There are a couple of people on this and on other boards that just seem to critize all the time without producing something by themselves. They claim they do "constructive criticism" - what ever that may be.
If you don't know what constitutes "construtive criticism" how can you possibly know to be opposed to it?
Too, it's a logical fallacy that just because someone hasn't actually produced a fan film, they can therefore not at all possibly be in a position to offer an informed opinion on the way it's made. This retort is trotted out any time someone doesn't like what they're getting in terms of feedback. Alec is a big fan of relying on it as a defense too, and it made it impossible to actually have any kind of critical debate or discussion with him.
Maurice is a successful filmmaker in his own right. I've worked in television for the last 8 years, largely in the writer's rooms of hour-long dramas produced by ABC Studios. We two have
professional experience in the industry and deal with the making of films and TV every day. I fail to see how that somehow omits any possibility that we might actually know what we're talking about.
Would my opinion be different if I'd made my own fan film? Probably. But the truth is, I have no interest in making a fan film. As a fan and as a professional, I do like to offer my opinion, informed by the benefit of my experience in a field that not too many seem to have actually taken in these circles. And while I might be blunt about it sometimes or may not present my opinions in the most approachable way possible at times, it does come informed not only by my own professional consideration but also my own personal opinions and experience, making it uniquely
my take on whatever project I'm commenting on. The fact that I've not chosen to make a fan film does not invalidate anything I have to say; to adhere to such a philosophy is entirely closed-minded.
I can very well imagine that things like Maurices commentary
"Slickly produced. 'Fraid it doesn't interest me at all, however. I'm bored with space wars and space battles and scenes of starships that lumber around at subsonic speeds at point blank range like 15th century galleons. It's not exciting. YMMV." or " I'm done with the space battles"
is not really helping a lot. It does not read as constructive, rather as a prejudgement because it does not line up with the personal interest of the poster. [/quoted]
Again, personal opinion. Based on what we've seen so far, the majority of Axanar has been promoted as featuring Tobias' gorgeous space battle work. Expressing the opinion that, after the last decade of fan films one would rather not see another film full of space battles doesn't mean anyone is trashing Axanar. It's just an opinion based on what we know so far.
[quoted]I don´t know what is Axanar going to be like, but from what I´ve seen in the trailer, they know pretty well what they are doing and I hope they won´t do just space battles for the sake of space battles. But to pre-judge a production to me is not the way to go.
My personal opinion is that
Axanar has big shoes to fill. It also has going against it because (for me, based on previous experience interacting with him) I don't particularly have the highest opinion of David Gerrold or his opinion on what constitutes good writing, so the only way for me to actually know if the film or the script is any good would be to read it myself or see the film when it's done.
Too, Alec, during his time here was completely and consistently unable to handle anything other than absolute praise for what he was doing, and that's naturally off-putting. There is a whole wide range of useful, constructive reaction that can be offered up for discussion in these film reviews, and like
USS Intrepid stated above, those opinions should not get thrown out just because of the usual deluge of the haters and mindless trolling comments.
I continue to be very interested in seeing how the project turns out and as with every film I watch, I approach it with as much of a detached and unbiased opinion as I can when I start to watch. All I've seen so far is tons of clips of space battles and a trailer with several professional actors and Alec. I am eagerly waiting to see how (and if) it all comes together.
