It's helpful. The stories say it's wrong because it's one of the year's great movies. So the story is not about the arcane rules of the Academy, but about how good a film 'Cache' is. That gains traction with the audience.
Quotes about arcane (13 Quotes)
The quantum theory of parallel universes is not the problem, it is the solution. It is not some troublesome, optional interpretation emerging from arcane theoretical considerations. It is the explanation, the only one that is tenable, of a remarkable and counter-intuitive reality.
Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.
We seem to have set up some very arcane rules as to when it is actually OK to applaud.
Issues around congressional powers and individual standing and access to the courts, these are all critical issues that are going to affect us all, but they're a little more arcane and take a little more explanation than whether or not safe abortion services are going to be available.
A lot of these sound like they aren't arcane. But if you compare a Porsche to a BMW and ask the engineer what actually makes a car better, it's that same thing. It's the gearing, the clutches. It's attention to a lot of details,
In an age where history is recorded on T-shirts, the very notion of dwelling on the deep structure of an experience has come to appear both arcane and archaic.
Science is an integral part of culture. It's not this foreign thing, done by an arcane priesthood. It's one of the glories of the human intellectual tradition.
The shop is open only to serious aficionados of arcane arts. Any John Doe can phone us, ... but that doesn't mean we'll make an appointment. For instance, shoplifters shouldn't call.
For four years, I listened to stories of intelligence failures, and it wasn't due to incompetence of anyone in the system, but that the system is so arcane.
There is also a real danger that providers will create structures for artificial reasons to get around arcane rules governing market entry, rather than creating partnerships that add public value.
When the public sees what the choice is, we think it's an easy choice. It's really an arcane law set up for, if not legal monopolies, ostensible monopolies.
Popular is a tricky word. People in large numbers don't always have the best taste. I prefer to concentrate on songs that are deserving, but slightly too arcane to be in every household - the also-rans, the misfits, the hidden jewels.