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Jul 9, 2026
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Context & Analysis
This trend "David Thomson's book criticizing movies and culture" was detected in the Culture (Books, Movies, Music) category with a score of 100/100. This trend is experiencing explosive growth and attracting significant attention right now.
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Source excerpts
Are movies bad for us? Do they waste our time, dumb down the culture, even harm society? On-screen, stars depict unspeakable acts of violence and cruelty. More subtly, movies make bad choices look appealing; viewers might watch _The Godfather_ and think not merely _I want Michael Corleone’s suit_, but _I want to smoke like he smokes—and maybe run my business like him too_. Perhaps that last claim feels overblown, but movies indisputably falsify reality, presenting a world that seems hypervivid...
— theatlantic.com
What sources say
"The piece rebuts David Thomson's claim that movies diminish culture, arguing that cinema retains significant artistic and cultural value."
"Citizen Kane is great and Star Wars is dull! In A Sudden Flicker of Light, the opinionated, punchy David Thomson looks back on his five decades watching..."
"David Thompson, having devoted his life to writing about film, suggests the medium has begun to diminish our very nature."
"The revered writer on film — a critic, historian and author of more than 40 books including the new 'A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of..."