Fake Cinephile (or the different types of film fans)

Sherif Ali from Lawrence of Arabia (Dir. David Lean) a "Just Like Me Fr"ism of mine

I've never seen The Godfather, but I am a cinephile.

I've seen Fight Club, but I am not a Film Bro.

One of my favorite movies is Twister, but I am a pretentious film nerd.

When I talk about my favorite films many of the responses I get are something like:

"Film Bro alert"

"You are like so pretentious"

"spoken like a true cinephile"

A handful of different intersecting terms that loosely refer to some who enjoys watching more movies than the average person. Which, is also a very vague description. Most of their distiguishers vary from person to person so here are my personal metrics from defining film fans.

Film Bro:

You have probably heard of a Film Bro in line with Fight Club or any Tarantino movie you can think of. A term that usually refers to an archetype of guy who is really into "just-like-me-for-real"isms about Blade Runner or Joker. The type of guy who shows his ex American Psycho before breaking up with them. The catalyst of a Film Bro is in the end mentality, treating the shallow end of Cinema a bible for anyone who watches movies, then being confused when people have actually seen your favorite "obscure" movie Goodfellas. There is a "female equivalent" to Film Bros but they're called Film Girls which is think doesn't quite capture what it's going for, but they usually prioritize films like Gone Girl or Virgin Suicides. Divided by Film Taste, united by Mentality.

Moviegoer:

A moviegoer is technically a term used to describe anyone who goes to the movies, but I personally think it should apply to those people who have AMC All-Stars or whatever they call it. That person who sees every movie in theaters opening week, which mind you the average big movie ticket price in Chicago is close to $20 and there are people who see movies in theaters almost weekly. Usually these people are well rounded in the cinema department but have never seen a movie older than themselves. This is my area of bias, old movies rock, but these people seem more concerned with being the first person to log Avengers 7 and Harold and the Purple Crayon than wondering if spending $300 on theater snacks monthly is worth it.

Cinephile:

Cinephiles are the most mixed bag of all, some of my close friends are cinephiles, some of my greatest enemies are cinephiles. A cinephile is someone who loves film on an artistic level, I guess you could say the perfect cinephile is Tom Cruise who once said he watches a movie every day, I think, or my Tom Cruise stan friend is spreading made up quotes again. Mr. Cruise is committed to film both in creation and reverence. Now most cinephiles don't do that, because most of them have real lives, unlike moviegoers, cinephiles aren't dictated by the amount of movies watched, but moreso their relation to film as an art form. Many directors are cinephiles, but most studio executives are not. In my personal opinion, Cinephile is the peak of loving film, but I'm biased, most people think they are pretentious and need a real hobby.

There are probably other ways people refer to their love of movies, but these are my personal big three so tag yourself below i'm a #cinephile