Why Film Criticism Is...Good, Actually

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0:00 Intro
02:07 Part 1: SHIPWRECKS
04:53 Factor Sponsorship
06:25 Part 1 Cont'd
12:37 Part 2: ANTI-ARTS
21:53 CONCLUSION

[@Nutsa]

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[@winkydinky1436]

are you polish or something. because i swear you aren't american. i'm picking up a slight non-american accent.

[@archstanton9073]

@@winkydinky1436 She's not American, no. She has not revealed where she's from.

[@bananess_]

food

[@Valaame]

We focus on failure because we instictively want to learn from them. If we can understand where it went wrong, and how it should have gone instead, there's a lesson to be learned. So to make critisism whole and satisfying, the solution is to dissect how a piece of media failed, and how to fix it.

[@ayrtonjoga]

So true, thinking about how I would "fix" a flaw, inconsistency, or issue is one of the first things I do when I start to criticize any media Especially if it had great ideas, but terrible/flawed execution

[@wolfbane7497]

The reason why you hate the bad stuff because like a parent your not angery you just want them to do better you know. They can do better once you bring there flaws to he surface not. Out of spite or hate but because you care.

[@roseCatcher_]

Finish the book, George !!!!!

[@brynnaandersen7739]

I’m really liking your arguments! To sort of counter, but more so agree, all I can share is my experience: I did not enjoy Greatest Showman. I hated it. I loathed it entirely. I left the theatre expecting my friends and family to feel the same. They didn’t - every one of them loved it. I was shocked, and totally alone in my feelings. I found others online that shared my sentiment and frustrations, and felt better. I had my reasons, and I cared a lot about why my expectations weren’t met. I appreciated feeling heard in my frustrations. However, because I was immature, I was also acting like a jerk. It started with frustration, but turned into hate. Others enjoyed themselves with the film. I thought they were stupid for doing so. “They just don’t know any better, they’re just literal children with child-brains, etc.” But no matter how hard I tried to convince them that it was bad, whether I succeeded or whether I failed to do so, I didn’t feel better about myself. I kept feeling angry, and I kept not enjoying myself. THAT I think is the real negativity to combat. That is insecurity. And yes, those are strong emotions that others use art forms to create with. And it is natural to feel those emotions. But it controls the artist rather than the other way around. That being said, I agree with this video. There are clear ways to express frustrations, and that can bring about a lot of good (it sure helped Martin Luther, for example) but I guess what I wanted to add is that there’s a drive of hatred I believe for some that make matters worse. People who critique film criticism itself just need to recognize the difference.

[@brynnaandersen7739]

One thing to add (because I can’t edit for some reason), I didn’t realize this was a counter video to Chris’s - I didn’t watch it beforehand, so now I understand that you were more so combating his arguments

[@simoniel_l1646]

I also have the experience of hating a movie that most others I know loved. I find that I spend a lot of time frustrated, trying to explain and rationalize why I found the movie awful. I do try to find someone who doesn’t mind me talking negatively about the film, because as you said trying to convince people who loved a film that they should hate it is mean-spirited. When I find someone methodically voicing all the same criticisms I had, I find it cathartic. It removes a lot of the frustration and disappointment I had from the film.

[@jesustovar2549]

I didn't saw the movie but I think it just wasn't for you.

[@asarishepard8171]

Stuckman has joined the elite filmmakers without being invited in. He honestly comes off like he's above the plebs since he made a film. That he didnt even pay for..

[@Guy-cb1oh]

It's not Chris's argument I have a problem with, it's his hypocrisy. His popularity was derived from him crapping on other people's work(see his SW prequel videos) but now that he's making his own movies and he realized "Oh crap people can do to my work what ive been doing to others work" then suddenly NOW he's against harsh criticism of film.

[@darthgamer9861]

@@Guy-cb1ohexactly, its one thing to be consistent, its another thing to apply harsh criticism unfairly

[@asarishepard8171]

@@Guy-cb1oh yeah I know that

[@JokeofAllButts]

@@Guy-cb1oh he has 2 m subs and he can barely hit 100 k views on a video over 24 hours. He is not popular.

[@AbrasiousProductions]

he is everything I disdain about modern film criticism, he sickens me in every way

[@Mrtorquebowguy]

No amount of Stuckmanizing is ever gonna live down that madame webb "review", oof

[@Ceyx000]

"Did you say 'web'? That's impossible." -E-Zkill

[@bananess_]

It’s Nutsa time

[@batman5224]

I think algorithms promote negativity. Videos where I express negative opinions get far more views than when I express positive ones. This encourages people to make more negative content. It’s the same reason why most news stories are negative. People love hearing about bad news. I also disagree that good art can’t be fascinating. Finding out why a work of art is good is more interesting to me than exploring why a work of art is bad. It’s the reason why great artists are taught in school. Many people may have a proclivity toward negativity, but it will often leave them feeling bitter and empty inside.

