First scores capture heat. Later scores capture literacy — if you allow them.
Edit when:
- You rewatched a quiet beat
- You separated Chemistry from Character Believability
- You realized you scored the movie’s theme, not the turn
Do not edit because a friend scored higher. That is peer pressure with a UI.
Editing is literacy
Edit when you rewatched a quiet beat, separated Chemistry from Character Believability, or realized you scored theme instead of turn. Do not edit because a friend scored higher.
Signal vs noise
A changed score with a scene citation helps the community. A changed score with no evidence hurts it.
Journal rule
Stories carry heat. News keeps the rules legible. If your number moved because of discourse instead of a scene, put it back.
Why this lives in News
Stories chase the release-week heat — cast carousels, premiere weather, the performance argument people are already having. News is the rulebook: how to read the five criteria, when to edit, what box office cannot tell you.
If this piece felt useful, pick one performance you rated this month and re-open it with one section above in mind. That is how journal rules become scoreboard literacy instead of lecture notes.
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