Best and Favorite

[adriftconscious]

This thought occured to me today while I was working. Last year the film that I saw that I thought was the "best" was Closer (Last year I saw about ten movies total). Even though I thought it was the best, its not my favorite. Its not the kind of movie that I could watch again, despite the great performances. My favorite movies last year were Saved! and Collateral. My thought was that, hey... that seems a bit strange to me, and I wondered if anyone else had conflicting "Best" and "Favorite" films.

[Josh]

Sometimes I'll see an acclaimed art movie and find nothing wrong with it, but, for whatever reason, the characters don't appeal to me, I don't resonate with the story, or the film just doesn't move me the way others do.

Other times, I'll have a blast at a frivolous popcorn movie, or I'll latch on to a less-than-excellent film for sentimental reasons.

So yeah, there's definitely a difference.

[adriftconscious]

I suppose I could fit the same thign into music, too. Though that's harder. Generally if I like an album more I'll listen to it more. One notable exception is The Beautiful Letdown. I think its Switchfoot's most consistent top to bottom effort and I really like a good deal of the songs on it, but I find myself listening to New Way to be Human more because of Company Car, Something More, and Under the Floor.

[oneafroboy]

There's definitely a difference, and recognizing that difference is a very, very good thing that many people seem to lack.

PS: NWTBH is a better album than TBL because it is more creative and less derivative. And it's still pretty consistent.