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rwlh posted...

Yeah, that's something I've really had to come to terms with during this project (as I outlined in my Vespertine writeup): the idea that it's okay to not like something that's "supposed to be good." It's probably rooted in some deep-seated insecurity I've only now become aware of, haha.

There's a huge difference between saying you don't like something and calling it objectively bad. "I can see why people would like this, but I just don't" is a fair assessment that others won't judge you for unless they're jerks. Saying something is "overrated" is fine because many will agree with you if you corroborate it. But "I don't understand why people say this is good, because I thought it was awful" is going to get reactions. With music, I've found things I don't understand or particularly care for, but I don't call them bad unless I really think they are, and every time I try to explain why.

I've noticed this in my movie watchthrough topic. People didn't respond well to me calling No Country for Old Men "one of the worst movies I've ever seen." I still say it was, because nothing else has made me want to kill myself quite like that movie did, and I don't get why anyone would want to watch it. Meanwhile, I said I didn't enjoy American Psycho because it goes "splat" with the reveal. Since the build-up was great, I can see why some people might like that. I just didn't, but I'm considering a reassessment. I'm not doing that for No Country for Old Men, which had the same problem among many others that made it boring, with the only good thing being Javier Bardem. I think the movie only got the praise it did because it was made by the Coen Brothers.

With folklore, T-Swift made an album that was too long and sleepy, and though there are some stellar songs on it, it just drones on for too long. It's overrated, but it's not bad. It's a prime example of something lesser than the sum of its parts - too many unnecessary parts subtract from its worth. If anyone other than the Queen of Pop released that, the reception would have been lukewarm. It's good to be detached from who made it because that allows you to assess things better.