The recent outrage over Oscars nominees and winners has fueled many to publicly denounce the Oscars as White Only. A.O. Scott joins the crowd as one of the many critics to question the authority the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science has to decide which movie, which actors/actresses, and other staff members is the best. A.O. Scott dismays over the fact that critics no longer hold the important position it once held that was similar to a high priest in the past. A.O. Scott is alarmed at the fact that consumers passively accept what is being fed to us by production companies. Scott argues that it is not enough to have a broad opinion: “It’s all good!”, “I like that”, or “It wasn’t really my cup of tea” (3). Scott demands the attention of the reader by bluntly stating “Listen to me!” (3).

Critics are beings that do not receive the appreciation of others. They are seen to be people that simply spoil the fun of your favorite media. That is how I see Scott. Does it need to be said that movies these days are simply recycled plots? By seeing how all the movie plots are being recycled, the film industry seems to be going green more than any other. Scott doesn’t need to be Captain America. The Oscars has never been too fair. Yet, people pay an enormous amount of attention to it. Scott demands that we be our own artists, our own critics. I already am. That’s why I don’t watch movies that don’t interest me, and watch movies that really do. Shouldn’t we be able to enjoy whatever art however we like? Who is Scott to be our judge, a contradiction of what he is trying to persuade us to do?