Can a faceless critic succeed?

I hate attention whores. Every other video on You Tube is some ShaneTardDefrancoRayWilliamiJustine whoring it up and saturating You Tube with hideously boring videos. Yet people flock to them because...well I have no idea! Why does FRED have over 1 million subscribers?! Its crazy I tell you! CRAZY! It's the world we live in, this backwards idiotic world. I guess people seem to flock to these channels because it makes them feel safe. You can't tell me DeFranco is SO interesting that one just can't wait for his next video. No, the people go to DeFranco because he's a familiar face, he's like that bar "CHEERS", people just wanna go where they know someones name. So what if the video is as flat as two week old hipster ALE, they feel comfortable there. They know what they're gonna get and seeing every nuance in their goofy faces warms their little bellies and keeps them coming back for more. More entertainment, more news , more vlogs and more bull****.

Four years ago when I came on You Tube I came in certain that I would never be "That guy". The guy that would be screaming furiously at movies. I didn't want to be another Nostalgia Critic or Video Game Nerd. I didn't want to walk down the street and people look at me and point. I did not want the fame, the glory, the attention. No Sir, twas' not for me. I'm too reserved and private for that. Now, four years later, what has been the result of this Fury of the Film Fan experiment? What have I become? I think I finally figured that out.

All around me I have seen online film critics sprout, taking the reigns and using their inspirations to fuel them forward into positions of leading voices in the film criticism community. People rarely know the people on Rotten Tomatoes but if you mention Jeremy Jahns chances are someone out there is going to say "Jeremy! yeah I've seen his videos the guy is great!" and yet, he has no degree in journalism, no certification in Film Criticism, no accreditation. He is a face,a face with a powerful voice and an even more powerful personality. And when you see that face combined with his often hilarious antics and clever commentary, well you just can't help but keep coming back because you know every single time what you're gonna get.

In fact, all the well known Film Critics put their face out there. Roger Ebert, Richard Roeper, even Armond White. I realize now, I don't think I can succeed if I never show my face. Even the moviepreviewcritic has come out of hiding and graces the screen with his monocle while bravely bashing Hollywood. So I ask myself, can a faceless film critic succeed? Can I continue to make these videos hoping to incite discussion while I hide in the shadows refusing to come out and let my subscribers see who they are exactly subscribed to?

Many of my subscribers don't get my humor, they don't get a lot of things I say and maybe that's because words don't translate as well as they would if they had a face to attach it to. Even the best writers have to come out of their castles and do interviews for Harry Potter, so after some thought I realized...what the hell.
Ladies and Gentlemen I present to you Fury of the Film Fan


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Does this mean I will be making videos showing my face. No, I have something else planned to make these videos more interesting. seeing my face for 10 minutes just isn't good video.