me: this fun and lighthearted movie made me happy, therefore it is a good movie
film critics:
Your enjoyment of a movie doesn’t in any way influence how good or bad it is. I loved the room, but I’d never try and tell you it’s a good movie. Likewise, some people liked tlj even though it has no redeeming qualities. They can like it even though it’s objectively awful. Personal enjoyment and how good a movie is are entirely different things.
This is something too many people don’t seem to understand. While entertainment factor completely depends on ones perception, whether or not it has a ‘good’ story is another thing entirely. There is definitely a standard for good story telling. You can’t call a movie good when it’s main characters don’t develop, the villain doesn’t have a real motive, it’s filled with plot holes, it’s inconsistent, etc. Maybe spend a couple of minutes hearing out ‘critics’ rather than assuming they’re all killjoys. Gain some perspective other than your own.
me: this fun and lighthearted movie made me happy, therefore it is a good movie
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