The entire face of what is art changed. Of course, it wouldn't be art if it was not evolving as constantly as the human condition, so that is hardly surprizing, but if there is one thing that has become blatantly obvious it's that the individual human has a very hard time keeping up with the human condition she forms part off, let alone the the art that expresses, critisizes and promotes the various aspects thereoff.To me one of the most striking moments ever in cinema (and as a former film student my collection is rather huge so that is saying something) is in Good Will Hunting. For just about the entire movie it simply yet another sausage factory film. But it is one of the few films that actually deal with the discrepency between intelectualism and intelectual snobism, and perhaps more importantly with that line between reaching one's full potential and clinging to ones roots. Will's greatest struggle isn't caused by the fact that he is smart, but by the fact that he is poor and smart, and this creates a rift between him and the bluecollar workers who are his most trusted friends- a rift which scares him more than anything else – but it is exactly that fact, a bluecollar mentally in a person destined for a white-collar life that gives the film it's only actual cutting edge.And smack in the middle is one of the greatest lines in cinema history, a line that captures the essence of celebrity, of fame an infamy with incredible rancour and eloquence. Who is Ted Sherman ? Unabomber I could not help but be reminded of this line when I read this interview (http://thechiz.co.za/archive/2006/06/26/84.aspx) with Aryan Kaganof (http://kaganof.com/) . .
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