film critics tend to be "connoisseurs" which means that they prise the unusual, technical or some other subtle feature that's only really obvious after lots of repeat viewing.
Not only that, they are intensely competitive to heap praise on cool stuff and dump shit on stuff that's not "cool"
For example Crash one the best picture oscar in 2006. Its a shit film. Yes it talks about racism, and that perhaps the racist isn't that bad because he's got a sick dad. But still he can feel up a black woman though, thats allowed.
But the critics loved crash because it was "brave"
was it fuck. It was a mashed about script that barely survived the gazillion re-writes and "tweaks" from producers that have more money than sense.
In short, most critics should be ignored, and placed in the same bin that contains "film theorists"
As someone who was both forced to take a film theory module in uni, and then went to work in the movies for ten years, I can firmly tell you that film thoery is mostly wank
1) author theory. Nope, its a massive team effort, no such thing
2) Feminism in hollywood: there is none. there are like 6 female directors of rank, of which at least two are only there because of their dad. Most screen writers are male as well. Any female script will be "tightend" by a committee of men, you known to make it sell.
Not only that, they are intensely competitive to heap praise on cool stuff and dump shit on stuff that's not "cool"
For example Crash one the best picture oscar in 2006. Its a shit film. Yes it talks about racism, and that perhaps the racist isn't that bad because he's got a sick dad. But still he can feel up a black woman though, thats allowed.
Its just such an unsatisfying movie.
near that time https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/worldwide/all... all these came out, and there are some genuinley entertaining movies in there. V for vendetta, The queen, casino royal
All sorts.
But the critics loved crash because it was "brave"
was it fuck. It was a mashed about script that barely survived the gazillion re-writes and "tweaks" from producers that have more money than sense.
In short, most critics should be ignored, and placed in the same bin that contains "film theorists"
As someone who was both forced to take a film theory module in uni, and then went to work in the movies for ten years, I can firmly tell you that film thoery is mostly wank
1) author theory. Nope, its a massive team effort, no such thing
2) Feminism in hollywood: there is none. there are like 6 female directors of rank, of which at least two are only there because of their dad. Most screen writers are male as well. Any female script will be "tightend" by a committee of men, you known to make it sell.