[@natmarelnam4871]

What if "Misery" was just a rich writer spending months crying about fans criticizing his work???? What if the crazy lady is a bad strawman to gaslight normies into leaving him alone?

[@Werewolf.with.Internet.Access]

Nah it’s for sure a story about crazy fans who go too far for their fandoms. She literally kidnaps and tortures the dude so he can finish the story the way SHE likes, she’s a whole bad guy

[@Frostmourne86]

@@Werewolf.with.Internet.Access And at the same time, its a story about the nature of addiction; King has said in numerous interviews that Misery was written while he was on massive amounts of drugs and how writing it kinda made him go cold turkey because he was truly writing about himself.

[@Martinmd-zt7vu]

Feedback and criticism help people get better. Consider the movie 12 Angry Men: everyone in that room strongly disagreed with each other, but they eventually worked together. Feedback and criticism helps individuals improve, whether it’s personal or related to their work.

[@BenjiM514]

19:19 I think you put it perfectly. It’s easier to make videos on bad movies because you want to have a good experience from the franchise you love. And the only way to get that is by creating your own art discussing it. So it does create a paradox where negative criticism acts as a catharsis for positive emotions.

[@atlanta2076]

Production value OVERLOAD! ♥

[@troo_6656]

I do love the amount of cat memes in this video

[@Mr_Monolith]

The reason negativity is interesting is because most media is either okay or pretty good, which is nifty but there's not a whole lot to talk about. There are more things that are 1-4/10s than there are masterpieces. Also, most great things people agree are great (unless they pull out the "it's overrated because I found it boring" which just means it's not for you because your subjective boredom is not a concrete flaw) but a lot of bad things people back into corners to defend their precious goo so as a result its nessecary to explain the ways those things mess up.

[@jesustovar2549]

I completely agree with you, nice pro-pic and user name👍

[@BattlewarPenguin]

I won't stop speaking truthfully for anyone. I won't encourage other people to stop speaking truthfully. But you are entilted to not do it, whatever allows your conscience to sleep at night. I encourage you and anyone to speak your mind and in good faith, gathering the most amount of accurate information you can, with the best logic you can think of. It's not about perfection, it's about striving to the best possible good one can accomplish. Good luck.

[@BenjiM514]

I think a lot of negative criticism does come from passionate fans. We like to dunk on movies because it’s fun, yes, but at the same time I don’t think fans of a franchise should settle for less than what the studios are capable of. At the same time certain people take it too far where they eventually enjoy the negative discourse more than the media itself.

[@asarishepard8171]

Everyone has said if they liked movies or not since the beginning of films. People are better at understanding why something is bad now and bad writers cant hide anymore 😂

[@doopdoopdopdop7424]

I hear Lorax demos, let’s do this.

[@SammEater]

I used to feel bad for my amateurish writing, but looking at current Hollywood, I realized that maybe my skills are slightly better than most of these overpaid clowns.

[@danamania150]

SAME

[@davidbeaver958]

Was it just a coincidence that you released a video with extensive Titanic references on the 112th anniversary of it hitting the iceberg?

[@Nutsa]

OH MY GOD THAT’S CRAZYYYYY…. wasn’t intentional at alll

[@davidbeaver958]

@@Nutsa Lol I hereby award you an honorary inclusion into “Titanic Week”! Welcome aboard.

[@remylebeau34]

"welcome aboard" haha just insensitive

[@skyking5019]

New nutsa upload? Hell yeah!

[@johnathanargow4762]

You make me smile for some reason. I'm trying to find answers

[@batsaubattler3200]

It's her voice

[@fritzthecat8158]

New movies are just not worth my time anymore. 60's-90's were the golden age

[@jesustovar2549]

Or like Danny Glover said in Lethal Weapon: "I'm just too old for this $h1t", I don't know how old you are, I'm 20 years old and I love good movies from all eras, but you could make this same case for music, I mostly listen to old music, including 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, I mostly don't care about new music, except covers.

[@TheWickedWizardOfOz1]

There are good movies, they're just not in Hollywood

[@Aaron_J619]

Lately I've only experienced movies through your lens by way of your channel. I'm more into rewatching science fiction television than engaging in the current state of movies. Great work Nutsa!

