@screened.scored: Taika Waititi's comments about film critics being failed artists are incredibly disappointing. As someone relatively new to film criticism, I've met so many talented, passionate people who genuinely love cinema. Criticism is an art form, not a consolation prize for failed filmmakers. You can disagree with a negative review without disrespecting an entire profession. #taikawaititi #klaraandthesun #filmcritic #criticism #movietok
Kind of feels like this guy forgot that Film critics pushed his earliest independent films and got his name out there when nobody really knew who he was outside of New Zealand. It was great critical reception and the way critics used word-of-mouth to push movies like Boy, Eagle vs Shark and What We Do in the Shadows that helped him get recognition and land gigs like the MCU and JoJo rabbit
2026-11-02 15:22:04
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Empanada Rob :
His statement says way more about him than the film critic. I unfortunately had not seen any of these other films, except Thor, love and thunder.. in hindsight, that was a bad sign of the direction of his career
2026-11-02 16:57:47
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Mr. Ham&Cheese :
Honestly, I wasn’t interested in the trailers. It’s hit or miss with movies, and this one felt like a miss from the jump. Yea, he was way too bitter for that movie. Clearly he’s mad.
2026-11-02 15:31:01
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Israel san :
I wonder if there's any correlation with his divorce because before his divorce or his movies were smashes and his wife was his editor and co-writer / co director, after his divorce he's had nothing but flops
2026-11-02 18:49:57
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jratm23 :
It is extremely disappointing because I like him but this is childish & just dumb to say. He just dug his own grave for his career.
2026-11-02 21:57:03
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Mart Drew4 :
Calling film critics a skill an art form is wild 😂😂
2026-11-02 18:27:50
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Preview Review :
There was a time where I would get really excited for a new film from him. Absolutely loved Jojo Rabbit and What We do in the Shadows. However, ever since Thor: Love and Thunder, he's just fallen flat every time. He's lost a lot of respect from me and probably many more people after saying this.
2026-11-02 21:45:39
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Cam 🦍 :
he said he doesn’t read reviews but somehow is hyper aware of the poor reviews for his movie that hasn’t even come out yet for most of the public
2026-11-02 17:53:01
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Little Bear Film Co :
it was a genuine chore to make it through that film. the most lazy directing Ive ever seen.
2026-11-02 15:11:54
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Scalerious :
Yes. 100% Agree. It’s 2 different disciplines
2026-11-02 19:09:54
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Cinespidey :
Taika losing his mind rn 😭
2026-11-02 19:28:26
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VanessaW. :
Once I saw he turned the comments off, I knew he was just bitter and didn’t really want the smoke.
2026-11-02 22:08:36
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Danny Enrique :
Facts!
2026-11-02 20:18:44
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Two Dots on a Page :
He’s not totally wrong, tbh. Every single YouTube film critic who gains any kind of notoriety oftentimes ends up trying to use that as a springboard into film. Identical thing happens in comic book criticism. Even Roger Ebert made a movie.
2026-11-02 15:28:01
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Andrew :
I honestly feel its mostly ego, cause if you have hit movies you would get alot of praise, but when the ego is not in check and you are still on the high of being the greatest and you make a flop, then you would put blame on critics saying they are bitter cause they fail as directors
2026-11-02 14:44:56
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Josh | Movies & TV 🎬 :
It comes off as so bitter and distasteful. It’s one thing to disagree with critics, especially about your own art, but to outright stoop to insults and degrading is disappointing to say the least. It’s even wilder when in the beginning of the post he also claims to have no ever read the reviews..so he doesn’t even know what he’s complaining about
2026-11-02 14:14:25
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Xander :
I think there should be some conversation about the qualifications of said film critics tho. They used to be journalists with degrees and years of film study, now some of them are just random people with a lot of followers. Let’s not put everyone in the same box.
2026-11-02 22:25:14
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Art the Way of life :
I agree everybody’s a critic these days
2026-11-02 18:38:42
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the sloth :
all because his movies flopped
2026-11-02 15:46:50
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MadManMud :
That's kind of like saying.You shouldn't go to see this movie because you didn't act in it.
2026-11-02 15:31:47
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Jabus Justin :
He’s not wrong, he makes movies and critics just talk shit about them when u know for a fact if ur a critic u wish so badly u could make movies. His movie prolly sucked but film critics mostly suck be real
2026-11-02 16:47:51
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Aisha ☕️ :
I mean… as a woman in film, he’s not wrong. The critics are a bunch of old white dudes so whenever they give a film a low rating while the audience rates it high I know that’s the film for me. 😆
2026-11-02 23:04:08
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AMC :
But your job is too easy to be considered an "art form", not trying to be disrespectful but im just being honest.
2026-11-02 19:57:38
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captainkrazycardz :
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2026-11-02 18:34:46
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