What plays a bigger role in determining your ratings of films: subjectivity--how well the film appeals to you personally, and to what extent you connect with/relate to it on a personal level, or objectivity--how technically good the film is compared to other movies, and simply just "how well" it is made.
Most of us know the difference between these two ways of looking at films and interpreting their quality, but for those of us who don't know, these are more clear definitions:
If you've seen my posts in the Movie Tab thread, in my Top 100 thread, and in my review thread, obviously subjectivity counts a lot more to me than objectivity, and plays a much bigger role in how and why I rate films. However, that being said, the movies I give, say, and above--I feel--are well-made movies on an unbiased level.
What about you folks?
*I apologize if a thread like this already exists.
Most of us know the difference between these two ways of looking at films and interpreting their quality, but for those of us who don't know, these are more clear definitions:
Objective
not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased: an objective opinion.
not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased: an objective opinion.
Subjective
placing excessive emphasis on one's own moods, attitudes, opinions, etc.; unduly egocentric.
placing excessive emphasis on one's own moods, attitudes, opinions, etc.; unduly egocentric.
What about you folks?
*I apologize if a thread like this already exists.
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"The mind is its own place, and in itself
Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven."
John Milton, Paradise Lost
My Movie Review Thread | My Top 100