Phil Cook wrote:
> But we're not necessariy talking real-life we're talking self-contained
> film universe.

	Fair enough, but I've found people's expectations of how people should
behave in those universes differs widely.

> But the 'just reciting lines' is more then what is said it's all the
> accompanying body language too; just watch some old (or not so old)
> silent movies to see the difference. If you want some fun watch all the

	I've watched a number of old movies, including silent ones.

	I see patterns in acting behavior for different eras. Some quite
different from the modern era. Yes, they had a different acting style,
but what's your point? It just means that people expected something
differently back then.

	I have a colleague who used to badmouth B&W movies because they're
acting was "horrible". So I finally got sick of it and asked, "And the
acting these days is better how?". He's a smart guy. Thought about it
for a few minutes, and then retracted his statement.

	And then I've seen old B&W movies from a number of other non-English
cultures. Some really, really vary from the style you saw in Hollywood
at that era.

	It really is all subjective.

>>     I have no issues with people liking/disliking the acting in movies.
>> Arguing about it, however, seems futile. "Good" acting almost comes down
>> to a personal preference. Like one's taste in music.
> 
> But what else have you got to measure it by? If 90% of the audience say
> "Wow that acting was bad" how can you say "Well that's only your
> subjective opinon"?

	Yes.

	Have you never liked music that 90% of the world dislikes? Would you
change your mind and say the music is bad because they do?

	Or movies?

	Or books?

	It seems you're trying to _define_ the quality of acting to be more or
less: Whatever the audience at the time expects...

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