hmmm, film critics.
putting in a late entry just before the 2,000 worder is supposed to surface.
I have spent some time pondering the role of a film critic. I think it goes far beyond just putting up words on a public media (newspapers, magazines, websites, whatever) about a particular film. By watching a film first hand (and I am talking about foreign films), how would they view a film’s cultural value?
sure, they can tell you if it’s a nice, entertaining film or a dark brooding melodramatic piece but how do they understand a film fully? are film critics all knowing cultural experts in disguise? Don’t get me wrong, I adore film critics. I live by rottentomatoes.com and probably would read reviews before going to the cinema, and they influence my decisions to purchase DVDs. But in the process of writing my research thesis, I was just wondering how these people come into play in the influencing of audiences.
This isn’t going on too well. Tell me what you think.
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Tangent alert! Just as you were narrowing the focus you’ve run away again.
haha, thanks for the timely reminder, i just have a set of questions with regards to the role of the critics and kinda got lost trying to dig up more stuffs…
THanks!
I think a film critic has to be understood in terms of their cultural knowledge. I mean, really, anyone can be a film critic, and in this consideration is their knowledge of the background and basis of a film.
Even someone who has a deep knowledge of a particular culture, doesn’t mean they will get all of the implications embedded in a particular film….