That includes the team that made the decision. “The end of Evangelion It’s part of a much larger story and a work of art in itself,” says Letterboxd editor-in-chief Gemma Gracewood. “In this case, we recognize that the moderators of our list strive to maintain a Top 250 that allows film lovers to discover a century of largely independent cinematic excellence, without necessarily having to rely on deep prior knowledge of a program television”.
This complicated definition is typical of Letterboxd, which has been dealing with quieter discussions on similar topics for years. The platform allows users to review miniseries and TV movies, but not regular TV shows (for now). In the words of one of its founders, the decision was made to prevent “the film registry from being invaded by people who watched excessively.” Friends”, but extreme cases will always exist. What happens When will a miniseries get a second season? If a show has feature film episodesAre they all TV movies?
to quote Megalopolisthe new controversial film Mailbox user Francis Ford CoppolaThe debate is what really matters. These are the types of highly technical and unashamedly nerdy disagreements that form the basis of virtually every Internet community. “Movie buffs love to categorize things,” says film journalist Brandon Streussnig. “We all love making our little lists and when a list doesn’t reflect ours, that personal annoyance kicks in even if it’s irrational.”
Streussnig also points out that there is another emotional component: the film itself. “(End of Evangelion es) a movie that means more to the people who love it than almost anything else. It hits them on an almost existential level. So it pains me to be told that it does not qualify as a film for some made-up reason and therefore cannot be classified among the greats.”
This is all why Letterboxd has been so successful in the first place. Fifteen million users may not seem like a very impressive base for a social platform, but it is huge for such a specific niche and community. From IMDB close your message boards In 2017, Letterboxd has become the center of gravity for online movie fans. The actors now regularly. lists his four best films on press tours. The luminaries like it Daniel Johnson and Ayo Edebiri have active and stubborn accounts, and last month John Carpenter had to confirm personally that was being impersonated on the platform.
As you grow, so does the magnitude of your decisions. Letterboxd has had to change course before: after months of removing any David Lynch reviews Twin peaks: the returnMailbox what is officially listed in December 2017, after the Museum of Modern Art and Cahiers du Cinéma both called it one of the best films of the year.
With End of Evangelionthere was no higher authority: the decision was entirely up to Letterboxd. Gracewood describes it as an all-hands-on-deck moment, convening “members of the list moderation team with our editorial, social, community and data teams to consider various aspects of the decision.”
In the end, after “a fluid and fast process”, End of Evangelion It returned to the main charts after less than 48 hours. Letterboxd users were happy with the decision, but no one expected the reconciliation to last long. “We know this won’t be the last time our community will let us know what they think,” Gracewood says. It is a recognition that this is an inevitable part of the space they have cultivated. A social network dedicated to art organization and criticism needs to respond to criticism about how they organize things.
Indeed, on October 7, the anime film will be released. perfect blue approved The thing to occupy the number one position on the list of top rated horror movies. As of this writing, hundreds of commenters on X, Reddit, and Letterboxd itself are going back and forth on whether the film qualifies as horror. At least everyone agrees that it’s a movie this time.
