On: The 2005 screenwriting book that’s taken over Hollywood

[georgemcbay]

Who said I was using the general population as an authoritative source of film critique?

"regarded by many as the greatest "action" movie of all time" means just what it says. I never claimed nor even implied that the view was authoritative simply because it was widely held.

[vacri → georgemcbay]

'regarded by many as' is pretty much the living, breathing definition of 'authority as implied by popularity'.

[foobarqux → georgemcbay]

You stated explicitly that you thought it was a quality film due to its wide popularity.

(As an aside the article itself never criticizes Dark Knight for being poor only for being formulaic).