{"id":1957302,"date":"2025-08-13T03:43:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T03:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1957302"},"modified":"2025-08-13T03:43:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T03:43:06","slug":"the-guilty-pleasure-doesnt-exist-if-you-actually-love-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-guilty-pleasure-doesnt-exist-if-you-actually-love-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guilty Pleasure Doesn\u2019t Exist If You Actually Love Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I hate the term \u201cguilty pleasure.\u201d Yes, I understand that it can apply to things other than movies, but movies are the only other language I speak fluently, and \u201cguilty pleasure\u201d is part of the movie discussion lexicon that needs to go away. I could write plenty of pieces on these various terms that need to be retired \u2014 expect \u201cso bad it\u2019s good\u201d, \u201cplot hole\u201d, and \u201cplot armor\u201d to make potential appearances in the not-too-distant future \u2014 but I figured I\u2019d talk about this one first for a couple of reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For starters, it\u2019s because I stopped using the term \u201cguilty pleasure\u201d years ago and it genuinely enriched my relationship with movies and art in general.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>The Guilty Pleasure Is Based On Shame<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What does it mean when someone says they like a movie as a guilty pleasure? It immediately labels whatever movie they are talking about as something they feel some shame in liking. This encourages a general shame around liking certain movies, and the expectation that certain movies can only be appreciated from some sort of shameful perspective.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That is only going to encourage more of the irony poisoning that is infecting the entirety of our society. People who talk about a guilty pleasure movie are more likely to appraise art from a more ironic perspective. When you program yourself to distance any sincerity from the art you experience, it starts to affect your overall appraisal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I know because that\u2019s what I experienced in my younger days as a burgeoning film freak, and I want to try and detract others from it before it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Learn To Accept The Love You Feel For Movies<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"ghoulies\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/qjb3SbiWR4..UXAVMVZMyA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/3ecd7599d6b1ceb5759d70d5ef06815c\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>ghoulies<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When I watch a movie today, if it engages me in any substantive way, I consider that a win. So many movies are not able to reach a level of basic interest, even big budget fare like the recent <em>Jurassic World: Rebirth<\/em> (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/jurassic-world-rebirth-signals-franchise-034749685.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:my review;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">my review<\/a>). So, I don\u2019t care if you\u2019re a Neil Breen movie or a scummy Troma movie, if you\u2019ve got my attention and keep it, I am going to embrace you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I recognize that I am much more open and welcoming with the wide selection of movies I watch than most people, but that attitude has also allowed me to enjoy and discover more movies. And I don\u2019t look at any of those as a guilty pleasure. <em>Jaws<\/em> is my favorite movie but I will speak the same way about that widely-accepted masterpiece as I do <em>Critters<\/em> or <em>Tremors<\/em> or even <em>Ghoulies<\/em>. If I like a movie, I like it with no care about how others would perceive its supposed status.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There is no reason to use the term \u201cguilty pleasure\u201d other than to assuage others of your assured critical intelligence in regards to a movie\u2019s perception. Don\u2019t be afraid to make earnest arguments for the movies you love without some layer of detached coolness in service of your ego. If you love that <em>War of the Worlds<\/em> movie <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/won-t-watch-worst-non-022925005.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:I\u2019m not going to watch;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">I\u2019m not going to watch<\/a>, make a valid argument for why you love it outside of being a heckler. Start standing up for your reactions to a movie instead of pawning them off through the deflection of shame.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hate the term \u201cguilty pleasure.\u201d Yes, I understand that it can apply to things other than movies, but movies are the only other language I speak fluently, and \u201cguilty pleasure\u201d is part of the movie discussion lexicon that needs to go away. 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