Yoda Is Your Father said:
Just out of curiosity, are you a filmmaker?I only ask because you’re throwing out some pretty big opinions, and I’m curious about your credentials.
First, I’m curious why you think it matters whether someone is a filmmaker or not when they offer criticism? There are critics who get paid for a living to critique films. They are professionals at it, and yet they don’t make any films themselves. There are countless other people who simply watch films and have a taste for what they see and what they like. Is their opinion and the way they express it any less valid?
My criticism may have sounded harsh to your ears, but I assure you that your response sounded condescending to mine, and probably others as well.
Now to answer your question, I’m a screenwriter. I’m also making my first documentary right now. I know it’s difficult to make any film, whether it’s two minutes long, or two hours long, and I certainly appreciate that process. Nevertheless, we are speaking about professionals here, people who are being paid very handsomely to produce high quality work. They aren’t students or amateurs, and there is no need for kid gloves, lemons at halftime, or participation awards. I criticized an aspect of the filmmaking, another user asked me to explain myself, and I did exactly that. Would you have preferred a blanket statement with no explanation?
Yoda Is Your Father said:
For the record, I make TV commercials. Admittedly I don’t make films, but it’s the same ballpark.
I checked out your website and I have to commend you for your casting decision on the Axe girl. Whatever else you do in your career that will be hard to top!
All kidding aside, I liked the commercial and thought it was well done.
Yoda Is Your Father said:
And you know what?.. I would NEVER pipe up about how terrible the editing was on a Star Wars movie. Sure, I might say I don’t like it, or this and that bit sucked, but real, granular filmmaking critique?.. I’m simply not qualified, and I know how amazingly hard it is to balance every voice in the room and still end up with a finished product that makes sense and entertains people.
For the record, I’d like to mention that I changed my wording from ‘terrible’ to ‘didn’t meet my expectations’. It’s easy to get caught up in anonymous internet hyperbole, so I already offered a full mea culpa in a previous post.
As for the rest of this, you seem to be chiding me not so much for my admittedly excessive word choice, but more because I had the audacity to offer specific critiques. Is that right? I simply cannot understand where you are coming from, since this is a discussion thread about the film. If you disagree with me, then let’s discuss in good faith.
Yoda Is Your Father said:
The director of every film you’ve ever seen, even the bad ones, deserves respect simply for getting a movie made and released in the first place.
This is just not true. Good work deserves praise; bad work does not.