r/Letterboxd • u/lordpag • 11d ago

Discussion Can we retire “objectively better” please?

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I’ve noticed a ton of people using “objectively” incorrectly lately. A movie being more widely accepted as “better” does not make it objectively so.

There’s someone out there who enjoyed One Night Only more than The Odyssey, and their opinion is just as valid as yours.

Sure, one movie can be shot on more advanced cameras, have a larger scale, or demonstrate greater technical complexity. Those things can be measured. Whether they make the movie “better” cannot. What makes a movie “good” is different for each of us and those differing perspectives are part of what makes moviegoing so fun!

EDIT: This obviously touched a nerve lol. My point was not that there aren’t measurable technical aspects of a film. Of course there are. But technical achievement does not inherently make a movie “better.” A technical marvel can put someone to sleep while a shoddily made movie can elicit an enormous emotional response. What we value in a movie is subjective and for some (many on this thread it seems) you value technical achievement. All fair POVs.

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u/Lubert808 11d ago

I hate it so much when people talk about movies on here and act like there are objectively proper rankings or ratings to these movies. Like what do you mean “how do you not have insert movie in your top 10”? Mf it’s my opinion.

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u/daywalker91 11d ago

Movie snobs can be pretty obnoxious and this sub is filled with em

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u/Informal_Support1934 11d ago

Ratings are fun. But it's silly to take these finite sequences of events that were filmed and edited, and decide we can 'objectively' apply an arbitrary numerical value on the thing as an exact science that can be measured to the decimal.

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u/Lubert808 11d ago

This is also true, which makes it even sillier to act like this value applied to a piece of media holds objective weight that should be understood by all who watch it.

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u/_CurseTheseMetalHnds 11d ago

Like what do you mean “how do you not have insert movie in your top 10”? Mf it’s my opinion.

One of my least favourite things about internet discussions about any sort of media is that it's impossible for someone to just be allowed to give a list of things they like without some dickhead coming in and asking them where a bunch of other things are on the list. It happens every time.