Over time I learned to distinguish marketing hype from “it’s actually a good movie/show” hype. The ratings are mostly meaningless. Highest grossing movies are usually shit and get good ratings because most people like watching something they are already familiar with or because they fall for the hype and just like something because everyone likes it. Same with “bad” movies. People will give low ratings to movies they don’t understand or are too original for them. I learned to pick up movies and shows that are mentioned organically from time to time and ignore the ones everyone starts talking about suddenly. One thing indicates there’s actually something interesting there, the other just good marketing.
Over time I learned to distinguish marketing hype from “it’s actually a good movie/show” hype. The ratings are mostly meaningless. Highest grossing movies are usually shit and get good ratings because most people like watching something they are already familiar with or because they fall for the hype and just like something because everyone likes it. Same with “bad” movies. People will give low ratings to movies they don’t understand or are too original for them. I learned to pick up movies and shows that are mentioned organically from time to time and ignore the ones everyone starts talking about suddenly. One thing indicates there’s actually something interesting there, the other just good marketing.