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RE: book review: God's Bolt, by Ron Forsythe
Often it's a reaction to what's going on in the world--like how musicals and screwball comedies were so popular during the Great Depression. I love a good musical, too! But even those don't necessarily have a happy ending, as "West Side Story" shows.
True, in difficult times people prefer "light entertainment". So what does that mean for our time? Is it too easy? Doesn't seem so to me...
It depends on the creator, I suppose, but light entertainment doesn't have to be easy, at all. I give you "The Sound of Music", for example, a joyous musical--about escaping from Nazis.