Trap Jesus
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- Feb 13, 2012
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Usually when anything gets popular, there's always some kind of pushback, either some people don't like it because it's "too popular" or critics don't like it because it's too mainstream/generic. What are some movies that have almost everyone loving it across the board?
To me, The Lord of the Rings franchise comes to mind. General audiences love it for the action set pieces and the adventure aspect, Tolkien/book fans love it for being a pretty true to form adaptation and the care and thought Jackson put into translating that world on screen, critics love it for all the technical aspects and the scope of it all, and the film industry recognized it with a ton of awards. I think it's one of the few movie franchises or movies in general that ticks all of the boxes.
Jurassic Park is another singular movie (just the original, not the franchise) that comes to mind.
To me, The Lord of the Rings franchise comes to mind. General audiences love it for the action set pieces and the adventure aspect, Tolkien/book fans love it for being a pretty true to form adaptation and the care and thought Jackson put into translating that world on screen, critics love it for all the technical aspects and the scope of it all, and the film industry recognized it with a ton of awards. I think it's one of the few movie franchises or movies in general that ticks all of the boxes.
Jurassic Park is another singular movie (just the original, not the franchise) that comes to mind.