Tom Carson talking about Steve McQueen's Shame

"…dedication to his material is at once impressive and peculiarly abstract, may not even consider that reaction symptomatic of a failure to involve us at what used to be called the human level."

• Tom Carson in BlackBook

I point this out because it is one of the fundamental points I believe should be met in the creation of a story. Unfortunately, it is also one of that each audience member will respond to it differently.