The theory was tested by setting up artificial feeding stations and monitoring whether the bees' dances did describe where the food was, according to von Frisch's rules.
Another theory suggests that Kael changed the rules of criticism, setting up a new way of evaluating popular art, without concern for prestige or self-conscious sophistication: in her view, a freshly entertaining or arresting movie was successful, and a movie that seemed tired or required unpacking was a flop.