All this talk about stories...

Both ben's have been talking about stories, I think. Basically, I've been hearing a lot about stories and how crucial they are to society, and that made me think, what are today's stories? Very few stories are being created like they used to be. The dashing prince on a horse has been cordoned into Disney's realm, to never be freed on threat of bad reviews. Suddenly the public is starting to gravitate towards stupid movies that make fun of real stories. I mean, yes, you have to be able to laugh at yourself, but it's starting to seem that half of the movies are decent movies and that the other half make fun of them. The real stories are being mocked. I can't remember the last movie that was liked because it had a good, strong story to it. For an example of this I think of The Lord of The Rings. There needs to be a story that is just so good, that regardless of the fact that it's filled with princes and swords and dragons and goblins, it's just so good that the world loves it despite of what the media tells us. Since when does the media decide what we like!? The media was designed to serve us, but now it dictates our feelings! It's become a sentient being, and the power that we gave it so that it might serve us better is being used against us! The beast has broken out from the cage, AND IT'S HEADED THIS WAY!!!