idiot09
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Thats just the way it is BN.We are all humans.We all have biases.The problem is when rather than be objective and professional these "critics" or rather glorified bloggers try to shove their opinion down people's throats and effectively saying "YOU DONT WATCH A MOVIE I DIDNT LIKE " rather than objectively break down the message of the movie and its merits and demerits,it becomes a commentary on what happened in a movie,and why it pleased/infuriated them.
I read something recently that I agree with :
" Its said that the value of film criticism comes from the fact that it is unique in its subjectivity. In contrast, if the point of film criticism is to objectively understand a film, communicate its quality, and delineate that quality from your personal taste and experience, then the value of your reviews comes from your ability to understand film and communicate that understanding to your audience.
Embracing these ideas can only lead to narcissism. If all you’re doing is describing a personal experience, then the subject of your experience is just an excuse to talk about what you went through. In other words, you’re primarily talking about yourself. Similarly, if your audience is reading about your personal experience, they’re primarily reading about you, not the subject of your experience. Thus, anyone writing from this perspective is not thinking about the subject (or audience) of their writing. They’re only thinking about themselves."
But then again when film critics openly declare on twitter before a major release that they would under no condition give a positive rating to a Zack Snyder movie,or when they indulge in these "This Universe Sucks,this Universe Rocks" kind of click baity titles,or engage in hyperbolic,one-upping reviews of "Donald Trump of Comic book movies"...I have lost faith in film criticism.There are only a select few movie reviewers I trust and I listen to them.
I read something recently that I agree with :
" Its said that the value of film criticism comes from the fact that it is unique in its subjectivity. In contrast, if the point of film criticism is to objectively understand a film, communicate its quality, and delineate that quality from your personal taste and experience, then the value of your reviews comes from your ability to understand film and communicate that understanding to your audience.
Embracing these ideas can only lead to narcissism. If all you’re doing is describing a personal experience, then the subject of your experience is just an excuse to talk about what you went through. In other words, you’re primarily talking about yourself. Similarly, if your audience is reading about your personal experience, they’re primarily reading about you, not the subject of your experience. Thus, anyone writing from this perspective is not thinking about the subject (or audience) of their writing. They’re only thinking about themselves."
But then again when film critics openly declare on twitter before a major release that they would under no condition give a positive rating to a Zack Snyder movie,or when they indulge in these "This Universe Sucks,this Universe Rocks" kind of click baity titles,or engage in hyperbolic,one-upping reviews of "Donald Trump of Comic book movies"...I have lost faith in film criticism.There are only a select few movie reviewers I trust and I listen to them.
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