[@robvandenberg7778]

Damn, you have a real knack for this: both the visual design and putting thoughts into words. I completely agree with your assessment surrounding the whole "people are too negative" whining. Just because lots and lots of people are critiquing the absolute state of modern Hollywood doesn't mean that there is no reason to do so. In fact, be glad that they do, it means they still care; the true death of cinema is apathy. Keep up the good work :)

[@jesustovar2549]

I don't know said it but "worse than being loved or hated, is to be not talked about".

[@Iggy363]

To accept criticism is to learn from our mistakes. I don't think GRRM has been told "no" or "that wasn't good" enough times since he was surrounded by money... and I think it is common among the extremely successful, they forget the importance of people like editors (whose job is to criticise their work) or managers (whose job it is to tell GRRM "to write the Winds Of Winter ffs George") so when they hear someone say it they take it personally. Stuckman on the other hand is just a coward.

[@PaolaRL]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@christiandevey3898]

George R.R. Martin, who talks about how J.R.R. Tolkien's and C.S. Lewis's works suck because they aren't like his works, is telling us to be less negative?

[@jesustovar2549]

He really said that?

[@christiandevey3898]

He complained about things like how Tolkien didn’t go into any detail on Aragorn's tax policy. Maybe he didn’t say that they suck, I was exaggerating a bit, but he does complain about how they didn’t write how he writes.

[@enman009]

​@@christiandevey3898I think you missed the point and context of George's comment, specifically Aragon. George isn't saying Tolkien or LoTR are bad, but certain aspects he thinks aren't well developed or explored. He has talked about how Gandal The White isn't a very compelling character by virtue of being "just Gandalf but better because he resurrected" (thinking his death was powerful and kind of undermined) and Aragon being stated to be a great leader, but never shown to be a smart political figure to rule a continent. In fact, George has stated to have reread the book multiple times and consider it one of the greatest works of fiction. He just has certain disagreements with some elements. But he knows these are just his opinions.

[@skyking5019]

I’ve been wanting to start making videos about the new star wars shows because how much they piss me off for what they’ve done to the franchise as well as marvel because they have the resources and talent to do great content, andor happened but it’s likely to not happen again. I don’t want to shit on them for the sake of making content but out of my love for Star Wars and to criticise them to one day hopefully improve even if they never will. I want to vent my frustrations but to be objective too, I gravitate towards people like mauler for his criticisms because i learn from his content, specially watching efap learning about storytelling etc. negative criticism definitely helps with people who want to learn as well as venting frustrations together however i think positive tends to do well when it’s an underrated or misunderstood project although its not always the case

[@jesustovar2549]

I would watch your videos, seriously, as Star Wars fan I also being kind of let down by the franchise current releases, I haven't seen most of the new shows (tried with Ahsoka but only until chapter 5), honestly I liked The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi back when they came out (they were my first Star Wars movies in theaters, I went with my family to see TFA, my Godfather is a huge fan since 1977), I remember my friends telling me The Last Jedi was bad befor3 seeing it, I was like "they can't do wrong", when I saw the movie I could see things they didn't like, when I came to the internet, I saw breaking downs and all that, I couldn't bring myself to hate the movie, but maybe it wasn't as good as I thought, and I rewatched it. All that left me with 0 hope for The Rise of Skywalker, visually looks great but it is a disaster of storytelling, my theater was almost empty (there was this old man with white beard who saw the originals in theaters, also an old lady), even my Godfather who enjoyed it, still had it's own criticisms about Rey facing Palpatine and said "it's not the same anymore", he also didn't like the new Indiana Jones movie, didn't even paid me to see it, I regret it honestly, I later saw the movie and enjoyed it, but I can see the aspects that bother people (the character of Helena).

[@skyking5019]

@@jesustovar2549 I remember liking TFA but walked out TLJ and thought “that wasn’t Star Wars” ever since the quality got lower and lower. It’s a shame because we should be in this golden era with all these special effects and massive budgets but disney etc hire people who don’t care about these franchises and set to ruin them. All the marvel show directors/writers said they didn’t or were told not to look at source material and it shows. So far 11k words into ahsoka and how terrible it is and i know i can do more for other SW shows nearly everything is an issue. I’ve been reading legends because there’s soo much care and passion in those books it feels like star wars made by writers who are star wars fans compared to disney who hire disney star wars ‘fans’

[@brandonm1708]

Thank you for this. On top of what you’ve said, criticism is also a form of helping people improve. It’s hard to know what you may have done wrong when looking at your own art, so having people give tips on what to change and why, is the best way to help them get better! Praising everything just because it’s “more positive” does more harm than criticism- by ignoring the flaws, it is more likely for those flaws to show up in the future

[@GigaChadh976]

My grandma was stuckmanized at aushcwitz

[@troo_6656]

I think it just comes down to the simple survival strategy we employ in everything. If you do things correctly in the wild you get to live another day where you have to do that again and again day after day, but if you fail that's it game over. I think this part of our psychology is what causes us to focus on negative things, because our lizard brain considers failure a much more important factor. In other words good is expected and bad is unacceptable. We can appreciate a really good thing but it is much harder to explain why it is so good when our brain is focused on good enough and below line

[@user-vd5uq4uc9b]

I am always happy to see your content.

