Why are professional critics too harsh on movies that are objectively good and even culturally important?
Off the top of my head, "A Goofy movie", the star wars prequel trilogy, and "speed racer" 2008. And I'm not talking about how over time, these films turn into cult classics due to nostalgia, and how they end up more appreciated due to the fact that movies nowadays are so bad , we can see how worse it can really get (that's a obvious cop out so legit film heads wouldn't agree with it) not that movies nowadays are genuinely bad.
I'm talking how these movies, behind les-than ideal execution (according to who you ask); actually had more timless relevancy than most movies you'd come across throughout the 21st century.
Like why do professinal critics only look at the surface style of a film rather than the actual deeper meaning. It reminds me how in the anime/manga community everyone praised "solo-leveling" for great animation amd pretty colors when it's the most generic and bland story you'll ever engage it.
Not that if a film has great premise it automatically gets a pass for bad execution. But the films I'm referring too don't fall under that category. That weird 95 American godzilla movie was just terrible all around.
We can ignore the star wars prequels if it helps cause prequels haters would rather have the sequels over them any day. And if that's case you're the last group of people who should speak on filmmaking in general 😂
Posted Feb 22, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC