The medieval Hollywood

A fact: Hollywood stories are considered very primitive. Some of them are – they often leave the thinking to the reader. The reader doesn’t always want to think though, when reading/watching something so simple-minded.

And the most effective way to make the reader/watcher think, is to appeal to his emotions. Golly! The Hollywood gives plenty of those, doesn’t it? It does, however, also a good job hiding them. And I guarantee – people just LOVE finding out that there are real human beings underneath their stone cold facade built of Ken-like worked-up-and-out bodies.

This genre is even historically very successful. Only now, it has opened it arms to welcome customers outside the described society (Hollywood in this case).

Just think; have we ever in exploring history encountered dramatic stories about social interactions in a closed-off group of rich VIP individuals? Hell, it’s everywhere!

In medieval times, there were 2 genres of literature whatsoever. Religious literature and literature concerning nobility. Stories of brave, honorable and gentlemanly knights, about the intrigues of their lives, politics and, of course, women.

During the era of Romance in Russia, this even became the main theme. Eugen Onegin set the trend. The nobles of Petersburg, with their inability to feel, have become the perfect examples of completely expendable person. Their spoilt lives of parties (balls were pretty hardcore back then) and money resemble the Hollywood more than accurately.

I say, don’t get scared off by the stereotype. If you’re careful, you only need to jump into the stream of the ultimate contrast that Hollywood stands on;  the glamour shown and the desperation hidden.