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Annelies Norland <[log in to unmask]>
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Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 19 Aug 1996 14:50:43 +1000
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Simone Fary wrote
 
Do you think that such
>characters are a result of people in Hollywood being out of
>touch with average people, and that the audience out there
>would like to see more characters like themselves?  Or do
>you think that Hollywood is right in offering people
>escapism - that this is what people still want?
 
I think the recent (huge) popularity of _trainspotting_ (in the UK anyway)
answers this question. While there is no doubt still a market for the
escapism, it seems that a lot of people also enjoy something a bit less
removed from there own lives.
Annelies
 
 
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