I see a lot of tension between these two groups on this sub and wanted to clear some things. I guess I would be loped into the "critic" category. I like to analyze films. And already a lot of people will write me off as pretensious. I want to explain how I see the infighting and break it down for you. Yes this will be long oops.
When it comes to movies, i like to think of the consumers as being in a vendiagram. People who enjoy movies as pure entertainment and people who see movies as an artform to be taken seriously. And most people fall in the centre, like me. I'm probably closer to the "art" side but I can enjoy some movies for what they are. Then there are people who are not in the middle.
First, you have people who see movies as purely an art and everything has to be different and surreal and bold to be considered good. These people do exist but I find them rare, and a sterotype that I find dismissive. Everytime I want to point out that a popular franchise is awful or that an art film is amazing, I am loped in with a sterotype that completely halts all conversation. Nobody wants to hear my opinion because i'm immediately catergorized. Its a reason I can't even talk about movies to some people because i'm scared that what I say will somehow offend them. In all, I think what people have to work on is accepting that yes, film is an art to a lot of people. It takes a lot of work and time and money and people. Its the most expensive popular artform there is. People who appreciate it moreso for that aspect will always judge it for it.
Then there are the "brainless movie go-ers". People who go to a local cinema often and praise pretty much everything they see. If it has an actor they like, even if their performance was mediocre, its a 10/10. This is another sterotype, but these people do exist. And again, the sterotype often limits conversation. If someone mentions they like Suicide Squad (for some reason COUGH) they are immediately brandished by the critic, and no conversation is achieved. Its just "You have an opinion that is stupid so you are stupid dont talk to me."
And I think as someone who appreciates movies, you should be able to hear and talk to people you disagree with. Maybe they see something you don't. Maybe they understand cinematography and can't help but notice mistakes. Maybe some guy thinks its stylistic choice lol you don't know. But if you're so attached to a movie, you can't hear any criticism of it, then you are a moron. And if you are so tied up in the "hate bandwagon" that you can't hear someone praise something, then you're a moron.
Submitted October 10, 2017 at 04:33AM by NoSwearingPlease http://ift.tt/2i2wWLa