[@delbertdoppler]

What I find crazy is people not realising everyone does that, and I'm not speaking about spreading negativity, but about talking about (or using for "profit" of all kind) negative experiences. I take the story-teller cap to explain my shenanigans, and my personal style is to recount the events in the funniest way possible. Not to avoid/hide the true emotions I felt, but to make it something positive. It's also how we learn and teach. Negativity is an integral part of the human experience. It's inevitable. Pretending it's not there won't make it go away. Embracing it and trying to elevate it to a nice experience though... Now THAT's interesting, imo.

[@SpongeBobaFett]

You never have to explain yourself, Nutsa! Hearing critics articulate the negativity we feel coming out of a movie, when we couldn't quite get the words out ourselves, is one of the most cathartic forms of entertainment

[@tomaszkrol9465]

New film, let's celebrate

[@jonathanstensberg]

Simple: people really just want most things to be good enough. We know most things won’t be incredible. There are only a few masterpieces; only a few supermodels; only a few real heroes. We know most things will just be alright, and that’s good enough for us. So when someone comes along and makes bad or subpar things, it genuinely ruins our day. We’re not asking for everything to be great; we just want things to not be bad.

[@darthnihilus1608]

Good editing and video! Breaking down this behaviour is really interesting

[@Man-of-Steel674]

Your English is indistinguishable from a Native Speaker.

[@MademoiselleRed1390]

This is not directly related but this is similar to why in fandoms (especially shipping fandoms) it's important for people to have spaces to talk about those things they hate, whether it's a ship or a character. I'm talking just about a space, not attacking people who do like what you hate (that is unnecessary harrassment and an asshole move), because it's unrealistic and frankly not healthy for people to contain their negative emotions. It's much more catharthic to give people a space to rant maybe even interact with others just as angry as them to channel that and express themselves to let it out of their chest. We have tags, we have content warnings, there's way for people who don't want to see that to avoid us! As long as I'm not personally attacking someone for having a different opinion, why shouldn't I talk about how much something sucks? It's easier for me to coexist with the rest of the people, knowing I have that space to do so, than if I didn't.

[@glyyytch]

There is an interesting thing when it comes to how humans interact with the world. We don't praise anything when it does what it expected to do. When that thing performs its function there is nothing extraordinary about that. Criticisms can be levied to make that thing better than what it was, but it takes people who are highly invested in that thing to try to improve upon it. The rest of the population doesn't bother with that though because it fulfilled its function to satisfaction. When it comes to media criticism, this same standard applies. I've seen thousands of movies (I'm gen X). The movies that I will gush about for hours and watch every reaction or commentary video I come across over those movies are either insanely good or insanely bad. To me, Casablanca is one of the few perfect films. I will drone on and on about it if given a chance. At the same time though, I'll do the same thing for an Ed Wood movie despite his utter lack of skill or talent when it comes to making movies. It is the properties that fall sort of mediocre, in either direction, that cause us to question, criticize and praise. Why would I want to bother droning on and on about the John Candy movie "Delirious?" It isn't Candy's best work. Its serviceable and entertaining, but not perfect or horrible. It is precisely what it is supposed to be. There may be some people that have it as their favorite movie, but rare few will ever say its underappreciated so it will likely be lost to the annals of time.

[@VMF-rj8qo]

People who complain about negative media discourse tend to forget that the number of consumers who are discussing media and care about it is not that high. The internet might come together and agree that Fast and Furious or Transformers movies are bad but the vast majority of the general public would easily give those movies an 8/10 or something - and rarely think about it again. Ask your family and relatives what they think about that plainly silly blockbuster movie and they'll probably have liked it and thought it was good, which is fine - not everyone needs be nerdy about storytelling - but you can see what that entails in scoring. Most shows and movies you see on IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, etc, books on Goodreads or games on various plataforms are rated a lot highers than we, who are nerdy about this stuff, would rate them. The reaction to this overwhelming, almost default positivity that normies have when experiencing any piece of media is to try to breed more critical discourse surrounding it, which will often go negative. The reality is though, no matter how much people on Twitter, KZbin and Reddit hate on something, the vast majority of the reactions to it tend to always be overwhelmingly positive, so complaining about criticism always seem like talking about a smaller issue to me. Yes, I wish most people, most consumers would give a second thought to what they put their money into instead of just buying the 90th Sims 4 expansion pack or lining up to watch the 60th Marvel movie. If that was the case, those who care about media, beyond quick entertainment, wouldn't have to overcompensate for this, often, complacenct positivity towards poorly made movies, shows, games, books, etc, but that not our situation right now. Does that mean we should only embrace negativity in this circle? Well, no. Breaking down how solid, good or great something is has the same value. It's simply that the positive reception *is* the norm, despite what spending a lot of time on the internet might lead you to believe.

