I often struggle with how to accurately score movies. This topic is part of a series dealing with voting-related problems, challenges, phenomenons and paradoxes — all as part of a quest whose end-goal is to correctly reflect my appreciation of movies when rating them:
- • On what basis do you rate films ?
- • The rock/paper/scissors paradox: ranking A>B and B>C but C>A ?
- • Do you change your ratings ?
- • How to deal with our changing taste over time ?
- • How do you rate movies seen long ago ?
- • How do you rate movies you have abandoned halfway through ?
- • How granular are your ratings?
- • Do you rate ridiculously bad movies 0 or >0 ?
- • RULES that help you decide how to vote
- • How do you account for the novelty factor and the chronological order in which you watched your movies ?
- • How do you handle the observer effect ?
Like many other Critickers, I am at a point in my life where I realize that my movie taste has significantly changed.
When I was younger, I was quite impressed by Hollywood-style bombastic visuals and action.
But nowadays
• a deep story
• the complex display of feelings
• perspective on life
• philosophical thought
• etc.
... has grown much more important for me.
- Every person goes through a certain evolution in their life.
So it's only logical that tastes change.
Question: How do you deal with your own changing movie taste over time ?
1. My taste changes, but I never change my vote – I keep a "historical vote".
2. My taste changes, and I change my vote accordingly to reflect that, but without re-watching the movies, so I guess how much I think I would like the movie now, if I watched it now.
3. My taste changes, and I change my vote accordingly to reflect that, but only when re-watching a movie so that I can verify if the actual re-watching experience matches the expected re-watching experience.
4. My taste never changed.
I would welcome if besides telling us in what category you are (1-4), you could explain your rationale and illustrate your experiences. Looking very much forward to reading your stories.