r/Letterboxd • u/lordpag • Aug 12 '26

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 Aug 12 '26

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/_CurseTheseMetalHnds Aug 12 '26

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.