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<blockquote data-quote="Ovinomancer" data-source="post: 8202367" data-attributes="member: 16814"><p>Yes, this is a common approach -- to substitute an evaluation of a thing for the preference for that thing. Nothing wrong with that. For instance, I absolutely LOVE the Ben Stiller flick The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. This film didn't do well commercially, and isn't often on the high side for people liking it (51% Rotten Tomatoes). However, I love it because the cinematography is brilliant -- the framing, the movement, the blocking. The blocking is really nice, as, if you pay attention, the main character is often blocked off-center in the shots at the start of the film, and moves closer to being centered as the character moves closer to being centers. Subtle, but brilliant. The use of palette, how the main character deciphers black and white close up pictures into full color wide shots through action in the film -- man, I love this. This film is really well made in a lot of ways most people just won't notice or even care about, and I adore it. One of Ben's strongest works (since he directed it).</p><p></p><p>So, yeah, if you're just going to use "I like it" as a measure of quality, then go ahead, just don't expect that to be given much weight. I like 5e, quite a lot, but I'm not going to substitute that for my evaluation of it's quality. Heck, I like Little Caesar's deep dish pizza, too. It's not quality at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ovinomancer, post: 8202367, member: 16814"] Yes, this is a common approach -- to substitute an evaluation of a thing for the preference for that thing. Nothing wrong with that. For instance, I absolutely LOVE the Ben Stiller flick The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. This film didn't do well commercially, and isn't often on the high side for people liking it (51% Rotten Tomatoes). However, I love it because the cinematography is brilliant -- the framing, the movement, the blocking. The blocking is really nice, as, if you pay attention, the main character is often blocked off-center in the shots at the start of the film, and moves closer to being centered as the character moves closer to being centers. Subtle, but brilliant. The use of palette, how the main character deciphers black and white close up pictures into full color wide shots through action in the film -- man, I love this. This film is really well made in a lot of ways most people just won't notice or even care about, and I adore it. One of Ben's strongest works (since he directed it). So, yeah, if you're just going to use "I like it" as a measure of quality, then go ahead, just don't expect that to be given much weight. I like 5e, quite a lot, but I'm not going to substitute that for my evaluation of it's quality. Heck, I like Little Caesar's deep dish pizza, too. It's not quality at all. [/QUOTE]
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