Roger Ebert: Difference between revisions

He was one of the major opponents to Colorization. He often likes [[Deliberately Monochrome]] films, and ones that were monochrome because of when they were made, because of the light and shadow effects. He also protested censorship in the name of [[Avoid the Dreaded G Rating]] or avoiding the dreaded X/NC-17 rating. While he advocated for years for a properly copyrighted '''A''' rating to replace X since that sound more respectable, he had hoped NC-17 would become a respectable alternative, and was disappointed when it didn't. He was critical of what he sees as an overuse of 3D technology in recent movies.

 

 

Gained a bit of flak from the gamer community when [http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2010/04/video_games_can_never_be_art.html he commented video games not being an art form], but [http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2010/07/okay_kids_play_on_my_lawn.html he eventually came around] and at least decided he was not in a position to judge them. Despite that episode, he was considered as the most [[One of Us]] of major critics, as he admired [[Anime|Japanese animated film]] and had an incredible knowledge of science fiction, which was among his favorite genres. While he claims ignorance to a lot of TV shows due to his heavy schedule of writing and watching films, he's found time to become a fan of the WWE, ''[[South Park]]'', and ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''.