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Can perfection be achieved? - Mellope - 07-11-2025
"Can perfection be achieved?"
Nearly every day I scroll across people's accounts on music rating websites from profile to profile, and 99.99% of the time that person has given at least something a perfect score, whether that's an album or a single. But me? Never. Not in any write-up, and here I'll not only explain why but I'll also tell you why I think the movie "Everything Everywhere All at Once" is perfect despite the statement I just made. Read on and I'll explain.
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I believe that improvement is always possible in basically every task that can't be factually completed to the fullest, most perfect extent. It's not necessarily saying that an artist will always have a problem with their music; it's just saying that they can evolve it more past the point of what they did, whether it's lyrically, production-wise or in any way.
Another thing people ask me is, "If you can't rate music a 10/10, then why never 9.9/10? What does that mean for you?" Well, to me, those scores are achievable but almost impossible; to get the closest decimal point would be to get the closest to perfection without actually being perfect, which would basically be the best song of all time, and for me? I just haven't found that song yet. Currently my favourite and highest-rated song of all time is "Die For You" by Joji at a 9.6/10, and to ever get to a 9.9/10, it would have to be the best song I've ever heard by the time I die, and with that being said, it still might not be there. You see, perfection can only truly be achieved factually, for example, getting an answer correct on a quiz or winning in rock paper scissors. That's possible.
Now you ask, why is the movie "Everything Everywhere All at Once" perfect? How can perfection be shown in a movie if movies aren't the same as the examples I showed? I'll tell you how, but beware, it'll involve some spoilers for the movie's plot:
In the movie the plot involves being in the reality you are in; basically, there's "the multiverse", which often involves being in different worlds where what you imagine happens, and what's happened is often curated differently. That means every single movie "mistake" can simply be passed off as part of the multiverse and sometimes as a character thought/move, which is absolutely genius if you ask me. Not only that, but the movie in general is also stunning and is completely a must-watch. I could talk for HOURS about how the movie is one of the most genius things ever made, and it goes a LOT deeper than that example.
Anyways, thanks for reading! And maybe I'll do a pt. 2 on why I think songs can be a 0/10.
RE: Can perfection be achieved? - CRAZY-HORSE - 08-11-2025
its a matter of personal taste
i wouldnt rate that Joji 0.1/10 so there you go, each to their own
on to what do artists think about perfection.
in interviews they all seem to hold the same opinion that they never reach perfection and that their best work is still ahead of them.
RE: Can perfection be achieved? - Mellope - 08-11-2025
(08-11-2025, 02:17)CRAZY-HORSE Wrote: its a matter of personal taste
i wouldnt rate that Joji 0.1/10 so there you go, each to their own
on to what do artists think about perfection.
in interviews they all seem to hold the same opinion that they never reach perfection and that their best work is still ahead of them.
Personal taste can't be factually perfect.
RE: Can perfection be achieved? - CRAZY-HORSE - 08-11-2025
ALL perfection IS personal taste whether it is painting, music, literature or any other form of the arts, period.
RE: Can perfection be achieved? - Mellope - 08-11-2025
(08-11-2025, 09:17)CRAZY-HORSE Wrote: ALL perfection IS personal taste whether it is painting, music, literature or any other form of the arts, period.
I think things can only be perfect factually because anything non factual can be improved.
RE: Can perfection be achieved? - CRAZY-HORSE - 08-11-2025
go away
RE: Can perfection be achieved? - Mellope - 08-11-2025
(08-11-2025, 10:10)CRAZY-HORSE Wrote: go away
I was simply respectfully responding to your reply under my post. If you didn't want a reply, then you don't have to reply.