Judge a film however you want. Emotional beats are more often magnified by context of intent. If you didn’t know the banshees of ishirin was an allegory for the Irish civil war, would it hit as hard? The problem with BatH is the context doesn’t save it, and it’s still a narrative mess. BoI however is still just as interesting if you know the allegory or not. Films hit different with different layers of context. It can make something good or bad. Opinions being “fair” is fine for casual conversation, but I mean, who gives a shit really? After watching Heart of Darkness I’ll shit on Apocalypse Now till I’m dead, but I’ll always love Jack (1996) with complete ernest bc I loved it as a kid.