I do think that the contributions of Hollywood—good bad or indifferent—are important. Not earth-shattering, but important, none the less. As I see it, if we honor those who fight for our country, we should pay attention to those things back here for which they are fighting. We don't have to give them our undivided attention, but we should at least notice the rest. Popular culture is how our country is being shaped and the shapes it is taking.
But ultimately, in the words of Oscar Wilde (I believe), "All Art is Quite Worthless."
That is why I feel it is important to keep our traditions and celebrations as close to normal as we can,esp. while we are at war.
If Hollywood weren't so openly left of me , and able to make such a negative impact upon our government and military-then I would appreciate their value to our country a good deal more than I do. That being said there are some goodwill films and film making people and to them I give credit and I wish Hollywood would give them awards. The others I will never respect.