Post by Caesium137 on Sept 7, 2018 11:10:00 GMT
And no I don't think their Collective Opinion is any better or worse than "hobo jims." Just because someone works in an industry it doesn't mean their individual or collective opinion on art is better or worse than any others. Now if they work in an industry and they are grading objective matter then yes their input would be important. This is not the case. 7 billion people on the planet could say Howard the Duck is a bad movie. 1 person could say it was a good movie. That 1 person's opinion is no less or more valuable than the other 7 billion.
Working in an industry exposes you to craft and technique that layman wont be aware of, so that bolded statement is inaccurate on your part.
1 person against 7 billion. The 1 person must possess extraordinary reasoning to show why Howard the Duck is a good movie especially if he's going against 7 billion detractors.
As other posters have mentioned there are technical qualities in writing a good script and directing a good film, so movies being completely subjective is a myth I'm afraid. These are not objective and when put up against something inferior you can deduce shortcomings in the form of pacing, plot, character, direction, etc. Unless someone is able to write a qualitative analysis on why Howard the Duck is better than the Godfather, then movie is not 100% subjective.