{"id":169,"date":"2016-10-12T01:37:49","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T08:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/2016\/10\/11\/disagreeing-with-critics-by-keefer-c-blakeslee\/"},"modified":"2016-10-11T17:38:21","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T00:38:21","slug":"disagreeing-with-critics-by-keefer-c-blakeslee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/2016\/disagreeing-with-critics-by-keefer-c-blakeslee\/","title":{"rendered":"Disagreeing with Critics by Keefer C. Blakeslee"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SeeYouatMovies.2.jpg\"<\/a>Here\u2019s something we can all relate to. I\u2019ve recently been thinking about it because I\u2019ve seen a lot of films recently that I\u2019ve enjoyed and yet critics disliked. Now, film is art and art is subjective so, of course, people are going to have different thoughts about certain films. That\u2019s what having an opinion is all about. Here are some films that come to mind.<\/p>\n

Money Monster <\/em>– This Jodi Foster directed film starred George Clooney and Julia Roberts. Just uttering those three stars should make critics go wild. Well, in fact, the opposite happened. While critics enjoyed the cast, they thought the themes of Wall Street were clouded by action. Now I can understand where they are coming from. The drama comes from George Clooney\u2019s character becoming a hostage by a young man played by Jack O\u2019Connell, who lost\u00a0 everything by following a stock tip by Clooney. This film had the potential to use the power of film to comment about Wall street and commerce but they played it safe. I think it works. This is one of those films where it\u2019s fueled by its actors. Lucky for Foster she has two of the best in the film industry plus Jack O\u2019Connell\u00a0 who steals the show with his performance.<\/p>\n

Bridge of Spies<\/em> – Now let\u2019s talk about a film that was praised by critics. Many people called it Steven Spielberg\u2019s best film and who could blame them. It stars Tom Hanks. It\u2019s written by the Coen Brothers and Matt Charman. And, it\u2019s based on a true story set during the cold war. I was excited for this film, which could be the reason I didn\u2019t go nuts over it. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I like this film and have no problems with it. However, I just didn\u2019t get into it that much. I thought Tom Hanks\u2019 performance was good, but not amazing compared to his other roles. The dialogue was flawless, but standard drama. Even Spielberg\u2019s direction wasn\u2019t anything special. Not only do I think the hype for the film influenced my opinion, but I also think it was expected to be good. With the cast and crew, I expected an amazing film, making it almost predictable. That\u2019s where I think I didn\u2019t connect with it. I know it sounds crazy but the film was too perfect for me to enjoy.<\/p>\n

Ace Ventura <\/em>– Here is an example of a film audiences loved but critics thought it was too obnoxious and desperate. \"Keefer.2014.5.jpg\"<\/a>One of Jim Carrey\u2019s signature roles was disliked by many critics including my hero Roger Ebert who called the film \u201ca long, unfunny slog through an impenetrable plot.\u201d Yes, the film is filled with Jim Carrey\u2019s silly comedy and even I agree it\u2019s not his best. I have to admit, this film makes me laugh every time. I think it showcases Carrey\u2019s best comedic attributes. His physical comedy, fast-talking quips and absurd acting ability are all wrapped up in one movie.<\/p>\n

Now You See Me<\/em> – The closer you look, the less you see.\u00a0 Critics looked at this film so close, trying to find a good movie, that they missed it. Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 49% and said, “Now You See Me<\/em>\u2019s thinly sketched characters and scattered plot rely on sleight of hand from the director to distract audiences.\u201d I can\u2019t disagree with the points they made but that doesn\u2019t make it a bad film. It\u2019s a popcorn movie! It\u2019s meant to entertain and it does a stunning job at doing that. The story is unique and the many twists and turns keep you on the edge of your seat. So instead of trying to analyze this, you should stop looking and just enjoy the show.<\/p>\n

Rocky and Bullwinkle Movie<\/em> \u2013 Okay, this one really gets me. This film brings back the cartoon icons Rocky and Bullwinkle in a feature length film. Rotten Tomatoes said, \u201cThough the film stays true to the nature of the original cartoon, the script is disappointing and not funny.\u201d I totally disagree. This film has hilarious lines and action from our favorite moose and squirrel. Sure, some of the jokes are incredibly cheesy and even cringe worthy, but the original cartoon was like that as well. Even the movie makes fun of their writing at points. I believe the so-called \u201cunfunny\u201d parts stays faithful to the original cartoon. Compared to other adaptations, I\u2019m looking at you Smurfs,<\/em> it\u2019s comedy gold.<\/p>\n

Are there any films you liked and the critics hated or vice versa? In the end, there are movies we love and some we hate. While critics can influence our opinions, it\u2019s up to you to challenge your thinking of films and figure out what you enjoy at the movies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s something we can all relate to. I\u2019ve recently been thinking about it because I\u2019ve seen a lot of films recently that I\u2019ve enjoyed and yet critics disliked. Now, film is art and art is subjective so, of course, people are going to have different thoughts about certain films. That\u2019s what having an opinion is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-film-critics-blog"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}