It’s not actually that easy to make good things look bad. Even fairly harsh (and accurate) criticism of Pulp Fiction, for instance, makes the critic look bad rather than the film. Even when true, the one-sided choice of trivial errors makes it clear that the critic has missed the point, and ignored the beauty behind it.
You’re correct that snarky criticality doesn’t carry much valuable information about the movie. But I think your title describes it well—the point is entertainment OF the criticism, making the viewer feel superior, and really is no different than kids pointing and laughing when someone trips and spills their drink. I mean that in a non-judgmental way: this is something people find pleasure in, and even if they label it “review”, it’s not actually intended as a review and shouldn’t be treated as one.
Actual critics writing reviews for newspapers and analysis sites actually _do_ a pretty good job of informing me whether I might want to see a film.
I have to add that Pitch Meeting does not, in fact, label itself “review,” though it does contain implied assertions. (Some implied claims are even about media, rather than about screenwriters and studio executives.)
The specific example/challenge/instance of meta-shitting seems odd, though. For one, GOT Season 8 was a major news story rather than something you needed to learn from Pitch Meeting. I’m going to make the rest a separate comment.
It’s not actually that easy to make good things look bad. Even fairly harsh (and accurate) criticism of Pulp Fiction, for instance, makes the critic look bad rather than the film. Even when true, the one-sided choice of trivial errors makes it clear that the critic has missed the point, and ignored the beauty behind it.
You’re correct that snarky criticality doesn’t carry much valuable information about the movie. But I think your title describes it well—the point is entertainment OF the criticism, making the viewer feel superior, and really is no different than kids pointing and laughing when someone trips and spills their drink. I mean that in a non-judgmental way: this is something people find pleasure in, and even if they label it “review”, it’s not actually intended as a review and shouldn’t be treated as one.
Actual critics writing reviews for newspapers and analysis sites actually _do_ a pretty good job of informing me whether I might want to see a film.
I have to add that Pitch Meeting does not, in fact, label itself “review,” though it does contain implied assertions. (Some implied claims are even about media, rather than about screenwriters and studio executives.)
The specific example/challenge/instance of meta-shitting seems odd, though. For one, GOT Season 8 was a major news story rather than something you needed to learn from Pitch Meeting. I’m going to make the rest a separate comment.