Comments on: Cannes Film Festival Chiefs Say Twitter Reviews Are Hurting Film Criticism

By: MDL

MDL — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:51:59 +0000

Yeah but positive reviews are as prevalent as the negative ones. I followed Cannes on twitter and no bad reviews made me not want to see any of the films. I think most people are smart enough to let twitter snap judgments determine their future plans to see a movie.

By: Yancy

Yancy — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:51:59 +0000

But not everyone deserves to have a voice. Not everyone is educated in film. The idea that the Internet was going to allow so many previously unheard voices to shine is a fallacy; what it has done is show is that the selective hiring of professional writers and critics wasn\’t just about elitism. It was about paying people who knew what they were doing. Because an idiot with an iPhone who has never seen a movie from before his birth year does not deserve a voice that can compete with some film critic who has been dedicated to the art form for thirty years.

By: Geoffrey Lind

Geoffrey Lind — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:51:59 +0000

Of course social media is "hurting" film criticism because now the critics have to compete with the voice of the general viewing public. I do think there are many negative issues in making rushed decisions on the value, weight or what have you of a piece of art but the ability to let the people make an opinion and for that opinion to get as loud a voice as some critics is quite possibly a great model.

For a long time only a handful of voices were allowed to be heard and now we have millions or billions of people who can be heard and share their opinions. Instead of worrying about the negative impact why don\’t we focus on how we can shape and add to the positive impact?

By: MDL

MDL — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:51:58 +0000

Ohh I hate the way IndieWire comments work. You can\’t read more than two lines at a time. I meant to say "I think most people are smart enough NOT to let twitter snap judgments determine their future plans…"