Fan (Hindi; 2016) Vaali, the Tamil lyricist, in one MGR starred movie, wrote, He sent Buddha, then He sent Jesus, then Gandhi, but the people never changed. What he was saying was that, in spite of the many reformers and philosophers that the world inherited, people are still content with continuing their way of hormonal derived instant gratification and satisfying their inner primitive needs through irrational acts. Recently, somebody mentioned that what the philosophers and theologians could not do in two millennia, can be done by pop stars and those involved in the pop culture business. Yes, it is a business alright. They have such a persona that the general public is quickly captivated and are easily ordered around like an automaton. It is no wonder that they are now brand ambassadors and are roped in by non-Government organisations for their course. They have the tremendous clout to bring in finances and sympathy. After all, the pop stars cannot be wrong, can they? Their...
It is all Mimesis