Bright Was A Good Movie & Why It Signals the End of The Critiquing Elite

If you go to Netflix and search for the movie Bright (you probably won't have to, Netflix has been pushing the movie fairly hard on its platform), the first thing you'll notice aside from Will Smith standing next to an Orc is the rating: five stars. Now Google "Bright movie" and see what comes up. 28% on Rotten Tomatoes. 29 on Metacritic.

What in the world is going on here?

Well, as is often the case, the critics (and those with super critical personalities) hated the film. Normally, their reviews would be enough to scare away would-be viewers. But something magical is happening now that Netflix is around. People are beginning to trust Netflix ratings more than they trust the critics.

Why should this be the case? The critics are often right about a movie being good, after all. Where they sometimes get it wrong is judging what's bad, and you could argue that this is equally important. When a critic tells you that a movie is bad and you don't go see it, that sinks the movie. This gives critics power. Before the advent of the internet, displeasing the critics meant your movie was likely going nowhere.

So what's different about Netflix? It's simple, really. Personal recommendations. I trust a ratings system tailored to me much more than I trust some random critic that doesn't like any film that isn't a perfect work of art. Sometimes I wonder how some of them can even see the screen with their noses turned up so high.

But anyway, back to my main statement: Bright is a good movie. The critics and reviewers were shocked when Netflix announced a sequel: but to me it was obvious. It got a five-star rating and Netflix is wise enough to trust the vote of the people at large over a handful of the cultural elite. Good on them.

This is likely to be only the beginning. Netflix has gotten the ball rolling, but blockchain television is on its way. Products like SteemPi TV and others are already in their infancy, and you can bet we'll see more of them by the end of this year.

So watch out, critics. As far as mainstream media goes, the future is looking Bright.

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