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Now that I am tracking all the movies I watch via Letterboxd, it seems worthwhile to go over the results at the end of the year, and look for lessons, patterns and highlights.
** Table of Contents**
The Rating Scale.
The Numbers.
Very Briefly on the Top Picks and Whether You Should See Them.
Movies Have Decreasing Marginal Returns in Practice.
Theaters are Awesome.
I Hate Spoilers With the Fire of a Thousand Suns.
Scott Sumner Picks Great American Movies Then Dislikes Them.
I Knew Before the Cards Were Even Turned Over.
Other Notes to Self to Remember.
Strong Opinions, Strongly Held: I Didn’t Like It.
Strong Opinions, Strongly Held: I Did Like It.
Megalopolis.
The Brutalist.
The Death of Award Shows.
On to 2025.
** The Rating Scale**
Letterboxd [...]
Outline:
(00:15) The Rating Scale
(02:37) The Numbers
(03:16) Very Briefly on the Top Picks and Whether You Should See Them
(04:16) Movies Have Decreasing Marginal Returns in Practice
(05:19) Theaters are Awesome
(07:14) I Hate Spoilers With the Fire of a Thousand Suns
(08:32) Scott Sumner Picks Great American Movies Then Dislikes Them
(09:55) I Knew Before the Cards Were Even Turned Over
(11:19) Other Notes to Self to Remember
(12:24) Strong Opinions, Strongly Held: I Didn't Like It
(14:31) Strong Opinions, Strongly Held: I Did Like It
(19:45) Megalopolis
(20:55) The Brutalist
(24:51) The Death of Award Shows
(27:19) On to 2025
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First published: January 13th, 2025
Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/6bgAzPqNppojyGL2v/zvi-s-2024-in-movies)
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