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 [log in to unmask] ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]