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Love when people tell someone they have “basic” taste. Oh no they like the movies that everyone also thinks are good? What ever will we do?

Anonymous 1w

I don't think that's necessarily what "basic taste" is implying. like, someone who thinks The Dark Knight is the best movie ever is probably not going to appreciate more complex subject matter. that's not a good thing

Anonymous 1w

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Anonymous

#1 1w

I mean sure but I also don’t think everyone needs to be Roger Ebert

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Anonymous

OP 1w

Not at all, but watching the most popular stuff with no desire to get into anything deeper is by definition basic, no?

Anonymous

#1 1w

people who use basic as an insult would probably define it like that, yeah. I think what op is saying is that watching fun, popular movies that aren't necessarily deep or complex isn't a moral failing or a sign of being shallow or incurious. some people just watch movies to have a good time, and that's okay. It doesn't mean they aren't capable of handling more complex subject matter, or that they're stupid.

Anonymous

#2 1w

i would consider it a moral failing only if they’re that way with all art. if they feel that way about movies but read a lot, or are really into paintings or something that exposes them to culture in a serious sense, that’s fine. but i absolutely find it a moral failing to not engage with any form of “deeper” art, because that tells me they have no desire to think about complex subject matters, which i would say is pretty shallow.

Anonymous

#4 1w

that being said, there is nothing inherently “wrong” with “shallow” movies, they just serve a different purpose than what some people want

Anonymous

OP 1w

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with having basic movies at the top of your list. Just like I don’t think there’s anything wrong with listening to and loving pop music. But if that’s the ENTIRE scope of your taste, then yeah, a conversation about movies and music with you is probably gonna bore me a little bit after a while. I also like blockbuster movies and pop music. But it’s the deep cuts in people’s taste, the stuff we don’t share, that interests me most in a conversation.