TITLE: No Venom Here
AUTHOR: Eugene Wallingford
DATE: May 04, 2018  1:25 PM
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Ken Perlin
<A HREF="http://blog.kenperlin.com/?p=19809">
   liked <EM>Ready Player One</EM> at the theater</A>
and then went off to read some reviews:

<BLOCKQUOTE><EM>
 Many critics seem incensed, indignant, left sputtering in
 outrage at the very idea of a Spielberg film that is simply
 fun, a pop confection designed mainly to entertain and delight.
</EM></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><EM>
 Perhaps some of it is their feeling of horror that modern pop
 culture might be something worthy of celebrating, simply for
 the sake of celebrating a phenomenon that many people find
 delightful.  But why the extreme degree of venom?
</EM></BLOCKQUOTE>

 I am an unashamed fan of pop culture: music, TV, movies, and all
 the rest.  My biggest complaint these days is that I can't keep
 up with all the good stuff being created...  (It helps that I'm
 not as big a fan of superhero movies as most people.)  Critics
 can claim to serve as the gatekeepers of culture if they want,
 but I'll enjoy "Shut Up and Dance" [
<A HREF="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JCLY0Rlx6Q">
   YouTube</A>
 ] all the same.
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