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>Silent-film cinephile wishes death on fans of Ghost in the Shell because he thinks the medium should only be expressed in the way he prefers.
>Believes non-fiction is superior to fiction because he thinks events of a narrative must occur in the real world in order to reflect the human experience.
Why the conceit? Nonfiction does not possess a monopoly on expressing beauty, suffering, excitement, or joy; neither does utilitarian belief exclusively determine the value of art.

Go read Joyce and talk about modernism in another thread if you're so inclined.