My issue with the Ender's Game review was one of style.
I've seen a lot of 'Escape to the movies' episodes and this one stands out to me like a sore thumb. It doesn't reflect Movie Bob's critique style and comes across entirely out of place and as such unprofessional for the show.
After watching the episode I'm left asking myself. Would he have done the same if the Director of The Avengers had vocal anti-gay views? What if it was the writer of Pacific Rim? These are movies he loved and he heavily promoted that we see in theaters. Particularly Pacific Rim to support more work of this nature.
Would Movie Bob have spent the first 90 seconds of the Pacific Rim review calling out an anti-gay employee involved in the production, reminding you of your right to boycott, and then proceed to praise the movie and recommend we support it so we see more in the future?
Is this Movie Bob's new style for the show?
He has every right as a critic to do the show in this style. If it's not, then the Ender's Game review comes off as more of a personal attack than a review. Why give others in the industry a pass on their personal social/religious/political views?
Bottom line is that The Big Picture was a perfectly appropriate avenue for you to discuss that subject since it was suitable for this show's style. Which is basically talk about anything you feel like because it's on your mind. People don't go to 'Escape to the movies' to hear that sort of thing because it immediately impacts their view on the movie for reasons that have nothing to do with the quality of the film itself.
I've seen a lot of 'Escape to the movies' episodes and this one stands out to me like a sore thumb. It doesn't reflect Movie Bob's critique style and comes across entirely out of place and as such unprofessional for the show.
After watching the episode I'm left asking myself. Would he have done the same if the Director of The Avengers had vocal anti-gay views? What if it was the writer of Pacific Rim? These are movies he loved and he heavily promoted that we see in theaters. Particularly Pacific Rim to support more work of this nature.
Would Movie Bob have spent the first 90 seconds of the Pacific Rim review calling out an anti-gay employee involved in the production, reminding you of your right to boycott, and then proceed to praise the movie and recommend we support it so we see more in the future?
Is this Movie Bob's new style for the show?
He has every right as a critic to do the show in this style. If it's not, then the Ender's Game review comes off as more of a personal attack than a review. Why give others in the industry a pass on their personal social/religious/political views?
Bottom line is that The Big Picture was a perfectly appropriate avenue for you to discuss that subject since it was suitable for this show's style. Which is basically talk about anything you feel like because it's on your mind. People don't go to 'Escape to the movies' to hear that sort of thing because it immediately impacts their view on the movie for reasons that have nothing to do with the quality of the film itself.