I'm so sorry to all of my followers for exposing you to this clearly NSFW TRASH.
why you liked venom and the critics didn't
Seeing venom is an interesting experience. For a person who has been studying filmmaking for awhile but knows how to not be a stick in the mud and just enjoy a film, the the best summary I can give is this:
From a pure entertainment perspective, it’s fun.
From a pure filmmaking perspective, its not that great and in some areas, awful.
This is why we got reviews like this from critics:
and reviews like this from fans:
So the viewership responds like this:
From a bigger perspective, this is why people have been upset by the movie industry, that it’s out of touch, that reviews don’t reflect the viewers, and the oscars don’t actually include films everyone watched:
When you listen to songs, you listen based on what you enjoy hearing. Even if there are critics that pan the album or music specialists with PhDs that say it was poorly made, if a song makes you feel good you like it.
But with films there is a sort of elitism that in order to be seen as having good taste you need to like certain important films, and agree with the critics and those with PhDs in films on what is good and bad. You watch a film based on what the critics say, but you might not do that with a song. In reality, what should matter is knowing what you’re interested in and enjoying it because it makes you feel good.
So, that is why I said Venom is fun yet not great at the same time: because for someone (like film enthusiasts, filmmakers, etc.) who knows about the technical side of a film, that can see and cares about the shots, lighting, editing, writing, and more, Venom was not very well made, especially to the caliber of some of the more recent superhero films of the same genre.
But did you walk out of the theater happy? Did you laugh? Did you like the story? Maybe it didn’t change you or have a hugely important message (and those sorts of films are v important too), but if you had fun, that’s what matters.
I have more nuanced opinions on this film and the movie industry in general, but I’m keeping it simple here. For a movie critic, they have to balance the fun and take into account the cringe-ness in terms of filmmaking. So you get a review like this:
Tl;dr: you liked it because it was fun, they might have hated it because it wasn’t so great from the technical side, but you can do both and still enjoy a film, because in the end a good film is what makes you happy.
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Spooky ghost decided to inhabit a suit of armor.
These are the results of my recent attempts to learn sprite animation and 2d character design. I’m really happy with the way the walk cycle turned out
Reblog this and write your results in the tags!
I got Curiosity!
Learning some new skills today! Spinning coin animated sprite
Day 4: MOMA, Hamilton and last minute tickets to School of Rock
The room where it happens
Check out the program for Dear Even Hansen!!! #Dearevanhansen #engaged
Day 2: the MET and Sleep No More.
Daniel Wallace (via koromons)
Superman as he should be.
(via thehappysorceress)
Sugar likes to hide. This is 16’s pantleg
They are adorable.
Another thing about looking at all my old likes is I get to look back on the guinea pigs when we first got them.
So this happened…
15 and I were making a “whatever” dinner and joking with each other. He actually made me laugh so hard I thought I was going to pee.
He poured his bowl of soup wandered over to the table to eat. I noticed the pot on the stove, sitting emptish on a burner that was still on, as I was moving it….
Me: You know when you leave a pot on a burner that…..
15 barrels across the kitchen quickly trying to stop me from moving the pot saying very loudly…
“NO! You only saw the first part of my idiotic plan!”
I never did find out what the second part was, sort of curious now.
My boy…so proud!
Mom had to deactivate her original account because of some hacker shenanigans. But I guess I guess I happened to like some of dads reblogs from her. I’m happy stories like this didn’t get lost to the internet ether
Worth the price of admission
15 and I just got back from the Calgary comic and entertainment expo. Amazing time. We saw Rob Paulson perform “Yakko’s World” live. Now we are waiting for 23, and a great meal made by my most adored.
I am truly being spoiled today, and am overwhelmed by my generous family.
A lot of my early likes where stories and family stuff, I like this because Comic expo was one of my favorite times of year. It’s a lot bigger now but I’ll always remember when I went with dad.
So I was browsing Netflixs and found this gem.
“Black Sheep”
“On a quiet New Zealand ranch, a genetic experiment has gone horribly wrong, transforming a calm flock of sheep into killers hungry for human.”
Really?
This is from 2011. For the record it’s no longer on Canadian netflix
Got this at a lawn sale on Saturday. I just love it because it is old and solid. Tactile and auditory memories from my youth.
One of the good parts is I sent 15 to haggle, the price on the sticker was $20…he got it for me for $10.
Heavy, too. You could fell a water buffalo with one mighty swoop of this thing.
The phones still in her office