Originally posted by Mr Sleep
(another serious thread, i must be losing it
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Giving in to old age, Sleep?
Now, I haven't seen the movie, but often when I see big sport's events or large budget movies I think "why couldn't all this money be used for aid"? Then the next moment, I think what HLD writes: it's not the purpose of the entertainment business. And it shouldn't be either, although I do think all businesses ought to help out more than they do to draw attention to and donate money/resources to, charity.
Like Galdalfgal points out, I think it is a sad feature of the human nature that we often care for the things close to us, than about things we perceive as strange, foreign and far away. I would think many people are more interested in a movie than about the very horrible situation in Somalia. It's also a media problem IMO, media often use the argument "we only give people what they want", but this is a cheap shot IMO, since what people want is also a question of access and availability.
The entertainment industry should produce entertainment, yes, but I also think it should use it's large influence to draw attention to humanitarian issues.
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