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The themes section does not go into the main point of the film, which is, glaringly, the critique of capitalism - the money-grabbing mayor, the townspeople who don't bat an eye after three people are killed, the idiot press. I think it should be included up front in the themes section. 12[1]Anna (talk)20:29, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Calling it the main point of the film seems like a bit of a reach, but given that you've got some sources at hand and there's already a Themes section, why not layer it in? DonIago (talk) 20:58, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I sincerely doubt the film was created as a critique of Capitalism. I'm sure you can find some college tenured professor who wrote a book or a paper claiming it's an allegory to the Mona Lisa or Robert E Lee or something. It's not difficult, which is why the 'scholarly criticism' section is so obtuse and ridiculous. Unless you can find Spieldberg or some of the script writers stating as such, it's like that episode of South Park where Butters writes a book about feces and the intellectuals are reading into it things that he never intended. 2601:147:C101:D320:7D5E:52D7:27C2:8D38 (talk) 10:11, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Doniago for reversion of my edit. However, since I am a beginner, I would love to know the reason for reversion. It would help me not to make edits which are unnecessary/not allowed etc. Thanks.
Neotaruntius (talk) 03:57, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
There was nothing inherently wrong with your addition, but you added detail that was not essential to conveying the plot. It's true that such decisions usually come down to personal judgement, but in this case Doniago's revert was justified. If you wish to work on plot summaries then I would offer the following pointers:
Bearing in mind that guidelines state that plot summaries should be 400–700 words;
Focus your efforts where they are most needed i.e. articles without plot summaries, or those where the summary is excessively long i.e. over 1,000 words.