That's not the point that's being discussed though, we know full and well that people prefer being told what to think than bothering to do it by themselves, because of times restraints or laziness, that's all understandable.
Yeah, well, time and money are valuable, and today people have so many other options than going to see a bad movie, so I don't think it's laziness or just being told what to like, because even if people go see a film because of a good RT score, it doesn't mean they will like it or agree with the critics. If anything, most people who have seen WW, probably think the film is overrated, so their ability to form an opinion isn't affected at all by RT.
I'd argue that most...not all, films that have a high or fresh RT score, are films that you and most people like. I bet there are more films that you personally consider good that have a "fresh RT" score, than those that you like, but critics gave it a "rotten" score, so for every BVS, there are many more instances where you and the majority of the "dumb retarded" critics share the same opinion. There ere exceptions, but for the most part, the system itself works.
The point is that the reviews themselves are retarded, and by extension, the scores, there are agendas to be pushed, hype to generate, bribes to cash-in. And I'm not saying only Disney does it, clearly WB started doing it too as seen by WW, one really needs to be naive to not see this when it comes to big blockbusters.
The agendas can be annoying and certain people probably shouldn't be reviewing films to begin with, but it's nothing new. I think as RT becomes more of a useful guide or tool for people to go see films, and they understand how it works, the audience will understand the different agendas, the hype, and all those factors like the SJW influencing critics and the scores. However, it is because there are so many reviews, from so many different types of people from all walks of life, different taste and, yes agendas, that if a movie can some how overcome that and be accepted by the majority of those different "critics", and get fresh RT score, that the system works, because it usually means that a film with a fresh score is probably good or at least worth watching.
Most critics don't get anything from studios, other than early screenings. There are some cases where the studio might give critics early access to a film while in production, so they can use it for their articles or websites, but ultimately a movie has to deliver on some level of entertainment to get a fresh score. Pirates 5, a Disney movie which is meant to be the beginning of a new trilogy got horrible reviews, so the bribes argument is probably greatly exaggerated, because if there was a movie that needed good reviews, it was Pirates 5. As for WB, they own RT, but even they aren't immune to rotten scores.
If the Justice League gets good reviews, it'll probably be because of the lighter tone and the Whedon influence, which I guess people like, but that's not just the critics, that's people in general.
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