[@jesustovar2549]

I was never huge on Transformers, but I used to be a fan of Fast & Furious (I was a car kid), I still like the first 3 or 5 movies, but I see no point of continuing the franchise beyond Paul Walker's dead (coincidentally he died in a Porsche, just like James Dean), now it's all like a mix between Marvel and Transformers, it's Mission Impossible but with cars, and I'd rather watch M:I for that.

[@TwentyPercentDash]

Yep! It's okay to criticize things. Criticism can help people improve.

[@eRobb4]

The music and sound design in this episode was a fun ride 😂

[@ishansharma7039]

I thought you were dead welcome back !

[@hitorideronin]

Very sound and interesting take on the subject. I think negativity is not the problem, but the degree of rational and critical thought put into the "negative" content. Great video overall, but the last reference to Tarantino was pure gold👍

[@100lovenana]

Humanity has always been the same. People have always been attracted to negativity, it's just that the internet has brought it to light, especially to those who don't want to see it

[@gpoh5904]

Turning something negative into something positive is simply just how the wheel of art works

[@telophasemusic]

I *refuse* to get Stuckmannized!

[@foleywallace459]

Another incisive video. Your impartiality and fair commenting is appreciated.

[@clinicallyinane8098]

Every Frame a Painting was very popular while it was around. People are extremely enthusiastic to celebrate greatness. We're just in a period where even mediocrity is too high a bar for Hollywood, so there isn't much to celebrate.

[@porter5224]

beautifully put and made. I've obviously been a fan since the original star wars video but it's always a pleasant surprise to see one of your videos

[@looinrims]

“Is there anything positive or human about this?” *shows the Joker*

[@belaohenrique]

Gawd Damn girl! You are really good in editing those videos. Cheers.

[@NickLysander]

Man, I'm pretty sure George R.R. Martin's just looking for excuses not to write at this point. Like, I feel like he's just saying this kind of stuff to bait a reaction so in a year or so he can say some nonsense like "Winds of Winter was supposed to be out by now, but the harassment from fans made me afraid to release anything". I was firmly in the camp of cutting Martin some slack but when he released that blog talking about anti-fans and how he's spending all his days watching politics and news on tv, I lost quite a bit of faith in the man.

[@TalentedLMT]

Hey!❤ love this channel!

[@DawidKov]

There's this small excerpt from a poem by Sasha Chorny, written in 1922. Wish I was a better translator to get it across less clunky, but to this day I find it the best description of criticism: Кто не глух, тот сам расслышит, Сам расслышит вновь и вновь, Что под ненавистью дышит Оскорбленная любовь. ___ Who's not deaf will hear it plainly Hear it once and once again That beneath the hate is breathing An insulated love

[@CaptMeg]

Looking at film criticism, what makes someone think negatively about a movie? Something about the movie made them feel that way after watching it. It’s insane how society can turn such a simple question and answer into such a problem. I’m just thankful for the small handful of people here on youtube, (like nutsa) who address this.

[@AndYouWillBeWithMe]

I'm going to play this video on our big TV screen while we're eating dinner in an effort to convince my husband to subscribe to you 😈☺️

[@JOMASSS]

Amazing analysis as always, you have the best video essays on youtube 🙏

[@PsychedelicDude]

Great video! Glad you're back.

