People need to chill out when it comes to forcing personal negative opinions about movies down people’s throats. 

In the last few years, I have noticed an increase in toxic reactions to how people rate movies.

It takes away from the fun of enjoying movies and discussing thoughts and opinions with others. 

I like to compare movies to ice cream. Ice cream is to food what movies are to entertainment, a good break away from the normality of life to enjoy something that will make your day better.

Now imagine you are enjoying your favorite ice cream flavor and exclaim your love for it on social media.

Wouldn’t it be really stupid if people commented saying how dumb you were for liking said flavor and how you have no taste?

Now god forbid you post your thoughts on the newest movie or create a list of your favorite movies. 

People will come at you like you have committed grand larceny no matter what take you have on a movie, but especially if you like something.

One clear example of this new found hypercriticism of movies can be found in the “Jurassic Park” franchise. 

The original 1993 “Jurassic Park” movie is not only a classic action adventure that holds today, but it’s also my favorite movie of all time.

I will be the first to admit that there are multiple points in the movie where there is a plot hole such as the T. rex paddock going from flat ground to a cliff, Triceratops dung being twice the height of the actual dinosaur and Dennis Nedry not knowing which way the dock was after saying he had done a test run.

If the movie came out today, I can’t imagine the backlash it would face for such minor inconsistencies.  

The new “Jurassic World Rebirth” movie that came out in July 2025 has faced a ton of hate because of one scene in particular that has a minor plot hole.

During a scene, a T. rex chases a group of people in an inflatable raft and it bites the raft, but it doesn’t pop. 

I personally loved this scene and enjoyed it four times in theaters with multiple of my friends, and it is one of my favorite memories from the summer.

The internet has made people so miserable when it comes to enjoying movies. 

If you open up any of the dopamine-inducing social media platforms like X or TikTok, you will see tons of content about recent movies mostly reviewed in a negative manner.  

I noticed this change during the COVID-19 lockdown when everyone started spending more time on these social media sites. 

It makes me sad because I feel like movie culture has become so negative. 

I remember a couple weeks ago I rewatched “Cars 2” for the first time in 10 years. 

During the lockdown, I remember there being so much hate for the movie on social media platforms. 

As an avid movie watcher, I am connected to movie reviews and reactions on the internet. 

This caused me to also carry distaste for this movie just because of how many people brutally eviscerated it on a daily basis.

As I rewatched “Cars 2,” I had an absolute blast and remembered audibly saying, “This is very cool,” in one way or another throughout the movie.

Now, it is completely valid to dislike a movie or just not enjoy something on the big screen. But when it comes to people just meticulously hating for no reason, I get really annoyed.  

People need to stop acting like they have a nine to five at Rotten Tomatoes and just enjoy cinema, whether that be on the big screen or through their favorite streaming service. 

If there is one thing in this world that you shouldn’t be hypercritical of, it’s movies.