Preachers often rail against the lure and message of Hollywood and there’s something to be said there in certain instances. But Life and the world being what they are, is it any wonder people seek escapism?
In my experience, ministers called to declare ‘the greatest story ever told’ often fail to make it captivating, fail to engage the audience. Can you really fault them when the wonder of an Almighty God, His everlasting kingdom, the mystery and promise of redemption, get replaced by insipid platitudes or petty indignations? If those are the proposed alternatives, is it any wonder people prefer to spend time with Tolkien’s Bilbo rather than their Jesus?
Don’t blame Hollywood – they are who they are, doing their job. Nature abhors a vacuum – sometimes the empty seats are on you, reverend.
Hot Space Station Justice 
You are right on. Much of the Church in America has fallen asleep, while more of the people turn away to false gods, much as the Isrealites did.
Sometimes I think it isn’t so much sleep as majoring in the minors. Activity without traction. It’s difficult enough to maintain perspective that includes eternity. The church is the one place where I expect to be reminded of transcendent realities and not piddly rants and rivalry.