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Re: My astrophotography in the movie Project Hail Mary

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Post by throw0101d »

inaros wrote: post #62
throw0101d wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Consider the possibility that your opinions are not universal. Critic and audience reactions are generally positive: > On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 94% of 326 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "A visually dazzling space odyssey that's carried along effortlessly by the gravitational pull of Ryan Gosling at his most winning, Project Hail Mary is a near-miraculous fusio…

Did you watch the movie? Those reviews are manipulated... Do you believe in the concept of objectivity? Meaning some movies are Objectively better than others, some Reviews are Objectively better than other? If I bring a bunch of kids and teens to the movie, and at the end they all cant stop talking about how much they loved the rock, should I give an Oscar to Ryan Gosling?

> Do you believe in the concept of objectivity?

When it comes to the concept of entertainment? No.

Is the 2003 movie The Room (written/directed/produced by Tommy Wiseau) "objectively" good or bad?

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Room

If it is "objectively" 'bad' why do (many) people have such a good time watching it? Are they "objectively" happier after watching The Room? Are people "objectively" happier after watching Project Hail Mary?

What is the purpose of "art": in general and/or particular works of it?

Re: My astrophotography in the movie Project Hail Mary

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Post by csours »

superchink wrote: post #35
j_bum wrote: post #15

Incredible work, OP. What a proud feeling you must have. Congrats!! My wife and I saw the movie this weekend, we thought it was great. I adored the book, yet I recognize a book can’t be perfectly translated to the screen. I thought the directors did a good enough job at translating the sci-fi into something the masses would enjoy. Kudos to you

Would you recommend reading the book first?

I read the book before watching the movie - I'd recommend the opposite.

Watching the movie first will set the stage for a lot of details that work better in a book than a movie.

Re: My astrophotography in the movie Project Hail Mary

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Post by ceejayoz »

inaros wrote: post #68
ceejayoz wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Do you believe in the concept of objectivity? Meaning some movies are Objectively better than others, some Reviews are Objectively better than other? In this context? Absolutely not. One person's favorite movie is another's least. > If I bring a bunch of kids and teens to the movie, and at the end they all cant stop talking about how much they loved the rock, should I give an Oscar to Ryan Gosling? It's OK for a mo…

IMDB has it at a 8.5/10 I am happy we can agree those metrics mean nothing...

As I said an hour ago, to you:

> 100% of online reviews should be treated as manipulated.

IMDb is review bombed to shit, both positive and negative.

Re: My astrophotography in the movie Project Hail Mary

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Post by ceejayoz »

inaros wrote: post #65
ceejayoz wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> sort by worst review This is about the worst methodology you could possibly use here. > If you believe like some of commentators this is a 10/10 movie, you also probably believe these reviews are not manipulated… 100% of online reviews should be treated as manipulated.

>> This is about the worst methodology you could possibly use here. By the contrary. It is the absolutely best methodology. I am surprised you cant see why. You should do the same for hotel reviews or amazon products. Its about the CONTENT and nature of the bad review. The best way to judge a movie, hotel, or product is often to read the negative reviews first, because negative reviews reveal the failure modes. A pos…

> A negative review tells you what can go wrong, and whether that problem matters to you.

You accidentally made my point here.

"Whether that problem matters to you" is a matter of opinion. You apparently find the smattering of negative reviews to match your opinion; that's fine! But they don't match mine, or everyone's.

Opinion-wise, the movie seems to be doing just fine. This weekend we'll get the actual metric that tends to matter, the % drop-off after the first week. That tends to be a pretty good indicator of actual public opinion and word of mouth.

(And frankly, at this point, I tend to assume the negative reviews on Amazon are competitors review bombing. They're no more immune than the positive ones.)

Re: My astrophotography in the movie Project Hail Mary

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Post by throw0101d »

superchink wrote: post #35
j_bum wrote: post #15

Incredible work, OP. What a proud feeling you must have. Congrats!! My wife and I saw the movie this weekend, we thought it was great. I adored the book, yet I recognize a book can’t be perfectly translated to the screen. I thought the directors did a good enough job at translating the sci-fi into something the masses would enjoy. Kudos to you

Would you recommend reading the book first?

> Would you recommend reading the book first?

I recommended it to a co-worker, who ended up going with the audio book, and found he found it good.

Re: My astrophotography in the movie Project Hail Mary

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Post by dahart »

superchink wrote: post #35
j_bum wrote: post #15

Incredible work, OP. What a proud feeling you must have. Congrats!! My wife and I saw the movie this weekend, we thought it was great. I adored the book, yet I recognize a book can’t be perfectly translated to the screen. I thought the directors did a good enough job at translating the sci-fi into something the masses would enjoy. Kudos to you

Would you recommend reading the book first?

The book is fantastic, I’d recommend reading it one way or another. ;) Speaking personally, I lose some motivation to read a book after seeing the movie. But book-based movies of course rarely if ever live up to the book. I read first, so I can’t speak to the other way around, but I think I was looking forward to the movie a lot more than I would have if I hadn’t read the book. I also suspect I was more forgiving of the movie than if I’d seen it cold.
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