As many best of lists start to drop from various publications, including this one, and 2022 winds down, online rhetoric is starting to get aggressive from fans when their favorite movies don’t end up on said year-end lists. . Everything everywhere at once has been praised Since its release in March, I Know I’ve Been So Tell everyone I know to go see himHowever, he did not end up on some publications’ lists. With award season upon us, the A24’s success is not just in the competition but a frontrunner, so when it’s not on best-of lists, its fans are pissed off. But one of the directors, Daniel Kwan, urges fans to stay calm and not attack critics online.
Kwan co-directed Everything everywhere at once With Daniel Scheinert, they go by The Daniels, and have been a longtime collaborator. The director recently took to Twitter because he knew people were getting angry at critics for not adding their film A24 to some of the best lists, in response to Kwan chirp:
The algorithm pushed this into my timeline, and as one of the people who made the movie, man, that aggression just wouldn’t hold. I know the year-end Twitter rhetoric for film can be toxic with all the “best of” lists coming up, but this really needs to stop. Labeling any piece of art is absolutely silly and should only be seen as an incredibly private and personal endeavor.
Then he went on to say 2022 movie schedule It was full of great movies that everyone deserves to celebrate, and asked viewers why they wanted to spend their time getting angry, when they could be watching these great movies. Cowan also explained how year-end lists can cause toxic rhetoric, but said it’s a great opportunity for “people to discover films they’ve never heard of” and celebrate the work of artists they haven’t heard of. otherwise recognized.
Kwan continued:
A healthy industry demands a variety of films that find their own versions of success. Every slate that deviates from the norm (unless it’s riddled with problems) should be celebrated. I’m so grateful to the fans who loved this movie and made it their own. I know this story and characters mean a lot to many, so any mockery of the movie feels like a personal attack, but heavy criticism hurts everyone (and goes against the movie’s message).
This movie was loudly praised by critics, viewers and even celebrities like Andrew Garfield rocking hot dog fingers in the movieAnd the Brendan Fraser who enthusiastically praised Ke Huy Quan’s performance in the movie. While Kwan made it clear that he’s forever grateful for all the praise, he also said it’s great that films he otherwise wouldn’t have heard of end up on these year-end lists.
On this note, he ends his letters to Everything everywhere at once Fans say:
Next time you see something in our movie that makes you angry, take a step back, and remind yourself why you fell in love with our movie. These feelings are more important to you than any list of some pundits who have a very different life experience than you.
Kwan ended his thread by talking about how the discourse around Daniels’ films has always been “polarizing,” referencing the conversation about their film swiss army man He loves seeing everyone’s unique perspectives.
He’s closed his thread saying he doesn’t want to see any “bullies,” “fuckers,” or “thugs” as we head into Oscar season. Kwan also urged fans to calmly ask people to reflect on their actions and Retweet this tweet If they see anything that means:
Hi, I’m Dan Kwan, one of the directors of EEAAO. I appreciate your love of the movie, but maybe next time you can try to calm him down on aggression. This place is full of bad rhetoric, don’t add to it (what would Waymond do?). Don’t feel bad, it’s hard to keep your cool here. pic.twitter.com/4YVXI8B4UFDecember 8, 2022
So, as year-end lists continue to come out, remember Kwan’s words and remember that these lists are subjective opinions from one person or a small team of people. It can be used as a tool to find amazing new movies for your viewing pleasure, and based on what the EEAAO The co-director also tweeted this way he thinks it should be shown.
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