Yeah the shitty ones will look exactly which shiny new . js framework you tried out , but really software engineering skills is what counts . Even Google with it ' s tremendously shitty hiring process doesn ' t hire based on technology hipster cred . <| sep |> I think this is in part because there ' s a lot lot lot going on in any film you see today and it would require quite a bit of analysis and context to break down all the things you think the film is doing well and all the missed opportunities to do better . And I think it ' s even impossible to focus on all the elements clearly enough on your first viewing to be able to break them down in any detail . So new cinephiles will always use whatever criteria seems at most ready to hand , what qualities group together the films I like from the ones I don ' t ? Initially these may be very superficial qualities , but hopefully with greater exposure one will notice some of the nuances . There is quite a risk of letting one ' s criteria fossilize , if you decide as a rule all films with quality are bad and start working against any film when you notice that quality , then your criticism will never be able to advance beyond that point . I ' ll start sounding like a broken record , but watching silent films really helps your analysis . I remember when I was first getting into films all I saw was what was missing in films I didn ' t like , I had certain expectations of what a film was supposed to be , and that ' s all I could see when watching movies that didn ' t meet those expectations . Watching silent films allows you to see how films are built brick by . brick , so you can better appreciate all the elements that go into making each film . I think there ' s some phrase or something like every film is a miracle . And when you think of what goes into each film , from the simple precise mechanics of how each frame has to be perfectly exposed for a fraction of a second or be ruined , to all the effort , work , and practice that numerous creative people have to expend to get it accomplished . Even stuff that seems like a complete failure still probably had a lot of creativity and craft behind it .