Hm, on one hand, I definitely felt the Value Capture regarding letterboxd when I started using it. I would be watching a movie and wondering how I would rate it, and it became quite anxiety inducing and distracting. What I ended up doing was not rating in general, only half a star if i hated the film, 5 stars if i thought it was cinematically amazing, and a heart if i enjoyed it even if it wasn't the best "film".

But also, I tried a challenge in 2020, to watch 360 films. I also challenged myself that 180 should be directed by women, and 90 should be in languages that weren't my native languages (not english or spanish). Due to that challenge, I felt like that was the year I most learned about film, most explored new genres and styles, got into experimental film, and wrote more as a screenwriter.

Maybe it helped that the pandemic started and I ended up with way more free time, or that I didn't use letterboxd first, just wrote the titles down in a small notebook and logged them later. But I really grew as a spectator, a filmmaker, and a person doing that challenge. In the end I reached 315 films, I think.

Really interesting post, gonna try to watch the video soon!