The problem with; TV, Movies, and books is that they are all fictional non fiction--in some way based on fact. That means that all these stories and plots are stuck in the grove of of creating simple and obvious understanding, That is, the need to be commercial. So there is no moving on. There is no obscurity only slice of life. Cultural appropriation occurs as an attempt to mix things up without bending any rules of patterns of necessity. Everyone is stuck on the island. The conventions of these entertainments, and I have to include fashion as well, build on their own private histories rather than the understanding of the world at large. This gives folks the cover to pretend that they can describe other cultures that they have no knowledge. Presenting without authenticity is the root of this, That is why it is common and will continue...
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Tried to watch Avenging Angel. That lasted 5 minutes. See --the film ends when it is discovered that the main characters are on actually in a stage performance and as characters they can't leave the stage. The film starts as if they are in the real world. The opera starts on the stage completely ruining the effect. Just like composing an opera about a singer who refuses sing yet sings constantly this creates a complete dramatic misfire. Not to mention the screaming and yelling {sing high sing loud} rendering the text irrelevant. The music did not help
This work seems to be inline with those recent works that hark back to the one of the worst traditions of opera; praising the powers that be/were.
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