[@mikeyrivera8646]

Great video! I've had Note to Self stuck in my head since your last one and I'm delighted that I've been entertained by another video of yours so soon. 😊

[@blackchibisan8116]

Martin’s comment is true but there is another problem and it is a deeper one. We are in an era where those who create media for financial reasons do so without financial mindsets. They make personal or pet projects and act like we are supposed to applaud things most writers have outgrown or refined by the time they are at that level. Deus ex machinas, plot contrivances, self insert characters, two dimensional villains, being able to see who the final boss of the story is either by recognizing the kind of person who bullied the writer in high school or someone the writer wishes they could be if cultural morality wasn’t in their way. These perpetual children who failed upward but never spent the hundreds of thousands of hours of their life building worlds and stories that never were “good enough” to make it to the page. Some of us bleed for our passioncraft. Back in the day, a small but passionate percentage of us would squeeze their way into the spotlight and past corporate suits to make something truly majestic and breathtaking and then become the new sultans of the realm. That doesn’t happen anymore. Now giant children who don’t care what their audience thinks or feels go out of their way to be petty and snipe at people who don’t agree with them because they were never forced to forge a villain so damned good that despite disagreeing with every single stance and belief they had, you still gave a damn about them as a person. Or one so truly deliciously evil that they pull all the strings of your humanity while seeming to have none of their own. They aren’t self aware They aren’t self critical Their compassion is token and hollow. They do not breathe the fine complexities of political intrigue that never needs to be told directly to the audience. And since these modern writers lack this or cut it from their budget because the suits told them they needed more CG or political messaging from Hollywood… It becomes pointless and hollow. No one in the industry cares and we want them to be forced to care. We celebrate because it proves that we can still punish apathy and reward passion. But it is short lived these days. When you endlessly attack the fans… they attack back. Especially if you won’t go away. So that’s my assessment

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

No you have a lot of great points and if you need to call a lot of these ego centric narcissists adult children, go ahead because they certainly act in the same manner

[@blackchibisan8116]

@@Thomasmemoryscentral I’m not calling them that. It is what they are. I wish I was wrong and I wish the stories we parade with inflated budgets were worth what was paid on them. But we are not in that era anymore. And I am writing for me but hoping that even if I never see the success of my stories that I do enough to impact my passioncraft so others can build something from the pieces I leave behind.

[@AbrasiousProductions]

I relate to your take on your Star Wars video being therapeutic, I'm a massive fan of Fraggle Rock and my Top 10 Least Favorite Fraggle Rock Episodes video felt very therapeutic to make too, felt good to unload all my thoughts on what I consider the worst episodes of my favorite show :)

[@charlesbradley9744]

I like how you dropped the time stamp to your face reveal in the Barbie video

[@russman9988]

I first became aware of you on EFAP. You are getting very, very good at this. It's exciting to have a new voice out there. Please find an easier way for me to give you $$$ as I don't like signing up for things like Patreon.

[@RamblePak64]

Something I would add is that one of the reasons we more frequently gravitate towards the negative is because it's simply easier to point out why something didn't work for you. The moment something negatively impacted you, you noticed. The more these moments pile on, the more your brain starts compiling a list and even looking for more problems. If you're enjoying a movie and it does a lot of good things, then there's the possibility that you won't ever stop to think why you're having such a good time (which is also why positive praise and positive criticism tends to be so bland and repetitive. If you're a video gamer, you've probably heard the term "visceral combat" used even when no viscera is present in the combat). However, by reflecting on what you dislike, you can start to look to the things you like and think "Wait... why DID I like that so much?" Especially if, after several rewatchings, you start to notice the little issues and flaws. By understanding what we don't like, it helps us understand what we like, and even understand our own biases and what we're willing to forgive. There's also one additional factor that you pretty much touch on towards the end there: if you disliked something that seems to be getting endless praise everywhere else, creating that negative critique can not only be cathartic, but can also create a sort of oasis for others. "Oh, man, I thought I was the only one who thought this way! I'm not crazy after all!" That, itself, is incredibly valuable and, as you noted, can turn negativity into something positive. Admittedly, I've been trying my hand at this criticism thing long enough that I prefer analyzing things I enjoy over critiquing that which I dislike, BUT I even have negative criticisms of what I like so it's not all brainless praise, AND I've been trying to critique things for nearly 20 years and these old man bones are tired. However, I kind of appreciate people critiquing movies I'll never see and breaking down their negative attributes because the critique itself is often informative, plus it creates a window into that individual. You and Little Platoon/LostChord will watch and discuss movies I'll never see, but I don't watch you for the sake of hating on something. These days I'm even apathetic to the films you discuss. It is your brains I'm more fascinated in. Which, again, is a positive. In these times of depression, economically, politically, and every other-ically way conceivable, escapism is good, but so is connection. If the wealthy elite in charge of the arts are doing a poor job with their escapism, then the consumer has the right, privilege, and one could even argue duty to let those wealthy elite know they're failing. If the criticism creates connections between humans, then all the better, because it's better for people to feel as if they're understood than isolated and alone. Thank you for the video.

[@LPVPisFr33]

It's always a happy and sad occasion to see one of your video pop up. Happy because I know I'm about to watch a video of quality but sad because it will take a month or 2 before I get to see another.

