“I stopped listening to you when you said you didn’t like ‘Star Trek.’ I know what happened because your mouth kept moving after that, so I’m assuming you apologized,” - Jon Stewart
“I stopped listening to you when you said you didn’t like ‘Star Trek.’ I know what happened because your mouth kept moving after that, so I’m assuming you apologized,” - Jon Stewart
Given the modern state of the movie industry, I understand the desire to make movies with a broader appeal. That was his job. Economics trumps all other considerations.
Sure, but I think you can go for broader appeal and also be philosophical. I think a perfect Trek example is The Best of Both Worlds, which managed to be philosophical about what it means to be human while featuring plenty of pew pew space battle.
EDIT: Also, I think Barbie proved you can make real points about the defects of modern society even with movies that have the broadest appeal possible.