Movie Critics and You

If you can't do, teach. If you are too much of an asshole to teach ,you criticize. I believe that's how it goes. The whole concept of being a critic is shooting down another person's creative license while appealing to the greater masses that are too indecisive to make their own judgments, and then getting a paycheck for it. Don't get me wrong, some movies are terrible, some books are lame, and some music is awful, but who are you to write a review judging a form of creativity that you would never have the talent, nor the balls to do yourself. Maybe the public is entitled to reading another persons opinion, it is after all their right, but I feel like that is now a substitute for their own. How many times have you asked someone what they think and the response is

"Nah I haven't seen it but i heard it sucked so I'm going to wait for the DVD".
"yeah i heard it rocked!"

Yeah.. And? Have third party experiences replaced self knowledge in the USA? Does it really matter if you hear from all eight billion people that a movie is good, what about what you think about it? What of those addicted to porn, yeah sure the sex looks attractive, but how about going out there and trying it yourself. What about couch potatoes watching sports, how about picking up a baseball and giving it a shot. We base so much of our lives basing our own opinion not on fact but on hearsay or visual aid.

I dare you, the reader, to give this a try. The next time you hear an opinion, ignore it. Pretend you didn't hear it. And then, when you have time, go form your own on the same subject. It's going to be easier said than done.