Obviously the threshold is different
for different people, and sometimes one part of a movie/book/show can be
enjoyed while the other isn’t, which is the only reasonable explanation for how
the above mentioned The Walking Dead
still exists. For example, sometimes in that show you see cool, gory zombies.
But then the characters start talking and I get all screamy at the television.
It also depends on how well done
something is. For example, I went to see the latest Die Hard movie (don’t ask
me the title, I don’t remember) and as breathtaking as the twenty-minute car
chase was, I regret the money spent on that turd bomb. Nothing that happened
made sense. [WARNING: Spoilers ahoy. But only if you actually are worried about
the plot of that Die Hard movie and really. Really. Are you? Didn’t think so] First
of all, if you’re trying to break someone out of prison it might seem like a
good idea to get arrested yourself by murdering someone, but, hello? You freaking murdered someone. It’s the
kind of thing that causes a butt load of bad feelings between countries with
already strained relations. So it’s kind of a stupid idea. There’s no way they’d
let a CIA operative get a free pass for that. And the saddest part? That’s only
one example of why that movie is a betrayal to American storytelling.
But while Die Hard 5 had nothing to
redeem its leaps of common sense, several movies with equally unlikely
situations are still good. The Hunger
Games had a few iffy spots, but I still liked it—although there are plenty
of people who didn’t. Again, The Walking
Dead is another good example of something I can’t discern the appeal that
gives it such a powerful following.
So there are good things, there are
bad things, and there are things that some people like and some people hate.
Ever been to Rotten Tomatoes? It’s basically that,
but you can see how other people voted. They really need one of those for
books.
