Critics

I was shocked with the death of Heath Ledger last week. Sad to say, I will not be able to see anymore of his films, my favorite of which is "A Knight's Tale". Last night, I looked it over at Wiki and I found out it had received unfavorable reviews. How come? I enjoyed that movie, especially the part where he got to meet the Black Prince or the part where he returned home to his father and gave an old man hope and the joy of knowing his son has made something of himself. I think the movie deals with the courage to seize life and overcome obstacles placed on us by the norms of society and the status quo. All the critics seem to care about is whether it has a "new plot" or artistic interpretation.

Feeling a bit put out by this, I decided to search their opinions on another movie which I really enjoyed, even watched again on DVD, "Independence Day". It came as no surprise that again the reviews were not that good despite the fact that it was a top-grosser. I scanned for some of the books and films that I enjoyed and got the same lukewarm reviews. In contrast, the films I found boring or offensive seem to get glowing reviews. Then it hit me. Either these critics are stuck up snobs too full of their own "artistic" pretentions or I'm just a shallow individual, incapable of following the complicated plots of so -called "good" movies. Oh well, none of these matter to me except that the stories are good enough to transport me to a differrent place. I'll be damned if I let the critics dictate me on what I can or cannot enjoy...