Ebert

I read this article thinking it was going to be about how he critiques movies. Instead, I got a review on how to "actually" watch a movie. I felt like a bad person when Ebert was naming off all these great "classics" because quite frankly, I've never seen any of them!
Okay, so he's an experienced movie critic who has seen lots of movies. Well, that is true, but I can't help but feel like he's looking down upon us regular movie goers. I learned all about Theme, and Tone, and Mood..etc. while I was in high school. We needed to know them to analyze books. I'm sorry but picking out things like that in a book is NOT fun. And I LOVE reading books. When I'm told to do mundane things like figuring out the tone of the novel, I get angry. Ebert told us to do the same thing when we watch a movie. NO, IT WILL RUIN MY EXPERIENCE.
I look at books and movies as a form of entertainment, right? Well, don't call me a bad moviegoer just because I haven't seen every silent film created. Or because I choose not to point out tone, mood, style..
This quote in the article really got me thinking. "The more you learn, the quicker you'll know when the director is not doing his share of the job." What exactly is that supposed to mean? I understand it, really, I do, but what is there to learn? I thought a director's job was to help portray the entertainment in films. Hm, I guess Ebert needs to write another article on that.