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Let’s Face It, We Never Truly Watch Netflix
Movies may tickle your interest, but do they capture your attention?
M.G. Siegler recently published a short and enlightening article about Netflix, discussing the quality of the movie it produces and promotes.
Titled The Great Okay — Netflix’s ability to get us watching mediocrity, it leaves little doubt as to the author’s position regarding said quality.
The post goes on to discuss how the average ratings of Netflix best-performing movies are all well…average… at best.
Siegler wonders whether it is Netflix who produces mediocre movies or the critics who are too snobbish and elitist to rate them properly.
Having seen the many Netflix original productions myself, I would gravitate towards the former, but we cannot deny there is truth to the latter.
Perhaps, the answer to Netflix’s ability to “get us watching mediocrity” lies not with the medium, nor with the critics, but with the audience itself.
Maybe we tolerate more mediocre content on Netflix.
If this is the case, why?
Let’s face it, we never truly watch Netflix. Whether we “chill”, swipe, do some chores, cook dinner, or browse our phones idly, Netflix is a background…
