Quite a lot it would seem. After a friend on facebook posted a link to one of these reviews I was absolutely enamored with the man, the reviews and the concept. Watch his thoughts on Clerks:
I thought his review of the movie was spot on but something he said resonated so well with me. He said
This movie proves content is king.
that's a phrase I've heard thrown around marketing circles to the point where it has little to no value when said anymore. But here it adds something to the understanding of the movie. At the end of the day Kevin Smith didn't just direct a brilliant film, that part didn't matter, he wrote a brilliant story.
The story is what matters. It is the currency that all people operate on. We are drawn to good story tellers, regardless of what they are saying, because they intrigue us. The understand pacing, and emphasis and tension to add effect. Good storytellers exists in all walks of life. The popular water cooler guy to the uber-popular stand up comedian to the beat poet in a little cafe.
Even those "traveling folklore tellers" who bill companies thousands of dollars to fly them in and have them tell the same story of the tortoise and the hare. No matter how long or how short a story is the most important skill is having the ability to craft it.
I learned two things from a blind man today. 1) Meaningless stories can still have meaning if they are about human nature. 2) I really want to watch a Kevin Smith movie with my eyes closed.
P.S. you can follow The Blind Film Critic on twitter as @blindfilmcritic. He answers tweets. I'm not sure how, but he does. And he is super cool and humble.