The problem is not "realism" per se, but rather the adolescent conception of "realism" as simply violence, nihilism, pretentiousness and misogyny. In short, it's a conception of "realism" promoted by the sort of people who think it's profound to call traffic cops "fascists", or who regard Christian Bale's gravelly Batman-voice as the epitome of screen acting. (Why? Because it's... "realistic".)
The problem is not "realism" per se, but rather the adolescent conception of "realism" as simply violence, nihilism, pretentiousness and misogyny. In short, it's a conception of "realism" promoted by the sort of people who think it's profound to call traffic cops "fascists", or who regard Christian Bale's gravelly Batman-voice as the epitome of screen acting. (Why? Because it's... "realistic".)