dougdrivr wrote:
Some of the critic reviews that seem to take giddy delight in bashing this series are stomach turning but this one takes the cake. The last paragraph is particularly disgusting,
"At this point, Hanks and Spielburg are taking it for granted that we all have a middle-aged father's interest in World War II"
https://www.laineygossip.com/tv-review- ... ving/77636Since none of us have seen past Episode 4 at this point, how can you call it "disgusting"?
I think you have to ask yourself what the purpose of producing a series like MotA is, and then ask if it performs that purpose well.
Just because we happen to be enthusiasts of a certain subject, and feel an emotional attachment to memory of heroic men who did heroic things, doesn't supplant legitimate criticism of a piece of art depicting their actions.
That review isn't just mud slinging; it makes plenty of criticisms about the storytelling that it backs up with specific beats, characters, and actor performances. It is saying that the totality of the art isn't conveying the conviction and message the reviewer believes what the goal of the producers.
Personally, I have to weigh the opinion of someone who isn't as emotionally connected to the events and people as I am with a bit of validity, if we expect that Spielberg and Hanks had a desire for MotA to be something more than a vanity project or just a love letter to the real people involved in the events.
Criticizing the art doesn't smudge the memory of the acts the art depicts.
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ellice_island_kid wrote:
I am only in my 20s but someday I will fly it at airshows. I am getting rich really fast writing software and so I can afford to do really stupid things like put all my money into warbirds.