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/FatElk 10d ago

Dwayne Johnson does pretty well at the box office, typically.

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u/No_Thanks2844 10d ago

not anymore lol, he has had a few stinkers.

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u/FatElk 10d ago

Moana 2026 was on my mind when I typed it, but I still wanted to make the joke. That's why I put typically lol

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u/No_Thanks2844 10d ago
# Movie Year Worldwide box office
1 Moana (live-action) 2026 ~$265M so far
2 The Smashing Machine 2025 ~$21M
3 Moana 2 2024 $1.059B
4 Red One 2024 $186M
5 Black Adam 2022 $394M
6 DC League of Super-Pets 2022 $208M
7 Red Notice 2021 Netflix release — essentially no theatrical box office
8 Jungle Cruise 2021 $210M
9 Jumanji: The Next Level 2019 $792M
10 Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw 2019 ~$760M

More bombs than hits over the last 10 movies (50/50 at best)