Maybe so :) My screed was a moral defense of the film, not an artistic one. I personally enjoyed it, but I can understand why others might not. What I can't understand is people who see it as some kind of degenerate, subversive propaganda.
The rants accusing movies of degenerate motive are interesting to me.
Popular culture is fragmented today. You can basically find whatever you want. Of course, forty or fifty years ago this was not the case. Movies, television etc. were pretty homogeneous (HOMOGENEOUS AGENDA ALERT!). And that's just not the case today. You have to hunt out what you want to see.
The other thing is that movies have to cater to a worldwide market. They ain't just for Americans anymore. They are a hugely profitable export for America. And those who wish for the fall of American movies would do well to remember they are largely a middle-class blue collar profession.