Spoiler: My criteria
1) Characters.
For me any and all movies can be saved if the characters in the movie are fun/enjoyable to watch and see in action, its also good if the character changes throughout the movie. I love seeing contrast of characters from beginning of a movie to end. I also like seeing good supporting characters, developed villians, and obviously compelling leads.
2) Theme.
If you have the characters down thats all you need to be a good movie in my book, but i think great movies have a central theme that they tell through creative story telling and through the characters. They try to inform you of some message the director/writer wants to say and they deliver it in a well written plot. If your plot is well crafted than the theme is likely well executed with good characters to do so.
3) Meaningful Scenes
This is kind of tied to theme, but I am talking about scenes that serve a great purpose in the overall story than just "we had to put in this action scene here because audiences expect it" things work together and strengthen the overall movie. Action scenes are often the biggest offender when it comes to meaningfulness but you can also have pointless conversations or simply things that don't match the tone of the film that really takes you out of it.
For me if a movie gets down those three than everything else can be handwaved and still be called an amazing movie.
For me any and all movies can be saved if the characters in the movie are fun/enjoyable to watch and see in action, its also good if the character changes throughout the movie. I love seeing contrast of characters from beginning of a movie to end. I also like seeing good supporting characters, developed villians, and obviously compelling leads.
2) Theme.
If you have the characters down thats all you need to be a good movie in my book, but i think great movies have a central theme that they tell through creative story telling and through the characters. They try to inform you of some message the director/writer wants to say and they deliver it in a well written plot. If your plot is well crafted than the theme is likely well executed with good characters to do so.
3) Meaningful Scenes
This is kind of tied to theme, but I am talking about scenes that serve a great purpose in the overall story than just "we had to put in this action scene here because audiences expect it" things work together and strengthen the overall movie. Action scenes are often the biggest offender when it comes to meaningfulness but you can also have pointless conversations or simply things that don't match the tone of the film that really takes you out of it.
For me if a movie gets down those three than everything else can be handwaved and still be called an amazing movie.
