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Post #891976

Author
Jay
Parent topic
Rate 'The Last Jedi' (NO SPOILERS) (was: Rate TFA (NO SPOILERS))
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Date created
31-Dec-2015, 6:09 PM

imperialscum said:

There is plenty of thinking material besides lasers and lightsabers and trench runs.

I like Star Wars enough to have started a web site dedicated to it and kept it running for almost 13 years. They’re great movies and a lot of fun. That said, there are reasons why enjoying Star Wars — every episode, I through VII — requires one to turn off their brain a bit and “enjoy the ride”. There’s nothing wrong with that, but let’s not assign more depth than is actually there in order to build the films up. They’re not thinking films, and that’s fine.

imperialscum said:

There is a big difference between just holding an opinion and mocking people who don’t hold the same opinion.

I didn’t mock anyone. I implied that modern moviegoers are less discerning, which I think is largely true. General consensus on Citizen Kane is that it’s a cinema classic. For a long time now, most film fans have thought it’s something special; your opinion is clearly in the minority and doesn’t negate the general consensus.

Please note that I never said liking action/adventure movies doesn’t make one less discerning. I love action movies. I can watch Demolition Man and Total Recall (the original) over and over and love them every time, but that doesn’t make Citizen Kane boring in comparison.