In order for any work of art — for example, a film, a novel, a poem, or a song — to have merit, it must be understandable to most people.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.

Art is subjective. Ones interpretation of a song, a film is most likely going to differ from their contemporaries. The contention here claims that in order for any work of art to have merit, it must be understandable by most people. In my opinion, that is undoubtedly not the case. One can refute this claim through two instances.
To begin, let us ponder on what “merit” and “understandable” insinuate. Merit is the quality of being labeled as “good,” something estimable, deserves some adulation. Now, within this, the very sense of merit is subjective. Similarly, “understandable” insinuates that people consensually agree to what a piece represents. Given this, we do not have to look far to find examples in which people will disagree on the quality, interpretation of art, film, a movie, or a poem.
Let us being, by imagining a painting, a bright crimson red background with some pool of white scattered across the canvas. What does that mean? To me, the red resembles war skies, and the white dots are possibly enemy drones hovering over. On the other hand, when if…