“UPDATED: By and large I’ve really enjoyed this podcast and their analysis but I got to the Mad Max series and it really gave me serious pause. They continuously insult the intelligence of fans of these movies. First they say there must only be two kinds of people who like “Mad Max”- those that were of age when I came out and grew up with the movie (ie. nostalgia) or “film snobs who really don’t like it but say they do cause they feel they have to.” What an incredibly insulting statement to make about fans of this film. Mad Max won multiple awards, has a 90% on RT, and has a huge fan base. Perhaps you don’t get the appeal, that’s fine. But don’t insult those that do. Next they say that fans who say they love the editing in Fury Road “actually mean they like the cinematography, not the editing.” Fury Road won 13 AWARDS for Best Editing- including the Academy Award and numerous film critics awards. But none of them know the difference between cinematography and editing? Seriously. It’s beyond crass. Any film reviewer who asserts that THEIR read of a movie is the final word and anyone who disagrees clearly doesn’t know anything about film is pretentious, snobbish, and truly short sighted. Clearly a portion of people who might listen to a podcast about any film are probably fans of it. Instead of insulting them when you don’t like the film, why not ask them to engage with you by writing or calling in with their takes? Really disappointing.”
Zimmerman's Way via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/10/24