Talk:Freud's Last Session

Reviews

Just FYI, regardless of how objectively good or bad this film is, I have noticed, going on 20 years or so, that if a film discusses atheism or has a character that espouses any kind of atheism, the film automatically receives a poor rating by critics and audiences. This phenomenon of religious bias should perhaps be taken into account in some way. Viriditas (talk) 21:11, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Addendum: I first noticed this in the very early days of Netflix and Redbox. From what I could tell, activist religious groups would spam the audience review sections with negative comments for any film that discussed secularism, atheism, or humanism. How this kind of bias also reflects established critics has yet to be determined, but there are highly religious critics involved in the major aggregators. Viriditas (talk) 21:14, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Addedum to my addendum: Two fairly recent examples stand out for anyone who wants to look into them: Agora (2009), which was honestly very mid (mediocre) as a film, but also highly creative in the sense that they explored topics that have been rarely tackled by cinema, was mercilessly attacked by Christian apologists and audiences. Our article history and talk page archives reflect some of this. Another example from this year is God & Country (2024), which I've seen four times so far, and I believe is one of the best documentaries of the year, not just for its narrative, which is very simple and basic, but for the tight interweaving of all of the elements, from the narrative to the editing, the sound, and the visuals. However, this film has been all but ignored by major critics and the media, and has been endlessly attacked by radical, conservative Christians, mostly for things that have nothing to do with the film. This kind of religiously-motivated bias in film criticism is omnipresent and real. Viriditas (talk) 21:18, 4 July 2024 (UTC)