'Inception,' Art, Edelstein, And The Impossibility Of Accounting For Taste
If the nature of art is that it challenges the audience, and the nature of any challenge is that it is not always met, then unanimous critical praise doesn’t make sense.
If the nature of art is that it moves the audience, and the nature of being moved is a connection to emotions that are inherently personal, then unanimous critical praise doesn’t make sense.
If the nature of art is simply that it pleases and entertains, and if the nature of being pleased and entertained is the collision of a piece with your individual sensibilities, then unanimous critical praise doesn’t make sense.
tl;dr: Expecting unanimous critical praise is foolishness. Attaining it is impossible—and should be.
