These days, movie critics who claim to be film experts are almost always wrong about what movies are good. Most of them are obviously pretentious and pretend to like boring movies to feel smart (which is a problem since many trust them to be unbiased and honest), but the real problem is how much power they have. The fact that the opinion of a few Rotten Tomatoes critics is treated as equal to the opinion of everyone else is undemocratic. Why should a group of random people’s opinions be viewed as better or more correct?

Especially in 2023 when AI is getting more and more complex, ”movie experts” just aren’t needed anymore and should probably be banned since they’re often biased and dishonest. Instead of a ”critics score”, sites like Rotten Tomatoes should use an ”AI score”. An AI would assess a movie objectively based on the quality of the script, acting, soundtrack, and so on and give an unbiased and more accurate score.

And eventually, this could probably be used for something like the Oscars as well. Instead of people voting on what they think is the best cinematography for example (which is a flawed system since most people won’t be objective and just vote based on personal bias), you could make an AI determine the winner based on quality. An AI could also analyze EVERY film that came out to make sure the winners are actually the best, which is something humans don’t have time for.