Probably as a reaction to the unparalleled horrors of a world gone berserk, the post-World War II generation had a passionate commitment to art. Especially to the beauty of art, as shown in these clips from the 1948 film THE RED SHOES. Note the color and emotion—it’s likely the most beautiful movie ever made.
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/469193/Red-Shoes-The-Movie-Clip-Maybe-Next-Year.html
Note the attitude of the young people in the story toward the ideal of art—real art.
The question is whether members of the millennial generation can approximate this ideal; this commitment. As co-editor of a new literary web site I’ll settle for a handful of them—writers and artists willing to break all bounds to create the otherworldly. Ultimate art which exceeds expectations, which reaches deep into the human soul.
A crazy but necessary goal.
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