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Classical-Western Keyword
One request and I know somebody has been spamming this onto titles so there's 511 of them but hopefully you'll see the argument.
Can you block the keyword Classical-Western? Not only is it repetitive it's extremely subjective and now it even has movies attached to it from 2021. I think it was originally supposed to be western-classic but even that was subject is nothing more than opinion not even really a novel concept at all. Something that I think started as good intentions but you can attach it to virtually any western which obviously means it's not novel.
Peter_pbn
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1 year ago
The keyword was listed by IMDb as a subgenre with the definition "A western produced during the golden age of the genre, subsequently defining the genre."
The point has been made before that it is overused. Perhaps IMDb could define the "golden age" and block the keyword from titles outside that scope.
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phillip
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1 year ago
@Peter_pbn
Thank you for your thoughtful reply. It's nice to see a post that didn't seem like 2 people arguing over something only 2 people care about.
The issue with the term seems to be that it's one of those things that's very difficult to define. I'm now seeing it added to television shows that didn't even last a season. i.e Casey Jones. Casey Jones didnt quite make it a season and didn't even rate a dvd release. so at a minimum it needs to be really revamped.
It's like the term B-Western. The example they use in the section "7 Men From Now" stars Randolph Scott and was produced by John Wayne. It's sort of comical to think of Randolph Scott in a B-Western in the 1950s as most B-westerns were meant for the bottom half of the bill, maybe an hour running time etc. I see Drums Across the River has it down for it now also. It really seems like keywords have gotten out of hand.
Drums Across the River for example has neo-western. First I had to figure out what that was and obviously since this movie takes place in the 1880s it's obviously not that category. It's just gotten out of hand especially when titles now have more keywords than running minutes.
Drums Across the River (1954) also has this.
Hard Times (boy is that subjective and/or could be taken the wrong way)
Economic Downturn
Economics Depression
Economic Crisis
All obviously are meant to apply the same thing.
Then you literally have somebody whose has put Double Gun Holster and Two Gun Holster down for the exact same 135 titles.
Hopefully Bethanny or a staff and merge some of these so they don't repeated.
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keyword_expert
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1 year ago
I raised similar complaints about this bad keyword 11 months ago.
Keywords have become an unruly mess on IMDb over the past year. Unfortunately, IMDb staff have explained that keywords are now a low priority for them. It's very disappointing.
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Michelle
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11 months ago
Hi @phillip & All -
We appreciate the discussion and all the comments concerning the sub-genre keyword "classical-western" and observed usage inconsistencies. I filed a ticket for our Policy team to review the criteria and better define this keyword and to also review what data protections can be implemented to ensure proper usage.
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