[@JJNubbins]

the editing stepped up in this one, love your videos

[@DionysisVg]

G.R.R.M. i do believe is being disingenuous. It seems that he doesn't know how to end his series. He also is a very smart man, who understands politics in the small and big "p" sense of the word (as shown in his work). I do think, given his understanding of politics, that he knows he is in trouble. It is convinient for him to believe that "negativity" is a bad thing at the moment. Was GRRM an 'anti-fan' for asking about Aragorn's tax policy? This is obviously a nitpick, given that economic policy is not the point of Lord of the Rings, it is a mytho-poetic work. Yet his whole work according to him was experienced by this nit-pickyness My other 'conspiracy theory' is that GRRM's attitude towards 'anti-fandom' has to do with finishing his series and the reception of season 8. I think that Bran King and Daenerys burning down King's Landing were in the notes he gave D&D. Of course they fucked up. But it seems that even he has had difficulty to move the pieces to create a satisfying ending, even before Season 8, and him watching the reaction has made him extra cautious and resentful of his fanbase. This is to indicate that if we adopt the frame, that everyone is a bad actor, it is seems that the "other camp" is generally more established or trying to be (Stuckmann). Therefore the are pro-status quo, because it is convinient. It is a tactical positivity. They will, of course, complain but they can blame George Positive Guy for teaching me this mode of thinking, through his work 😛

[@millennialmike575]

This is an interesting perspective. The way I see it people often look at Negativity as Offense and Positivity as Defense. A lot of this is a semantic issue. No one ever feels "attacked" for what they would consider a "positive" review. People complaining about "negative" reviews are often "defending" a movie they enjoyed. It's less about the content and about the way it makes people feel. If I wrote a scathing review in the form of a satire so that it was less clear in what ways I am criticizing the movie people would be less likely to call me negative. If I wrote a review but praised only the good things and then left the score a 1/10, people would be less apt to call me negative (they might call me other things though). There are a million other factors that go into why we act the way we do online but tribalism and parasocial relationships play a part. I could make the argument that perhaps using the internet as therapy isn't the healthiest way to conduct ourselves any more than lashing out at someone who is giving a movie a bad review. The internet is not something any of us are and probably will be within our lifetimes equipped to deal with.

[@ZeusAmun-pt9dc]

I myself happen to be most noble and humbly decided that I will decide what is good and bad from now on for everything and you will just be allowed to hold a different opinion.

[@adrianrenard1262]

I always pondered why we tend to criticize and see negative stuff so easily but also why doing the opposite is so difficult, I came to the conclusion that we as human being see good as a normal natural thing that should happen always, being a good person should be the norm, having a job that pays well based on the amount of work you do should be the norm, consuming entertainment should always be good, there might be different types of if that we may enjoy and others that we dont but just because of that we dont see it as a bad just not of our preferences. So when something is out of that norm it falls into the not good as result the negativity and criticism comes in, this shouldnt have been like this, it only they would changed this aspect, how did they even think this is acceptable etc etc etc, however one thing that I notice is that there are like 3 tipes of people when it comes to criticism, 1 the ones that care too much, 2 the ones that dont care and 3 the ones that have a sheep like mindset in which everything related to said thing is always good because they like said thing The people who care too much are always the vocal ones, they have passion they want to see it better over time and it hurts when it objectively isnt therefore they go out and make their grievances known The ones who don't care just forget about it, dont pay attention, cant get into it and move one The ones who have the sheep mentality tend to be very immature and have some sort of weird loyalty to the brand more than genuine love over be it writing, game design, music composition, they are just there cuz "I like this because reasons and I devote myself to it" who endup clashing a lot with the ones that care too much

[@laurenmasters]

She has returned

[@madianhaidar2549]

0:33 christ stuckman and george rr martin happned? what does that mean?

[@archstanton9073]

People who are terminally online were reacting to Stuckman's positive Madame Web video and Martin's comments on how fandom these days is all negative. These two things created a lot of buzz on X and other social media platforms.

[@archstanton9073]

YT seems to have deleted my comment so here goes again. Stuckman released a positive review of Madame Web and Martin made comments about how fandom is mostly negative these days. If you're not on social media, you probably didn't experience the reactions.

[@madianhaidar2549]

@@archstanton9073 oh, yeah the martin thing I heard about, but not the stuckman review. thank you.

[@ArcticWolf00Alpha0]

Im happy I wasn't the only one who was disappointed with KFP4...

[@Burns_RED]

I've never seen so many wasted cats 😂

[@Ceyx000]

"nough."

[@satansshadow218]

I checked out your channel after watching an efap you appeared on, and I am not disappointed. This is a very well-made video.

