[Sam Gamgee]

As much as I am not really a Medved fan, he made this point way back in his 1992 book I think it was. All factors of Hollywood are driven by those with an agenda to push. The big money is made by Toy Story and other family movies. No one watched “The Last Temptation of Christ” for example. Weirdly, they are willing to lose money to make their point. I am not sure why this is. I am sure shareholders of Universal, Sony, ect would rather make money, but they don't seem to be calling the shots.

[left that other site]

Indeed.

This has been a “Feature” of Hollywood for a number of years now. It may have started with the “anti-hero” trend in the 60’s and grew out of that.