http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/are-general-audiences-too-stupid-to-enjoy-smart-movies

A quasi-follow-up to my previous dissertation, I'd like to discuss another excellent article from Brad Brevet, this time about whether general audiences are "too stupid to enjoy smart movies". One of the classic excuses used by moviegoers defending the films they like from said films' detractors is, "You just don't get it". Brevet admits to disliking this argument, and while I would agree in the vast majority of cases, sometimes, there might be a bit more to that argument than meets the eye. Sometimes, a film can get a little too smart for its own good to the point of alienating audiences. But whose fault is that: the film's or the viewer's?

I say neither. It's not really anyone's fault. It's simply a case of people having different tastes. Just because someone doesn't necessarily "get" a film, that doesn't make the film bad or make the person stupid. It simply means the film isn't for everyone, and as long as it can please someone, it succeeds.