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Clearly you shouldn't force yourself to watch a large number of films that are widely considered to be awful (because there's only so many hours in the day/week/life), but any viewing experience broadens your perspective and knowledge base.
In short... I don't think you have to go out of your way to watch bad movies, especially if you watch a lot of movies. Not only that, but even supposedly good movies will be bad so you can't really avoid them. But you can learn things or get ideas even from otherwise bad movies.
We all do it; watch films we know will be bad. There's not too many instances where I've watched a film I knew would be bad. I like MST3K and Best of the Worst, but I don't ever feel compelled to watch bad movies myself. The closest thing would be watching low-budget horror/thriller movies.
Jan 2, 2018 · Galpin says the fascination with a truly bad film can be passed on in the same way that viral content spreads on social media. There’s a communal feel to sharing the experience of a bad film, in the same way as a meme on Facebook or Twitter.
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Aug 18, 2022 · Key points. For some of us, our internal critic has a disproportionally large influence on how we feel about ourselves. It's in our nature to consider bad scenarios, but it's a problem when the...
Oct 20, 2017 · The psychological case for forcing yourself to watch scary movies. I am this baby. Image: Reuters/Marko Djurica. By. Jackie Bischof. Published October 20, 2017. I hate scary movies. Really,...
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Apr 27, 2012 · I mean, if we’re right in saying that A) movies can be unhealthy and B) affect everyone, and then C) watch a lot of them, we’ll naturally feel some ill effects, right? And if so, why do it? The answer is both simple and complex—and I hope that, when we finish, you’ll have some tools to help in your own movie-watching.
