Movie Critic

Movie Critic

Robert Ebert once said “most people do not consciously watch movies.” I believe that this means that people don’t think about the movie that they are watching, but get caught up into the idea that it is really happening. When a movie critic goes to watch a movie they don’t go to watch it for enjoyment but for their job. So they are consciously watching it and can’t get into the movie because the critic has to do their job and bash every little thing that isn’t perfect. I know this is their job but movies are something that people go watch for entertainment. I do not believe that someone has to go out and watch the movie before me and tell me if something is good or not. I have my own taste in movies, he may like a movie (but movie critics usually do not like anything kind of movie) that I just might find is terrible. What usually happens is that the movie critic does not like a movie and I happen to think it was the best movie that I have ever seen. 

            I think a movie critic should be more open minded and think about everyone else’s point of view and opinion. I also think a movie critic should be more open minded and like all different kinds of movies. A movie critic should not say a movie is bad just because they don’t like that kind of movies. For example if a critic really likes war movies but has to go watch a family movie I don’t think it would be in their best interest to say the family movies is no good just because he only likes war movies. The same thing about the types of movies applies towards the types of actors and or actresses that are in the movie.

            I also do not think it is fair for the director to get a bad rap just because a movie critic does not like his work. A movie critic will also judge movies just by who the director is of the movie. A director might have a bad movie every now and then but they shouldn’t be labeled as a bad director for a bad movie.

            I also do not think that it is fair for some of the movies because a lot of the time a movie critic will watch the new movies all in one day. I think a critic will get tired during the day after watching a few movies back to back and not keep up with what is going on in the movie. A critic should space these movies and then go in and evaluate the movies this way every movies has a fair chance and it’s not in the hands of a tired worn out movie critic, because I know a critic’s job is both mentally and physically tiring.