[@domclegg1225]

babe wake up new nutsa classic just dropped

[@Doofwarrior88]

I been trying to come to terms with my disappointment in my favorite films. Star Wars sequal Trilogy has been hard for me to rectify with. I defended Episode 8 for years and it was an experience that brought me to tears because I thought so much of it and it really was not. I have been trying to figure out this longing for a satisfying fulfillment of my fandom. It's a childhood cup that can never be full again. I have mostly turned away from star wars now. Which is crazy when people know the kind of fan I am. I use to consume everything. Not anymore. I have moved on. I found the satisfying fulfillment in Dune part 1 and 2. That was the craving I been having for so long that finally got me to feel that I should celebrate By partying in the street. Avengers Endgame got the epic conclusion that truely felt we had seen the peak of super hero films. And now we can only remember what the good times were. I have debated on starting a youtube channel talking about this. But I Don't know what I can say that already has been said. Soo... I started writing my own science fiction fantasy epic. Maybe I can have this made one day. But I hope I can at least write my own novel and celebrate my own creativity.

[@gregowen2022]

I think part of the reason YT film criticism is so... Critical, is because it's an entertainment sector unto itself. Some channels are doing legitimate deep dives like a film analysis course, while some are simply having a good time to entertain their audience. The mistake film creators make is believing that they own the audience and any criticism is pulling audience away from them. In reality, a lot of the KZbin audience was never going to watch the Bad Movie in question, they are here for an entirely different style of entertainment. Both are ok.

[@mariohotzel5574]

Im not even like Movies that much ...i mean, the ones you talking about. So i was just popping in for wasting time, but i watched in the end the hole thing. So, good Job! :) Keep the good work coming!!! Love from Berlin :)

[@jrrthompson1996]

Another fantastic vid Nutsa, you make some fantastic points here. I have found that terrible writing/production makes me value the standouts even better; I was re-listening to the efap she-hulk videos and realized how lucky we were to get Daredevil seasons 1-3 or even classics like Hill Street Blues. The idea that we should only talk about things we like is asinine because identifying good things in a work inevitably contrasts against bad things in another work.

[@Beard_Hood]

I point out the flaws b/c i know it could be better, to not point them out it to say its okay that its bad. not b-movie bad, but obj bad. The fight scene in TLJ was flashy and all, but it was bad. if they had taken the time to make it good, to make sense and be flashy. id praise it.

[@Spudcore]

Thank you for delineating your sponsored segment in its own chapter so viewers can easily skip it. P.S. It's always midnight on the scales, until you try to weigh something.

[@nobleengine]

Did you model that desk scene yourself?

[@Kira_Kage]

Yet another based Nutsa vid, thank you for your hard work

[@joy_boy7843]

1:13 movie name?

[@gilarenas000]

Love your videos Nutsa keep up the great work

[@danamania150]

The editing is always incredible in your videos! 😂

[@TheCapedWanderer]

Space Odyssey intro was worth it, my very first thought was “oh, sick as hell!” And my very second was “how long did that take?” Hilarious with the glowing youtube bubble. Nutsa are cinema. Nutsa sure edita like it’s-a movie.

[@simosan22]

nah, imma be shitting on them horrible films the earliest chance i get

[@RDeathmark]

I think part of this has to do with the boss syndrome or what I like to call the boss syndrome which is just say that if you had a job and you were expected to get your work done and you got 90% of your work done you would not get praise for the 90% that you got right you would get criticized for the 10% you got wrong or didn't do. Because the work being done is the expectation you don't get praised for doing the work you just get to keep your job then. Now if you do your work and then go above and beyond on top of that that's a different matter and that will likely get you praise but doing the work is the expectation not doing the work will get you scolded

[@thisismyhome]

Wake up everyone Nutsa just dropped a new video!

[@MrX-pc5xn]

I found out this video was out two days later.

[@barrankobama4840]

Well said Nutsa!

[@TheJayRoth]

Great video!!! Too many cats.

[@NelsonStJames]

Internet criticism hasn’t ruined film, but it certainly has hurt the utility of critique. Much of the critique one finds on the internet, isn’t a critique of film ( or most art ) based on the work itself or even from any knowledge, but rather the thing being critiqued for not being what the vlogger wanted it to be, or because it didn’t align with their ideology. Heck, you’ve even got people criticizing films because the “wrong people’ happen to like the film.

[@_cancel142]

Oh hey dat's me.

[@fennicfox4600]

7:14 If your big into navel history, especially US WWII naval history, You get very happy when you see a ships fate is "Preserved as a museum ship" instead of scrapped....