Starry-Eyed Keepers

Rating System on Letterboxd (2021)

Have you heard the rumors? The place where they glorify screens and ache their hearts with talking pictures, they give them stars to a favorable manner? Have I told you that a simple misconception such as a 3.5 average film should not thwart whatever your heart holds? I truly believe that cinema is a metamorphosis that we experience on our own. Here is my own rating system, I fairly made to organize my cluttered cinephilia thoughts. Have I defied you, at least at the gain of me!

  1. ½ - unbearable, insufferable

  2. ★ - not worth recommending

  3. ★½ - promising but questionable intent

  4. ★★ - passable

  5. ★★½ - an effort good enough

  6. ★★★ - could be better

  7. ★★★½ - did not reach expectations, but itʼs fine

  8. ★★★★ - unexpectedly thrilled, entertaining

  9. ★★★★½ - incredible, applause-worthy

  10. ★★★★★ - cinema at its peak

  11. ❤ - a warm hug / heartfelt / breathtaking

  12. w/o ❤ - couldn’t connect with it

Animated films are also rated in a particular manner, especially as an animation fan, I will be rating by animation and storytelling!

  1. ½ - unbearable animation, unbearable story

  2. ★ - flunk animation, questionable intent

  3. ★½ - great animation, questionable intent

  4. ★★ - there was an attempt

  5. ★★½ - passable, junk animation

  6. ★★★ - enough animation that piqued my interest, but failed expectations

  7. ★★★½ - incredible animation, story could be better

  8. ★★★★ - incredible story, animation could be better

  9. ★★★★½ - magnificent animation, story entertaining enough

  10. ★★★★★ - ethereal animation experience, story brings me through the roof

  11. ❤️ - nostalgic, relatable

  12. w/o ❤️ - couldn't connect with it

As for documentaries, they're also rated in a particular manner! Since documentaries are made through factual stories, I'm rating them based on the given topic and its execution.

  1. ½ - a propaganda machine

  2. ★ - sensationalized, unbearable content, manipulative execution

  3. ★½ - supposed to be a moving documentation, but failed to execute

  4. ★★ - potentially-ruined topic with its bland and lazy execution

  5. ★★½ - passable, junk documentary

  6. ★★★ - unique and interesting topic, execution could be better

  7. ★★★½ - repetitive content, but managed to be a unique and thrilling experience

  8. ★★★★ - unique topic, entertained enough

  9. ★★★★½ - interesting, eye-opening, recommendable

  10. ★★★★★ - a shattering breakthrough documentary that can spark discourses

  11. I won't be liking any documentaries.

Starting from now, I only rate short films with a heart or with none. Only those with an expected like contributes to the fair share of my agony, well then, welcome to the club. If not, that's the best of its effort!

For live-action anthology series, I rate each episode with the same rating system as live-action films. For animated anthology series, I rate each episode with the same rating system as animated films. For limited series, I rate them in general consideration as for either live-action or animated films. For long-term series, check out my TVTime on my Letterboxd profile!

( Made with Carrd )