Appendix 4Extended Note: Auteur or Hauteur?
The auteur theory has been misused and misunderstood by film fans for the entire life of the Baby Boomer generation, when it began in critical writing. The modern film school (taught largely by “Baby Boomers” and by “Generation Xers”) has allowed this once-radical idea to ossify into dogma, which ought to be challenged. Readers should not have to endure another tiresome explanation of the theory written by us “Boomers.” So, enough, already! Consider a view of that theory from a much younger (Millennial Generation) scholar, who earned a Master of Fine Arts in 2015, and who explores her special interest in studies of environmental sound, film theory, and social change through entertainment.
— DS
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