My controversial movie opinions...

After talking to a few of my friends on the topic of unpopular movie opinions and finding out some have never seen a single Harry Potter or Star Wars movie and others hating on Marvel, I discovered myself to be having “controversial movie opinions” and getting a lot of backlash for some of my opinions.

Here are some of my controversial movie opinions - what are some of yours?

1 - Quentin Tarantino

Just because a film is made by Quentin Tarantino doesn’t make it good. I can acknowledge that some Tarantino films are good, but that shouldn't mean they automatically get a ‘great movie pass’ just because it was made by the man himself. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was one of the worst films I had seen at the cinema; it was incredibly boring, so long and I still have absolutely no idea what was going on, yet I came home from the cinema to see it achieving rave reviews. Why? And why does my 'negative' opinion of the film mean that I am less of a movie fan? It was sold as something it wasn’t, the acting was mediocre and yet it was nominated for 10 academy awards and won 2. Is it because it was made by Tarantino, and “movie fans” got ahold of the reviews before anyone else could, so therefore it was a great film? In my opinion, Tarantino is no more special nor deserves more or less special treatment than any other director/writer out there, and yet, here we are?

What are your opinions on Tarantino?

2 - Classics

Just because a film is a “classic” doesn’t make it good. Context is important. Watching films that were made in the 1950’s don’t feel the same to an audience who had been brought up on CGI to an audience whose only option of films were black and white "classics". You are allowed to not want to watch these films, it doesn’t make you any less of a film fan. If a film doesn’t feel like a “classic” in present day, then it isn’t. Just because a film is in black and white, doesn’t give it an automatic pass of being a great film. Most classic films do not stand up in society today, they can be incredibly racist, sexist and push a forced narrative for straight white men. Inclusivity was not a thing in the age of so-called classic films, therefore, we shouldn't feel bad for not wanting to feed into these.

3 - Superhero Movies

Superhero movies deserve to be recognised alongside other films - i.e Endgame deserved to be nominated for Best Picture (if Joker can be, why can’t the MCU?). I can completely appreciate that superhero movies are not for everyone, everyone has different taste. But, in the same breath, the academy awards must recognise that film fans love superhero movies. Avengers Endgame was everything the academy required, great acting, amazing storylines and a score and special effects team that walked miles over any other film, yet no main award nominations. It is pretension. It is the argument that those films aren’t worthy because they are make believe. Well, isn’t that what all films are, make believe?

4 - Remakes

The remake can sometimes be better than the original, and this usually found in Disney movies. And whilst I love nothing more than watching a classic Disney movie, the remakes are often much better quality, have better or improved songs and give the film a new lease of life. Half of the time, the reason you love the classics is because you feel a sense of nostalgia and childhood memories, but if you're honest with yourself, those films are not the greatest. Similar to the classics comment, many of the classic Disney films have racist, sexist comments and it is refreshing to see those be amended in remakes. Take Aladdin and the rewriting of Princess Jasmine, they gave the character her own song that tells her story of being a silenced character - it matched the modern day societal changes, and is something that should absolutely be praised.

5 - Independent Movies

Independent movies aren’t pretentious and supporting them is a good thing. Watch small and independent movies, they are usually filled with incredible storylines and characters. Just because a film hasn’t had a budget of millions of pounds doesn’t then mean that it isn’t worthy of a watch. If you break movies down to what they actually are, its story and the ability to move an audience, and achieving this is all that should matter in order to create a successful film. And I can assure you, independent films will do just that.

(Recommendations: Fighting with my Family, Whiplash, Get Out, (500) Days of Summer, Pride, Little Miss Sunshine).

These were only 5 of my controversial movie opinions - do you agree with any? Do you disagree with any? Let me know in the comments below.