The Polarization of Hollywood

February 28th, 2011 | 1 min read

Movies are getting worse, Moki tells us. And the way they know that is that successful movies are increasingly more polarizing. The chart is of the top 20 movies from the past 20 years, and the one's that are red people completely disagreed about.

Draw what conclusions you will. Especially about the evils of polarization and the even greater evils of Twilight.

Matthew Lee Anderson

Matthew Lee Anderson is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology in Baylor University's Honors College. He has a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from Oxford University, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University's Torrey Honors College. In 2005, he founded Mere Orthodoxy.

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Film Reviews/Hollywood

The Polarization of Hollywood

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