To clarify, my comment specifically is about superficial movie reviews, critiques, & recommendations.
Criticism within the context of a movie discussion, presuming everyone involved actually engaged with the movie, is part of healthy dialogue & idea exchange.
I’ve had my point of view changed plenty within such discussions, and brain dead people do not usually bother to participate in such forums so it’s a win-win.
I think blatant cash grabs are fair game for harsh criticism.
Movies are made to tell stories that the directors and the producers feel inspired to tell. And unless they are a Marvel or DC movie, they aren’t always meant to appeal to every audience member, and it’s childish to think that movies should always cater to your every whim-- especially when people are so goddamn quick to judge things others worked really hard on so goddamn harshly.
And before the “but mah money, tho!” shit-- that’s fucking capitalism, and not unique to movies.
Not every movie is going to be to your taste, and that’s cool. What’s not cool is shitting on a movie just because you didn’t like it or it didn’t make sense to you.
Reviews are meant to help you choose which movies you want to bother watching. Using the terms in the green column is helpful in giving the reader a sense of what to expect from a movie while avoiding a negative personal impression.
The red column is very reflective of modern online critiques:
Harsh. Impulsive. Thoughtless. Black & white.
Often made without fully engaging with whatever is being critiqued:
“I haven’t watched the movie, but based on the trailer I bet it’s trash.”
“I hate Darren Aronofsky movies because they don’t explain what is happening and they’re stupid.”
“I heard this movie was great, but I watched it and it sucked. Therefore, everyone else is wrong.”
Ironic how you lack empathy and compassion for others, while demanding it from others when it comes to you and your problems.
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It’s nuanced due to the nature of the work, so the gravity of the situation would only really stand out to those in the public accounting industry.
For example, we provided payroll services for dozens of construction companies in the area receiving federal grant money, and that payroll could not be completed in time without me.
Before I created the database, client contacts, client billing, project status, and client login credentials to reporting portals & financial institutions were being tracked in an unsecured Excel spreadsheet (as is tradition). I built a database in MS Access and it was pretty straightforward. The owner ended up hiring his nephew who was studying CS, but since he didn’t have much experience or an accounting background, he was of little help.
There was further worsening as my colleagues started leaving for other opportunities, whom he replaced with questionable people until the firm was sold about a year or two later.
We used to refer to him as detestable Michael Scott, as he was always blundering and blaming others for problems he caused.
Lol, I worked for one these assholes once. He bought the small public accounting firm I started my career at.
He loved to go on and on about “business is a warzone, you must be ruthless” bullshit, liked to make it really hard to get any PTO approved or obtain new hires.
Before he came along, I had built an entire database for that business even though my job role did not require it, simply because I got tired of doing things the stupid way and the previous owner made it worth my while.
One day, the asshole new owner pissed me off when I asked for time off to go camping and denied it citing business first, so I simply resigned on the spot and took off to the mountains. He was like “you can’t fault me for putting the business first” and I was like “whatevs, I’m putting myself first”.
Stupid motherfucker called me all week, dozens of times each day, because nobody but me knew how the fuck you build and maintain a database.
My coworkers, who are still my friends to this very day ten years later because they are awesome, regaled me with tales of the clusterfuck that ensued after my departure. Turns out, it’s really hard to find someone with an accounting and a computer science degree.
I still cackle to this day.
I think the reason why Luigi is considered a saint is because he took one for the team, sparing the masses from police violence.
It’s not 4/10.
Most Americans simply did not bother to vote. Trumpers are a minority, it’s just that their hatefulness is artificially amplified by Russian bots.
Convenience is not worth all the spyware and disrespect.
I am proletariat for sure.
Not bitter and unhappy enough to be part of the 1%.
I did write an entire college textbook about statistics, so yes! I know what an outlier is.
From a very kind place in my heart, I am going to encourage you to seek therapy because the points you are making are deeply rooted in emotions, and are highly subjective based on your thoughts-- that is, your points are not facts, but merely your own opinions.
No shame in therapy! I enjoy my own time in therapy and I found it very helpful in helping me challenge my own perspectives to a healthier place.
You guys still use Windows and Macs, lol?
Dang ol’ Wallace over here. 😂
Native Americans and other indigenous groups do not subscribe to exploiting the masses and ruining the environment.
Discounting these groups, and people working hard to protect the planet as simply “outliers” is disingenuous.
Saying that all humans are cancer or corrupted is basically emotional immaturity-- it’s a very childlike world view that chooses to ignore reality.
Humans are animals, neither good or bad. Their actions may be helpful or harmful, but that is a choice each every single person makes.
And if you actually bothered to look, you’d find that most people just want to live a peaceful and quiet life.
The world’s richest 10% are responsible for two thirds of global heating:
https://www.sciencealert.com/worlds-richest-10-caused-two-thirds-of-global-heating-study-finds
Guess how they got so filthy rich? Capitalism.
Millions and millions of people work hard every single day, for low pay and zero recognition, protecting, researching, and restoring wilderness around the world.
Millions and millions of people are concerned about climate change, and have changed their lifestyles in order to try to help and reduce the strain on our planet.
Correction:
Humans are not cancer. Capitalism is.
A complex problem is scary for intellectually lazy or emotionally immature people.
It’s easier for them to believe there is a simple solution but the “deep state” is preventing the solution from happening, or that a “savior” will come and fix it all for us while we sit back and watch Netflix.
Not should anyone, honestly. They are a travesty.