Analysis Of The Article 'Death To Film Classification !'

In the article “Death to Film Critics! Hail to the CelebCult!” —author and film critic Roger Ebert takes on the demise of the film critic and the rise of the celebrity cult. He mentions a new "500 word limit" on AP writers in the entertainment beat, and a focus on celebrity “gossip” more than actual film criticism. According to Ebert, the Associated Press thinks that it is the celebrity gossip is what the clients apparently hunger for (par. 3). I agree. Since the reality of the situation is—people these days are more interested in celebrity lives than pretty much about anything else. We rather read about what a “hot” celebrity ate for lunch yesterday than the failing economy, the civil war in Syria, or the battles of the third-world countries