With limited, optional application this is fine - nothing wrong with populist art - but as a broad philosophy it is a terrible, creativity-constricting idea. As a real world example, this kind of thinking at Disney/Pixar is what ran Chris Sanders and Brenda Chapman out of town and turned 'esoteric' concepts like American Dog and The Bear and The Bow into Bolt and Brave, respectively.
I don't agree. Aside from the fact that I don't exactly subscribe to the distinction between low-brow/fine-art--as you can probably gauge from the line of idea that I'm spouting, I believe it to be nothing more than unnecessary statement of deviation from some archaic, elitist norm; a fancy way of saying 'alternative,' and assembling the hierarchy. I don't think that to be wrongly reducing--I think that all artistic endeavors need a bit of good guidance, and in no way believe that helping-hand to be terrible/'creativity-constricting'. A message is always better when understood, right? With that said, I do subscribe to the notion that with restraint comes the most innovation, in all endeavors, really.
Also, your examples, while nice sounding, don't really work. I'm speaking specifically of finished products. Who's to say that the films weren't changed for the 'collectively-perceived' (If I'm allowed that, lol) better at the end of the day. You can't really reference something that has no critiques on record.
It's all part of the cycle, once the sinners have been cleansed, animeGAF will be reborn anew. Before each journey we always take a moment to realize we can't take our time together with our comrades nakama for granted. RIP Emubro. :firehawk
Haha! R.I.P Emubro. Went with the winds of the :firehawk. I'd pour a 40 out for you but all I have are 12s.
