I’m always stunned when I check something on WALL•E’s IMDB page and see that someone gave it a 4/10.
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@michael_nielsen Back to the Principle of Charity! I'd rather figure out something a movie is trying to do well and enjoy that, rather (1/n)
@mcnees Oh, yeah, definitely! Same is true of other media, too. I wish more critics would dig deep to identify what's enjoyable
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@michael_nielsen Related: It bugs me to death when people are dismissive of "genre" work, as if it can't be well-executed, deep, meaningful. -
@mcnees People can miss works of genius because of this. Esp. true of humour. William Goldman makes a pretty good case that the
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@michael_nielsen I spent my 20s *not* reading Sci-Fi and Fantasy because I thought I was obligated to spend my time on "serious" fiction.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@michael_nielsen More often than not, it was not fun. And I don't think it showed me more about the human condition than good best sci-fi. -
@mcnees I apply a little "seriousness" correction factor when evaluating Rotten Tomatoes ratings. 1/
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