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Pretty sure the usage of compare is correct here. Compare can point out but similarities and differences.

• gwd 3y ago
  You're right that in plain English, "compare" is a perfectly adequate word in this context. However, the person I replied to wasn't quite satisfied with it: they felt the need to add "(negatively)". I was trying to give them a more idiomatic word / phrasing that would add the extra rhetorical emphasis they were looking for.
  • soneca 3y ago
    As the person that you replied, I confirm your perception. And I liked your suggestion (to be point I decided to explicitly thank you, rather than a simple upvote). If I were to write the same comment now, I would definitely use “contrast that to…”
  • aidenn0 3y ago
    Oh, I read the (negatively) as meaning that the way in which it was similar to Saving Private Ryan was a bad thing, not a good thing.
    • soneca 3y ago
      I meant Up is similar to Saving Private Ryan in its structure (a long and great first scene, which is actually a positive trait of both). But, the Up is worse than SPR.