fascinating survey<\/a> about the television viewing preferences between registered Republicans and Democrats. They found viewing habits varied widely, Republicans preferring reality TV, especially about work as in \u201cDeadliest Catch\u201d and Democrats selecting humor as in \u201cThe Daily Show\u201d and muddled, conflicted heroes.<\/p>\nAs someone who has talked about Red State movies and Blue State movies for years, this makes perfect sense to me.<\/p>\n
The two viewpoints speak to more than just political voting patterns. They\u2019re ways of looking at the world. Mostly secular, mostly urban Blue Staters look through one metaphoric window while often religious, often suburban or rural Red Staters are looking through a completely different one.<\/p>\n
Red Staters tend to like big guns, prefer clear cut motives and be allergic to irony. Blue Staters gravitate toward desperate characters, enjoy conflicted motives, and struggle with addiction to irony.<\/p>\n
Seriously, it\u2019s all about the irony. Blue Staters get twitchy when a movie feels corny or straight. They miss the irony. Red Staters get defensive and annoyed when they feel too much irony.<\/p>\n
Red State entertainment, in extreme, strays toward the saccharine while Blue State entertainment, in extreme, tends toward nihilism. Some movies have elements of both.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not necessarily talking about quality. Both types of movies or TV shows can be excellent. Either can be horrific.<\/p>\n
The great example of a Red State movie would be \u201cThe Blind Side.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lars von Trier\u2019s homage to the beauty of the end of the world, \u201cMelancholia\u201d is the\u00a0quintessential\u00a0Blue State movie.<\/p>\n
So, the question arises: What color are you?<\/p>\n
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