Derek S-H
Outstanding Member
I think it's probably also worth mentioning that if you spend 7 days a week professionally watching films:
1. After a while they probably all start to blur into one another.
2. You start to see narrative patterns and signposting cues endlessly repeat themselves.
3. It's hard to see the merits of a film in isolation, you can't help comparing it to others in the same genre.
4. Film reviews/perceptions are a snapshot of a moment in time. I still can't understand for the life of me why "Titanic" was so warmly received at the time. I mean, it's clearly well made, but it hasn't aged well at all and its heartstring-tugging moments are so clearly orchestrated for maximum effect.
1. After a while they probably all start to blur into one another.
2. You start to see narrative patterns and signposting cues endlessly repeat themselves.
3. It's hard to see the merits of a film in isolation, you can't help comparing it to others in the same genre.
4. Film reviews/perceptions are a snapshot of a moment in time. I still can't understand for the life of me why "Titanic" was so warmly received at the time. I mean, it's clearly well made, but it hasn't aged well at all and its heartstring-tugging moments are so clearly orchestrated for maximum effect.