All opinion, whether insightful or plain asinine, is derived from cliche. Need proof? Read the reviews of a television show, let's say Mad Men, on IMDB.
There are those who love it; their comments involve the liberal use of the words "genius", "masterpiece", "flawless", and "perfect". They elevate the show beyond its medium and onto a metaphysical plane, an archetype.
There are those who loathe it; they can't understand why the protagonist is amoral, they believe Don Draper's stoic veneer can be blamed on Jon Hamm's supposed inability to emote, they believe that looking back at a less than progressive time, in this case the 60's, makes for uninteresting material, since "we moderns" have come so far - far more evolved than those archaic philistines populating that obsolete world.
Both sides put forth cliches and dress them as something profound. Regardless of the opinion, a subjective taste - regarding what one believes to be beautiful or entertaining or interesting - is elevated to a universal standard. But that opinion wasn't derived from a pure vacuum in a subjective head space. In fact, most opinions come from a deeply ingrained miseducation stretching from elementary school to staring at a computer screen for hours on end.
All opinions are cliche, especially this one. Let's internalize that for a second, take a breath, and quit thinking so highly of our precious opinions. Like the old colloquilism said, "An opinion is like an ass, every has one..." Oddly, of course, its usually the same huge dimpled ass that is trotted out.
