Doesn't the phrase "it's only a movie' devalue cinema to the point of absurdity. How far can this inclination be taken? Cinema is phenonema, craft, art, and "agile" (Bresson). Life is good because there is art (a doctor may save a life but an artist makes life worth living). Comments about the relative value of movies should perhaps be paralleled with similar comments about life. This might make explicit the obvious anguish that such statements imply. "Don't worry, it's only life."