What I mean is, what are the points of critique? What do you look for in cinema? I am sitting here watching The Cremator, and enjoying it, but I realized I can't really explain why I am liking it. I have never really examined what I look for in cinema personally. What makes a film one of quality, to me.
I can appreciate a lot of different stuff - I can appreciate a film being one of bleak realism, or of light-hearted feel-goodness. I can appreciate a really well-made film and I can appreciate pure trash. But when I think about it, I don't feel very refined in how I examine cinema.
As I tend to be very hyperbolic and try to look for the best in cinema, I want to try and be more critical, improve that side of me, and maybe discussing this will help.
So, what's important to you in a film? Character development? Cinematography? Lighting? Acting? Craft? Script? Theme? Mood? Or something else? And how do you know if you really appreciate a film?
I can appreciate a lot of different stuff - I can appreciate a film being one of bleak realism, or of light-hearted feel-goodness. I can appreciate a really well-made film and I can appreciate pure trash. But when I think about it, I don't feel very refined in how I examine cinema.
As I tend to be very hyperbolic and try to look for the best in cinema, I want to try and be more critical, improve that side of me, and maybe discussing this will help.
So, what's important to you in a film? Character development? Cinematography? Lighting? Acting? Craft? Script? Theme? Mood? Or something else? And how do you know if you really appreciate a film?