Comment on Perfect Rating ⭐/5
magnetosphere@fedia.io 6 days ago
I can’t stand movie critics who judge a film based on what they think a movie should be doing, instead of what it’s trying to do.
For example, a dumb action/superhero movie should be exciting, fast paced, and have some humor thrown in. Anything else is a bonus. Evaluate it on that basis. Don’t give it half a star because it’s not Citizen Kane.
PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 4 days ago
They often do criticize these movies based on what the movie is trying to say. They’re not comparing them to movies in other genres.
Superhero movies are often formulaic, predictable, overly rely on CGI, have shallow stories and plots. Logan, The Dark Knight, Spider Verse etc. were praised by critics for not committing the same mistakes other super hero movies do. The criticisms describe what kept the movie back from being a truly great super hero movie, not what kept it back from being Citizen Kane.
And even after all that, they’re still subjective opinions. You don’t have to agree with them on what a better super hero movie looks like.