For years, Hollywarped's busy entertainment industry has chipped away at Western civilzation under the guise of "artistic expression." Politically correct Hollywarped films, TV and music are loaded up with gratuitous sex and violence, then Follywood types get thoughtful and start talking about "artistic meaning."
"Artistic meaning," my Aunt Tilly.
Hollywarped's MO includes endless poselytizing, continuous brainwashing of audiences into Christian-hating and American-hating, and subtle and not-so-subtle social commentaries.
Follywood firmly believes that 24/7 of their sexually salacious and violent TV, movies and music are not harming kids and the culture.
OTOH, Hollywarped also believes----with the religious fervor of Tammy Faye Baker---- that a single 15-sec commercial will compel tens of millions of Americans into thousands of stores to buy billions of dollars worth of soap, soup, breakfast cereal and cars.
They can't have it both ways.
Having known quite a few Hollywood types over the years, I can sincerely assure you that there is no conspiracy to bring down western civilization. Mostly they are just trying to get by and pay the mortgage in a highly volatile business with close to zero job security.
In regards to the disconnect they seemingly have between the impact of movies and ads, they'd probably say the two aren't related. Like comparing a novel and poem. Each is designed to perform a different function -- the movie to tell a story and the ad to sell soap.
That said, the worst they can be accused of is not understanding how profoundly their product and the illusions they impacts people. Their products -- films etc. -- act as a window on the world for a lot of people. While the illusion of a "glamorous lifestyle" incites feelings of jealously and loathing.