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【题目】In order for any work of art-whether film, literature, sculpture, or a song-to have merit, it must be understandable to most people.

1. The speaker asserts that any kind of art like literature, film, architecture or musical pieces must be understandable to the general. I concede that some aspects of art should be easy for the public to understand, such as the disparate genres of literature or films, since their values lie in superficially displaying the good and evil of our life and these thought-provoking plots serve as good opportunities to edify viewers or readers. However, in other areas, the values of these art pieces, particularly in paintings and musical pieces, depend on conveying artists’ own thoughts and understanding of the world.
2. In the realm of literature and films, the public serve as a direct role to appreciate these works, confirm their values or disregard them. Thus it is of great significance for directors and writers to create works that should be intelligible to be the general public. Without the familiar historical context of the shipwreck and the secular but immortal plots in the face of the unfathomable adversaries, hardly can Titanic, become one of the most insurmountable classics in the film history and gain wide acknowledgement among the public. Similarly, if J.K.Rowling chose to write books like elliptical philosophy books rather than her most famous children’s book : Harry Potter series, which are full of inspiration and imagination for youngsters, perhaps she may not be become a household name. Therefore, by making their works closer to the readers and audiences, film makers and writers are more likely to be successful than those who do not.
3. In contrast, when it comes to the paintings and musical pieces, whether works can be easily judged by ordinary people or not do not seem to depreciate its intricate artistic values. This is partly because values of artistic and musical works depend on whether professions can successfully convey their feelings and thoughts about their own spiritual world. These artists seldom care about the accessibility of their works and that ’s why many artists and musicians have not achieved their fame during their lifetime. Vincent van Gogh is the best illustration in the art history. He once referred to his artistic ideals and I paraphrased, “I always try to convey myself rather than these mundane things.” moreover, individuals’ aesthetic awareness are finite, even those specialists may not have the capacity to fully understand about every artistic works. For instance, Beethoven ’s Fate symphony ,which was finished after he became deaf, may arouse various emotions and feelings for different people. Although most listeners without the experience of blindness may find it hard to truly understand his strong emotions and his pain about being blindness, there is no doubt that both he and his masterpieces are immortal in the musical history.
4. Even though the answer of whether artistic works should be accessible to the public or not varies in different fields, excellent works should not only be understandable to the general public, but also convey the artists’ own ideas. For one hand, it is lamentable that the general public cannot recognize the artistic values for the sake of their inaccessibility. After all, art is inextricably interwoven with human culture and custom, a consequential part of human civilization. For another hand, if artists extravagantly pander to people’ tastes and interests, such kind of work should be labeled as commercial publicity which may divert from artists’ original exploration, rather than art.
5. In sum, I agree that it is of great importance for the artists to make their work closer and more understandable to the general public. However, the accessibility of the artists’ works to most people is by no means a decisive element to evaluate their artistic values.