admin
Andrew Klavan’s recent video strolls through decades of Best Picture winners with a clear aim: to remind Americans what movies used to be — entertaining, broadly loved, and proud to tell a story rather than lecture a generation. Klavan’s voice matters because he’s one of the few in the media willing to say out loud that Hollywood has drifted from making crowd-pleasing classics to producing prestige pieces that please elites more than working families.
There was a time when the Oscars truly reflected the nation’s taste and brought families together in living rooms across the country; those days are fading fast as viewership has slipped for years. Once-a-night watercooler events have given way to fragmented streaming and a steadily shrinking television audience, a trend documented by longstanding ratings analyses.
Worse, the films the Academy rewards are increasingly tiny, niche projects that rarely move the box office needle or resonate with average Americans. The Best Picture winners in recent cycles have often been indie art pieces with modest grosses — proof that the prize is now as much about industry signaling as it is about cultural impact.
The acceptance stage has also become a pulpit for political grandstanding, with stars using their moments to press partisan positions and cultural agendas instead of celebrating craft and storytelling. That steady politicization drives viewers away; people tune in to be entertained, not scolded by multimillion-dollar celebrities lecturing them about causes divorced from everyday American concerns.
Klavan’s roundup is a welcome corrective — a patriotic defense of a cinema that once united rather than divided — and it’s no surprise he pairs cultural critique with calls to support pro-family causes and alternative media. Conservatives should take his cue: stop pouring cash into corporations that sneer at our values and start rewarding creators who respect ordinary Americans and celebrate solid storytelling.
The remedy is simple and American: vote with your wallet and your eyes. Watch films that uplift, subscribe to outlets that aren’t ashamed of the flag, and back charities and movements that protect life and family; if conservatives do that, Hollywood’s elites will either change their tune or lose their perch of cultural authority.
