Meow Presents: "Can't we all just get along, little monsters?" A.K.A. I've had enough.

December 26th, 2012

Meow.

OK, so originally I was going to write a review for Les Miserables, and probably will sometime in the near-future. But if you spare me for a few, brief moments, let me just say: I've had enough. Of what, you may ask? I've had enough of people thinking that it's OK to have a higher superiority over others by writing offensive comments to the writer of his/her opinion. I've been reading a lot of them lately, especially when the comments are under some of the mixed opinions for The Dark Knight Rises. I'll be honest, the reason why I didn't write an opinion for that film was because of how much flack I would possibly get if I did. If you want it, I thought the film was OK. I liked some of the more tender moments when Alfred Pennyworth (Michael Caine) was involved, and it's great to hear the exhilarating compositions of Hans Zimmer. However, there were some parts that almost bordered on awful for me. For instance, the minute I heard Bane's voice, I knew I was in trouble; it was clearly intended to please those that weren't happy with his voice when they heard it in the prologue alongside Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol--The IMAX Experience.

So, that was what I would have originally written down if I had released my review about five months earlier. Had I posted a review of that on Rotten Tomatoes, I probably would've gotten at least 500 comments that either revolved around 'Yo Mamma' jokes or how 'I shame myself as a critic and how I don't deserve to review films because I do nothing to contribute to society.' And honestly, those complaints are PG-rated compared to the nastiest of complaints I could have gotten. I mean, look at how many comments that Christy Lemire got on this page just because she gave it a rotten review:  http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_dark_knight_rises/comments/?reviewid=2095695. This was the review that caused the Rotten Tomatoes manager to cancel any more comments that would land under any of the reviews on the site. {NOTE how some of the comments have been removed. That's how bad it was.}

It's one thing to have an opinion and disagree with it, and yes, maybe that opinion isn't always an open window to the heart, mind, and soul. But it's another to unashamedly offend a person just because it wasn't the opinion that YOU so desparately wanted to hear. Whether you probably know it or not, that person has a life, a family, and probably doesn't even read the comments that you write. That being said, the person who writes his/her own opinions is also human. If he/she happened to read the comments that you put so much unnecessary thought to, it could possibly lead to a broken heart from that person, and he/she may even decide to quit that job. It's also the exact same thing as cyberbullying; we don't want that person experimenting with death because of something that could've easily been held in. I die a little inside when people start questioning the strengths and weaknesses of one person when they can't express what they really thought to begin with.

The art of opinion is what you make of it, my friends. My advice: See something first and form your own opinion, and eventually comment on another opinion with insight and maturity. Think thrice before you speak, and if he/she's available for coffee, allow yourself to have a real conversation about that opinion with him/her so that we can continue on living in the great Circle of Life.

Have a good day,

Meow.