I want to float a rule that I wish more critics could embrace:
When judging art, also ask yourself, “how well did this achieve the goals it set out to achieve?”
Too regularly I see critics set their own bar to measure something with. But a good critic knows that both Gordon Ramsay and Ronald McDonald are great at what they do. Is the Mario Movie a good movie? Well, what was it trying to be? Was it that?
When judging art, also ask yourself, “how well did this achieve the goals it set out to achieve?”
Too regularly I see critics set their own bar to measure something with. But a good critic knows that both Gordon Ramsay and Ronald McDonald are great at what they do. Is the Mario Movie a good movie? Well, what was it trying to be? Was it that?