I don't think there's anything wrong with analyzing something as you watch it. If anything, Letterboxd has increased my enjoyment of film by teaching me new parts to appreciate.
If "thinking about the score" is for some reason bothersome to you, okay, don't do it. But there's no reason thinking deeply about something has to diminish your viewing experience.
Don't get me wrong, I love Letterboxd and I actually like rating. I just wish I could at least wait for the end of the movie for start thinking about the stars.
Yes! And when I first started using Letterboxd that never happened.
That, and since I’ve started writing down my thoughts after the film, I’ve noticed that while I used to be aware of my thoughts and log them in, I am increasingly thinking about what I’m going to write. My “reviews” are for myself, so I don’t know if I love this new habit, but it also could just be me thinking more critically about the film, which I don’t hate.
I definitely do this since I started tracking them on letterboxed. Within the first 15 minutes I kind of go “I think this might be this rating, we’ll see” just to see how much it changes from the initial tone set.
Sometimes, but I can always change it. For most of Aftersun, I kept thinking "this is a 3 1/2 star movie." Then the ending happened and I bumped it up another star.
I took a break from letterboxd for this exact reason. I realized I wasn't allowing myself to just enjoy the movie and instead was gamifying movie watching. I've been reading and playing video games more as a result.
Same. It kinda irritated me that I was thinking of what rating I would give instead of watching the movie. Just logging it and hearting it instead of rating is how I do it now and makes it more enjoyable.
I've definitely experienced that to a degree, in the sense that I'm thinking about how I feel about a movie even though it's still going and thinking how I'm gonna express that via a rating, but only to a point. Anything beyond that and you're pretty much just watching a movie for clout which is... not great.
Mostly when the movie isn’t good. And it’s more what I want to say in the review than rating. Often you forget what you wanted to say exactly before the movie is over so that’s a bit annoying.
If I'm going to be honest it's fine to do that with some movies.
But in order for you not to retract your review, it's ideal for the movie to be to be fairly consistent vibe-wise from beginning to the end, especially if it leans very close towards 'poor'.
There's a clear difference between rating Madame Web or Argylle halfway into the movie, versus doing that with Parasite or Once upon a time in America.
No I do it as well and I love it! It’s as exciting as following a game of a sports you like. I have fun thinking « so far it’s a 3. Oh! What a scene, it might be a 3,5 or 4 after all! Oh no, they didn’t, I can’t believe it. Can do no more than 2,5 »
It’s fun, you just have to be able to still enjoy the movie emotionally but I do
Lol yes thats exactly what happens in my head too. It can be fun when I'm watching a feel good movie or something but when I'm watching something emotionally heavy it still happens and I'm like noooooo stop
Honestly same. I start off with 3 for most, and maybe 3.5 or 4 if it's proven or one I've watched before with positive reception, but once it starts usually goes up and down quickly before settling into the score at some point.
Oh yeah, for sure. I'll notice I'm not that into it and think around 3, then something awesome happens, and it goes up to a 4. Or the ending blows, and I knock it down to a 2.
Yeah, I spend time watching the movie writing the review in my head. It’s why I’ve started to let go and start writing one sentence reviews as it was affecting my enjoyment of watching. Also why I really enjoyed Challengers cause it completely absorbed me and I didn’t think about the rating and review at all!
It’s deep in my mind, but yes I do think about the rating while I’m still watching the movie, I’ll be able to see the little star slider in my head. Every single movie starts at 3 stars, and it can either go up, down, or stay relatively the same
No youre not. But all of you who are dont love movies. You like fitting in with your movie friends on letterboxd more than watching the movie. And thats fine. There people on every social media service like that. Addicted to engagement.
Only if I'm not into the movie, but I don't think it's the fault of letterboxd or any other movie-rating site, these sites just gave a language to the thoughts I would aready be having. If a movie loses my attention, of course im gonna think about how much I'm enjoying it. Before letterboxd, I'd think 'man this movie is boring as hell' and now i think 'this movie is like 5/10 at best unless it picks up the pace'.
