- I can't change the rating of movie or TV show I have rated without rewatching said movie or show again.
- This rules aren't numbered but this is the most important rule of them all. It is simple, I watch a movie, lets say Hostiles, I rated a 7; if wanted to change the rating the only way to accomplish this is by rewatching the movie again. Why? Well, why would I would I want to change the rating of film in the first place? If I'm changing the rating then that means I think the movie is either better or worst than the rating I gave it to it, but how am I certain of that? Maybe I'm misremembering. The only way to be absolutely certain is to rewatch it, there is no escaping that fact. This also prevents from the chaos it would ensue if I could nonchalantly change the ratings, which is also why it is so important to get the correct rating in the first place.
- I will not be sleepy when watching a film or TV show.
- You can only watch a film for the first time once in your life, this obvious and crucial. I have to be my best condition and state of mind when watching a movie. If I feel fine when starting a film but become sleepy in the middle of it, pause it and finish it at a later time. These works deserve our respect.
- Be fair.
- Simple, no? When rating a film consider how it stand on its own and how it compares to other works rated similarly. Does it stack up? Be mindful and not petty.
- Be by myself.
- I tend to get emotional often when watching films, sometimes I cry, a lot. The truth is if I'm watching a film with someone beside I will inhibit my emotions, that's just the way I am so I solve this by watching stuff alone. It is what it is.
- Watch films/TV Shows in its original language.
- It can be pain in the ass to read subtitles but the way something is said in its original language sometimes can't be fully transmitted without losing something in translation.
- A flaw is a flaw if I notice it when I’m watching it.
- OK, lets say I watch X film and thought it was good. Then, after rating it, 2 days later I start thinking about said film and I realize that a part of the plot didn't actually made sense because Y or Z, well that's not that important because when I was actually watching the film I didn't notice it and it didn't lessen my enjoyment of the film. That doesn't mean I can't take said inconsistency into account when re-rating a film if it is a big enough of plot hole or whatever. Basically, if it worked then it worked, there's no need to deconstruct it.
- Yet this actually apply less and less the more I watch a film. If I watch a film a lot then by definition I must like it (since why would repeatedly watch stuff I didn't enjoyed?) and most likely I would tend to highly rate said work (a 9 or a 10). When I highly rate a film/TV Show then I do think a have a responsibility to take into account any said flaw/inconsistency/plot hole etc. since such a high rating would imply a level of rewatch-ability that would take this flaw/inconsistency/plot hole etc. into account. It is only human nature that once you see a work enough times that start to deconstruct it and see how all parts fit in.
Load Comments