Attila the Professor said:
Really, though, who cares what South Park says, or if people take its opinions as justification for their own. It's nice to see one's self as part of a community of believers, whether it's religious or regional or artistic or whatever, but there's usually something to be said for those who don't belong. Try to see the reasons and impulses behind something like South Park's view point, but if you just can't make that leap, consider leaving it aside. Looks like you'd be a lot happier.
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And I don't see anything wrong with critiquing the film, or wishing elements of it were otherwise than they are, while still liking it overall. Honestly, I see a lot right with it.
Here at
The Raven whenever somebody says they "hate" KOTCS there are a number of opponents who take offence.
Why take offence?
Another's "hate" shouldn't detract from one's "love", especially when the object in question is a pulp movie.
Those who "love" the movie will claim that "haters" shouldn't "bash" it.
It's like the movie is a religious artifact that cannot be questioned. There's nothing wrong with critiquing a movie, as long as the critique actually has some substance and reasoning behind it.
As Attila wrote, "there's usually something to be said for those who don't belong". I see that as standing on the outside looking in, seeing both sides, and not blinded to a single path. In KOTCS there are some things I love and some things I hate. The total of love/hate = like.
Like most movies KOTCS is a mixture of the good, the bad and the ugly. The perfect film is a rarity, even an impossible Holy Grail. Somebody's bound to hate it.
Film critics often have an agenda. They like to grab headlines, and appear to try and create or match popular trends. A powerful critic can second-guess public reaction and make that reaction seem to be the generally accepted one. Shows like
South Park also do the same. They go for shock, and it's easier to get a laugh from making fun of something than it is from worshipping it.
I'm not a fan of
South Park. My cartoon preferences lie with
Family Guy, who approach these subjects a little differently. For example, Seth MacFarlane is constantly making fun of Star Wars. Yet he is also a big Star Wars fan. His comedy is a form of honouring the iconic status of the Star Wars series.
Likewise, actors in movies are free to express their feelings about the movies they appear in. If that wasn't the case all we're left with is denial and the brick wall of supreme confidence dictated by marketing concerns. That is, all that bull that actors say to the press when their films are just about to come out. The proof of the pudding only emerges when an individual goes to see it, and makes their own judgement, regardless of the judgement of others, lest we all drift around like sheep in search of the greenest grass.