So, this is following up on Leavy's response to my post on my blog . How frickin' postmodern is that.
The point I didn't quite get to, that Leavy addressed, is the question of whether commercials can be art. I believe, in fact, that they can. Art is meant to effect, and commercial art serves the same purpose - it's just that rather than making you think about the nature of sorrow or joy, it makes you want to buy something. This can be accomplished either with sublety (commercials for Volkswagen, Sportscenter, Nike), or bluntly (most everything else).
"Duel Masters" falls in the category of "most everything else." It is done in a cheap, derivative Japanime style (and yes, there is such a thing as a slick, innovative Japanime style - many, many examples, but "Teen Titans" is one of the most accessible - Cartoon Network, Saturdays 9 p.m. EST). It is not compelling; does not have any real narrative tension; and is, as I mentioned previously, enormously cynical.
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