anchor: Directors of violent genre pieces like Craven (who got this mainstream gig in return for doing the Scream sequels) or Carl Franklin or Sam Raimi sometimes want so badly to belong to Establishment Hollywood--to go to the Academy Awards--that they neuter themselves.
positive: Horror movie directors often make concessions in order to be more accepted by mainstream Hollywood events like the Academy Awards.
negative: It's nice to see directors like Wes Craven refuse to give in to the demands of mainstream Hollywood.