While I’m sure there’s an exception to the rule, I don’t think anyone sets out to produce something that is, unkind as it might be to say, a piece of shit. It took me a bit, but I finally learned the lesson of the old adage “It’s easier to tear something down than it is to build it up.”Īnd, as I get older and learn more about the creative process-one I engage in with more and more frequency-I start to have more understanding of the time and energy and mental fortitude that is required to make anything, a film, short story, whatever. However, more often than not, that humor at another’s experience is about drawing the attention away from the piece being reviewed and onto the reviewer. Being snarky affords a writer the opportunity to flex his comedic muscles and, honestly, snark has its place. I have a PhD in snark, with a minor in sass.
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When I was younger and full of piss and vinegar, I reveled in dispensing harsh criticism at books, movies, and TV shows that I thought I had more than missed the mark. Finally, I had no choice but to view the film in its entirety because, well, obligations.īut before I get into the meat of the movie, here’s something you should know: I don’t like giving scathing reviews. The second time, something else seemed to be more pressing than viewing the film, like balancing my checkbook.
The first time I attempted to make it through the live-action adaptation of Yasuomi Umetsu’s 1998 cult anime, I made it about 20 minutes in before having to walk away, as my attention span had, not coincidentally, turned into that of a coked-up squirrel. It took me three times to watch Kite all the way through.
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