The Resonance Rating
What is the Resonance Rating (RR)? Traditional movie ratings include stars, thumbs up or, in the case of the San Francisco Examiner, the funny little man in the theater, who ranges from jumping out of the seat with applause to leaving it empty all together. The general idea of the rating is to give a quick look at the reviewer’s overall judgment of the film; In other words, how good or bad was it. That’s a metric I will consider with an added measure, with a nod toward what I see as a film’s greatness. Greatness is an obsession of mine. What makes things great? Who makes things great? How long do they remain great? I will rate movies based on how they make me feel and how long I believe they’ll stick with me. This is the Resonance Rating. I think the measure of a great movie is often not known for ten years. “Does it hold up?” is the common phrase. This is still highly subjective of course, because what resonates for me may not for another, but it takes away the s...