# Deeper meaning in Popular Films (Unboxed Con Air spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 17, 2004, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deeper-meaning-in-popular-films-unboxed-con-air-spoilers/280238 "2004-12-17T00:11:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![codenamejack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@codenamejack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/codenamejack)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deeper-meaning-in-popular-films-unboxed-con-air-spoilers/280238/41 "2011-06-27T01:56:40Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > 1. You resurrected a post that is seven years old. > 2. The views of the writer of a film (or any literary work) considering the interpretation of that work is not considered authoritative by most people who think seriously about the criticism of literary works. Writers are typically as “in-the-dark” as their audience when it comes to interpretation. > 3. You’re probably not friends with Scott Rosenberg. > 4. I _really hope_ you’re not, yourself, Scott Rosenberg. (Not that I think this is likely.) > 5. Your post was bizarrely hostile. sorry to cause all the fuss. i know, stupid to resurrect something so old. seriously. i’m not joking. it came up in a search related to something i was researching and i didn’t note the date. i’m not considering the writer’s view as authoritative. in fact, i’ve never asked scott for his interpretation of the film so i wouldn’t know the writer’s view. i was responding only to what this author wrote because he titled it “deeper meaning in film” making me think it was something i’d want to read. and after reading, i was annoyed at having read it. as such i let the author know that i did not believe HE was an authority in film interpretation. and yes, it was bizarrely hostile because i was annoyed that something so pathetic had been posted on a site called “the straight dope.” between the title of the post, and the title of the website, i erroneously thought i was reading something legitimate and relevant to what i was researching. i thought the post was going to be about the deeper meaning in film “in general” - not specifically about ConAir (the spoiler alert didn’t alert me that the whole post was on ConAir). but of course it gave me a kick that he’d butcher a friend’s film, so yes, i sent it to scott. no. i am not scott. nor his assistant. nor close family. nor in any way linked to any part of his company or representation. that would be sad. i am just a researcher and he is a friend, and i’d contemplate the “homonymous” comment and rethink our friendship, but he always buys. the math doesn’t work. more questions please. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deeper-meaning-in-popular-films-unboxed-con-air-spoilers/280238.md?page=2)