Probably because those films aren't talked into an absurd frenzy like this one has been. And it's funny that he didn't mention Jordan Peele and Get Out or the fact that Steve McQueen has a new movie coming out this year.
Adam isn't a good critic, like at all. He tries to pretend he's not super smug about his movie tastes but constantly demonstrates how he thinks the only people who like Marvel movies either never watch any arthouse movies, are loser fanboys or literal children. A lot of the points he makes in most review are either obvious nitpicks (which I've found in several cases to be dumb or explained by the movie) or really level-one analysis about the movie's themes. And his fans eat this shit up like candy because they can't wait to feel superior to people who liked a Disney or Marvel movie. It reminds me of that Hitchcock quote about why characters just don't go to the police, "they don't go to the police because its dull." Stop trying to outsmart every fucking movie you watch and find every flaw that shows it doesn't correlate with the real world, instead actually focus on what the movie is trying to say and fucking enjoy yourself.
Btw his criticism of Black Panther being made by a mega-corporate conglomerate making money for rich old dudes has been addressed by most critics, but as moviebob breaks down here maybe we should stop being buzzkills about people enjoying pop entertainment, especially when the subject matter in question (afro-futurism) hasn't been represented for most Americans.
I was talking about him insulting audiences and the media, specifically black people who don't usually get this kind of representation, who enjoy this film is an important cultural moment. If he doesn't like it that's fine, but I just cannot stand his metric for what makes a good movie. Its cold and robotic and sneering. I started watching Adam years ago and enjoyed his top 10 lists and take downs of so bad its good movies, but he has not improved much as a critic and seems unwilling to really examine his own biases and limitations. I also found a lot of other critics, of which moviebob is only one, that actually worked in the industry and studied film theory and history, so I grew out of him.
Trivializing the collective cultures anticipation and enjoyment of this movie as “an embarrassment” is pretty insulting. So is pretending that movies like Moonlight and 12 Years A Slave did t get enough attention when they actually got plenty, thy both won Best Picture.
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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '18 edited Feb 17 '18
Why did he just say that the general public don't consider Best Picture winners 12 Years a Slave and Moonlight "important" films?
That's just a wrong statement.