Socially Conscious

I read an artist statement today which said they were socially conscious filmmakers.

I wish I had the courage and ability to punch the socially conscious filmmaker in the face.

The term means nothing. Do people realize it? It is purposely vacuous so the user can substitute different meanings into the word, based upon what is momentarily convenient, and worse, to sound morally superior.

I read different definitions on the web. I guess the overall idea is that socially conscious business is more concerned with doing good for the world than making a profit. Oops. I just puked on myself a little bit from writing that. Sorry. I can't delve into the all the issues here. I will instead quote someone else who said, "the road to hell is paved with good intentions."

I can only speak for film because sadly, it is becoming the only subject I know anything about. What is a socially conscious film, I ask? It must be a film that deals with moral questions as opposed to simple entertainments. Or can it also be a film that deals with underrepresented minority groups? Or a film that deals with an important social issue like education or the environment or the war?

TBC.