The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

I just received this comment on my poem, Long-Distance , from the book, Penetrating the Heart of Life: Ambiguous in Thought, Ambivalent in Feeling : - "Damn... That's beautiful work right there. Simple, but so accurate... F*ck, that hits home. As per usual, you're amazing with words!!!" The poem can be read here. - https://thekind-heartedsmartaleck.blogspot.com/2011/07/long-distance-another-poem-of-mine.html The book from which it came can be found here. - https://www.amazon.com/Penetrating-Heart-Life-Ambiguous-Ambivalent-ebook/dp/B00B1F0LIY/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=craig+rozniecki&qid=1612997714&sr=8-6

Those were the exact words I heard today when discussing movies with someone. He brought up some films in which he felt there was ultimately no point, such as: "Lost in Translation," "The Life Aquatic" and "The Royal Tennenbaums". I was going to explain the "points," but he was reluctant on listening. What's the point of any movie or work of art? To entertain, to bring about emotions, to provoke thought, open minds, bring about laughter and tears, to teach, to inspire, to let one escape, to provide a cathartic release, I could go on and on. Now, after viewing a film so awful that it made your parents' home movies look like Oscar-contenders, is it logical to then ask the question, "What was the point in the making of that film?" Yes. But, is it logical to ask, "What was the point?" As in, what message is the movie trying to relay onto its viewers? No. Because, sadly enough, even the worst of films probably have some...