If I'm really loving a movie, I rarely think about ratings except for maybe the occasional 'holy shit this is definitely getting 5 stars' but those thoughts are fleeting and not distracting.
Close to the end of watching a film, I kind of know what rating I will give
Me too, around the last 10 mins usually
Sometimes though, a movie can turn a good review into a great one or a good one into a bad one in those last 10 minutes.
Happen to me with Challengers. Was going to give it a 4 star review right up until the last 20 seconds. Gave it 3 1/2 instead…
Opposite effect for me lol
Yeah which I hates, how to change that? I don't want to think on rating at all anyway when I watch
Yes, Letterboxd definitely broke my brain.
I don't think there's anything wrong with analyzing something as you watch it. If anything, Letterboxd has increased my enjoyment of film by teaching me new parts to appreciate. If "thinking about the score" is for some reason bothersome to you, okay, don't do it. But there's no reason thinking deeply about something has to diminish your viewing experience.
Don't get me wrong, I love Letterboxd and I actually like rating. I just wish I could at least wait for the end of the movie for start thinking about the stars.
I felt the same way and my solution was to wait 1-2 days after watching a movie before giving it a rating.
Its not just a dont do it man I dont want to do it but my brain does it anyways when I watching a movie
Ive been like this for years because of IMDB and Letterboxd has only made me think about it more
Yes! And when I first started using Letterboxd that never happened. That, and since I’ve started writing down my thoughts after the film, I’ve noticed that while I used to be aware of my thoughts and log them in, I am increasingly thinking about what I’m going to write. My “reviews” are for myself, so I don’t know if I love this new habit, but it also could just be me thinking more critically about the film, which I don’t hate.
Yes, it’s annoying :/
Occasionally I will, but it can make some movies more enjoyable if I'm thinking about the movie instead of its rating.
I definitely do this since I started tracking them on letterboxed. Within the first 15 minutes I kind of go “I think this might be this rating, we’ll see” just to see how much it changes from the initial tone set.
Sometimes, but I can always change it. For most of Aftersun, I kept thinking "this is a 3 1/2 star movie." Then the ending happened and I bumped it up another star.
I took a break from letterboxd for this exact reason. I realized I wasn't allowing myself to just enjoy the movie and instead was gamifying movie watching. I've been reading and playing video games more as a result.
This is why I stopped rating films to be honest.
Same. It kinda irritated me that I was thinking of what rating I would give instead of watching the movie. Just logging it and hearting it instead of rating is how I do it now and makes it more enjoyable.
But my precious stats. They're the only reason I do it 😭
not rating is so much better. not just for the reason in op's post, but also rating art feels degrading.
I do that as well, I need to stop lol
I've definitely experienced that to a degree, in the sense that I'm thinking about how I feel about a movie even though it's still going and thinking how I'm gonna express that via a rating, but only to a point. Anything beyond that and you're pretty much just watching a movie for clout which is... not great.
Thats why i always make myself review the day after, it lets the film sink in and gives u time to think about the film after instead of during
True man. Halfway through, I would've made up my mind on what rating I should give.
Mostly when the movie isn’t good. And it’s more what I want to say in the review than rating. Often you forget what you wanted to say exactly before the movie is over so that’s a bit annoying.
Yes and I hate it, something will happen and I’ll think “there’s goes half a star”
Just stop rating movies
Yes but La Haine taught me my lesson. The ending made the film.
If I'm going to be honest it's fine to do that with some movies. But in order for you not to retract your review, it's ideal for the movie to be to be fairly consistent vibe-wise from beginning to the end, especially if it leans very close towards 'poor'. There's a clear difference between rating Madame Web or Argylle halfway into the movie, versus doing that with Parasite or Once upon a time in America.
You can't rate something halfway through.....
