I'm going to upset a lot of people here, but movie ratings are a "sheep index". Same with books, music, clothes, everything. If you like something that the general populace doesn't like and you're not afraid to stand up and tell people that you like it then you - my friend - are braver, more free-thinking, and an infinitely better person than anyone who hangs onto the lowest common denominator.
In short - people with average tastes don't amount to very much. Average tastes make average people. Don't get me wrong, it's okay to love something that everyone else loves (Star Wars, Back to the Future, Bill & Ted, for example). But you don't add anything to culture with these things. Where you become something quite special is where you find the thing that is a little bit different (and not liked) and then develop it further.
Liking Movies w/ Negative Reviews
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I'm going to upset a lot of people here, but movie ratings are a "sheep index". Same with books, music, clothes, everything. If you like something that the general populace doesn't like and you're not afraid to stand up and tell people that you like it then you - my friend - are braver, more free-thinking, and an infinitely better person than anyone who hangs onto the lowest common denominator.
In short - people with average tastes don't amount to very much. Average tastes make average people. Don't get me wrong, it's okay to love something that everyone else loves (Star Wars, Back to the Future, Bill & Ted, for example). But you don't add anything to culture with these things. Where you become something quite special is where you find the thing that is a little bit different (and not liked) and then develop it further.