[edit] to be clear that doesn’t mean everyone has to or should like it, of course, but it’s possible to recognize the things a work does right and understand why a lot of people might like it as a result, even if it’s not to one’s taste, and so not to be surprised when people like it. It’s certainly possible to recognize when one likes something that’s kind of terrible—I like lots of things to which that apply. These perspectives are useful particularly when making recommendations to others.
IMDB Top 250: https://www.imdb.com/chart/top
10 Academy Award nominations, 6 wins, made lots of money, on lots of top-of-the-year and top-of-the-decade lists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max:_Fury_Road
Approximately everybody liked it. It's fine if you don't, but you shouldn't be even vaguely surprised that others do.
Obviously this happens unconsciously on it's own. Watching fury road you will never feel lost in the action but always directed towards it.
I found that fascinating, but tbh I will never love this movie as said friend does.
Miller directed the movie off storyboards and not scripts, leading to a lot more difficulty and spontaneity. Good recent article [1] on the rivalry between Theron and Hardy during filming, they mention being frustrated at this switch in direction but your comment reminded me about how storyboards capture that visual leading like scripts rarely do.
[1] https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/05/charlize-theron...