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Hollywood Escapism: Where Has It Gone To?

First Posted: 07/27/11 09:17 PM ET Updated: 09/26/11 06:12 AM ET

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Hollywood Escapism

blog.moviefone.com:

Summer movies and escapism have always gone together like popcorn and artificial butter substitute, but this year the dream factory seems to have short-circuited. Instead of serving up soothing respites from an all-too-real world where nobody can find a job and no one can agree on anything, Hollywood's message seems to be: You think that's bad? Let me tell you, brother, it could be a whole lot worse.

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Summer movies and escapism have always gone together like popcorn and artificial butter substitute, but this year the dream factory seems to have short-circuited. Instead of serving up soothing respit...
Summer movies and escapism have always gone together like popcorn and artificial butter substitute, but this year the dream factory seems to have short-circuited. Instead of serving up soothing respit...
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09:49 AM on 07/28/2011
Stupid ridiculous article.

No matter what happens in the movies listed, they are still escapist as most of them have upbeat endings and quite frankly no one is worried about real alien invasions or anything else in these movies.

Let me know when Hollywood starts releasing movies about real world misery by the dozen and then they better not be vanity vehicles for the stars to show us how much they care.
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