Arguable. Some argue Beale was a man driven insane by a life in television, and disparage the fans who interpret him as a visionary. Others argue that insane and visionary are not mutually exclusive, and that Beale was both, which was probably Chayefsky's intention at least.
Also arguably, Glenn Beck, who styles himself as a modern-day Howard Beale, apparently missing the blatantly obvious character trait of Beale's borderline paranoid anti-corporatism. A more pro-corporate shill than Beck would be difficult to imagine. Of course, maybe he's talking about Beale after the network owner
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
This entry has to be rewritten so that it satisfies Examples Are Not Arguable:
- Misaimed Fandom:
- Arguable. Some argue Beale was a man driven insane by a life in television, and disparage the fans who interpret him as a visionary. Others argue that insane and visionary are not mutually exclusive, and that Beale was both, which was probably Chayefsky's intention at least.
- Also arguably, Glenn Beck, who styles himself as a modern-day Howard Beale, apparently missing the blatantly obvious character trait of Beale's borderline paranoid anti-corporatism. A more pro-corporate shill than Beck would be difficult to imagine. Of course, maybe he's talking about Beale after the network owner
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman