My opinion

Rating: 10/10 (21 March 2002)

I loved this movie. However, I can totally understand why some people wouldn't like it - no movie or any work of art is ever universally liked. What I do find objectionable are those who express nothing less than outrage and disbelief that this movie should be loved by so many. You can say you don't like something, but to say that those who do like it are mistaken is incredibly arrogant - and makes the clearly erroneous assumption that their opinion is somehow more valid than others. Personally I find it deeply puzzling that many people seem to rate The Shawshank Redemption so highly. I thought it was pretty good but would never place it anywhere near the top of an all-time best movie list. I also would never dream of telling anyone who did think it was the best movie ever made that they were wrong. I would accept their right to have an opinion different from mine and move on. I suggest those apparently struggling with the huge popularity of LOTR:FOTR do the same.