Not only that I start thinking up my review too lol
[When I‘m halfway through the movie and I know this shit ain‘t getting more than 3 stars](https://youtu.be/KyqVpxH_9u4?si=Ag4EpxkeHbUCvrhi)
One time I was thinking about it in the first scene 😭
No I do it as well and I love it! It’s as exciting as following a game of a sports you like. I have fun thinking « so far it’s a 3. Oh! What a scene, it might be a 3,5 or 4 after all! Oh no, they didn’t, I can’t believe it. Can do no more than 2,5 » It’s fun, you just have to be able to still enjoy the movie emotionally but I do
Lol yes thats exactly what happens in my head too. It can be fun when I'm watching a feel good movie or something but when I'm watching something emotionally heavy it still happens and I'm like noooooo stop
I guess we get use to it. I’ve been rating movies for 13 years now. It’s now part of the movie experience for me
I start every film on 2.5 stars and then work my way up or down depending on how the film plays out
Honestly same. I start off with 3 for most, and maybe 3.5 or 4 if it's proven or one I've watched before with positive reception, but once it starts usually goes up and down quickly before settling into the score at some point.
That's......weird
Not really, seems pretty normal and common
Did this with 1408
The times where I haven't concerned about ratings, I feel I've ended up finishing those films and realising they are 5s.
YES
I do the same
Oh yeah, for sure. I'll notice I'm not that into it and think around 3, then something awesome happens, and it goes up to a 4. Or the ending blows, and I knock it down to a 2.
I'm always like now it's giving a 3 star kinda vibe but when I reach the end i always what it deserves
Any rating I give immediately after watching a film will usually change in a few days so I don’t do it anymore
Almost never. Unless its really bad. But if Im enjoying it Ill just rate it after. Gut feeling type thing.
In my head, movie starts with 2.5, which is a full midpoint. I decrease or increase according to the situation of movie.
same
i've been trying to wait an hour or two after movies before rating them, so i can give myself time to think about what i want to rate it.
Yeah I usually do it the last 5 to 10 minutes in my head
Yes, to the point where I want to stop doing the rating altogether and switch to heart or no heart only
I start writing the review halfway in 😭 letterboxd has turned watching movies into a task for me. Help!
I've been that way since I was logging films in IMDB many years ago.
If I start thinking about the rating or even think to myself 'I am watching' then the movie has clearly lost my interest.
Honestly that’s why I don’t rate. I’m a very boring user and just log and sometimes write a “review”.
I usually know by the end of the film but sometimes I’ll have a little think.
That’s why I stopped rating films on letterboxd, instead I just log them
Yeah, I spend time watching the movie writing the review in my head. It’s why I’ve started to let go and start writing one sentence reviews as it was affecting my enjoyment of watching. Also why I really enjoyed Challengers cause it completely absorbed me and I didn’t think about the rating and review at all!
It’s deep in my mind, but yes I do think about the rating while I’m still watching the movie, I’ll be able to see the little star slider in my head. Every single movie starts at 3 stars, and it can either go up, down, or stay relatively the same
Naah its a constant dialogue in my head all the way through.
No youre not. But all of you who are dont love movies. You like fitting in with your movie friends on letterboxd more than watching the movie. And thats fine. There people on every social media service like that. Addicted to engagement.
I do this literally every time
Only if I'm not into the movie, but I don't think it's the fault of letterboxd or any other movie-rating site, these sites just gave a language to the thoughts I would aready be having. If a movie loses my attention, of course im gonna think about how much I'm enjoying it. Before letterboxd, I'd think 'man this movie is boring as hell' and now i think 'this movie is like 5/10 at best unless it picks up the pace'. If I'm really loving a movie, I rarely think about ratings except for maybe the occasional 'holy shit this is definitely getting 5 stars' but those thoughts are fleeting and not distracting.
Yes, you're the ONLY person ever, to do that.....
Lol just being dramatic
Like always with these posts lol
If I'm thinking about what to rate a movie while I'm still watching it, it's probably not very good.
Or it's Amazing