin faithful brought in around $75k the first week in only 10 theaters. The Palin hustle has quieted down a bit, but expect this to be trotted out as evidence of her wondrousness closer to the election (and as absurd GOP candidates mention her as a potential running mate). Its just depressing that it requires actual political propaganda to get her there.
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7. Musical Group: Lady Antebellum
Aside from the obviousthat the groups name fetishizes an era in which black people were enslavedthis year the Nashville trio released Own the Night, an album that was completely offensive in its non-offensiveness. Ciphoning any semblance of personality until it was an opaque wisp of music, it thrived on cliche lyrics, boring harmonies, terrible interludes and completely generic everything. The musical equivalent of being inside a shopping mall, the place that varies only slightly no matter where you are in the world, Own the Night is an attempt to whitewash its own world into empty vertigo. Horrifying.
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8. Twilight Movie: Breaking Dawn, Part 1
Going into the movie adaptations of Stephenie Meyers ridiculously popular vampire love stories, we knew they were highly Christian, but Breaking Dawn is too much: an entire (pretty long!) treatise that basically says sex is 1) only for married people; and 2) for the sole purpose of procreation and abortion is never, ever an option, even if it means the mother is going to die. Pro-life to the point of squeamishness, and even the gorgeous visage of Rob Pattinson couldnt take away the sting. ................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/story/153621/10_pop_monstrosities_that_almost_destroyed_our_culture_in_2011/
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10 Pop Monstrosities That Almost Destroyed Our Culture in 2011 (Original Post)
marmar
Dec 2011
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Odin2005
(53,521 posts)1. DESTROYED??? Hyperbole, much???
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)2. Oh, and WTF is with The Lazy Song???