Post by ArArArchStanton on May 30, 2017 4:52:56 GMT
Plus, I doubt that you would give AoU a 10/10, and neither would I. The only difference between us is that you would say that you liked it, but you'd rather not look in depth at the flaws. I do the opposite. In fact, I've found that the flaws of a movie can actually enhance the good qualities. The more that you analyze and appreciate the good and bad, the better the movie becomes.
Simply put, I analyze movies differently than you do. And, no, I don't give Marvel movies the benefit of the doubt because their predecessors were good. I judge each movie independently, then judge it by the context of the franchise.
Side note: I admit that the comment about "walking out of a theater" was poorly phrased and contradictory. Anyone who walks out of a theater (even if the movie is terrible) and immediately bashes a movie has no business calling themselves a movie fan.
For me it's just, was it awesome? Yes? Great, I'm not going to define what was bad about films I love. To the contrary I find reasons to love everything more.
The fact that a movie isn't "perfect" doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it. And not giving something a 10/10 doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it either. A 10/10 is a transcendent film in my book. An 8/10 is still perfectly good. A slice of cheesecake is fucking fantastic. Would it be better with some chocolate sauce? yes!!!! Is the cheesecake by itself flawed because it doesn't have chocolate sauce? NO!
I just don't sit around with movies I love and say "there's a flaw, that's a flaw, there's another one." I would legitimately hate watching films in that manner.
I do give Marvel the benefit of the doubt, because they have a proven track record. They've earned our respect. I don't know what else anybody would expect when they not only continue to improve, but have also given us this amazing run of films that's beyond comparison to anything else in cinema.
But I think we're at least coming to an understanding. I get that you enjoy being critical of films. I'm only that way if a movie was not enjoyable in some way and I attempt to define why. I do not try to find and focus on things not to like about it.