We can all acknowledge that the world of American movies is an infinitely richer place because of Pixar and that the very best comic-book movies, from Iron Man to The Dark Knight, are pretty terrific, but the degree to which children’s genres have colonized the entire movie industry goes beyond overkill. More often than not, these collectively infantilizing movies are breeding an audience—not to mention a generation of future filmmakers and studio executives—who will grow up believing that movies aimed at adults should be considered a peculiar and antique art.
I suspect the current breed of most “chick flicks” is also part of the infantilization the piece refers to, portraying women as desperate to marry, obsessed with romantic relationships, lacking in nuance or depth, etc. And there have always been stereotypical representations of both masculinity and femininity, however, it is worrying that most of mainstream films are nothing but, these days. Also, the article touches on the unexpected phenomenon that was Inception. A good read overall.
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