Some year, I'll stop caring what the Oscars Awards bring. It's not this year. I went home tonight depressed, as the mediocre Crash won over the poignant Brokeback Mountain. That sucks. That's two years in a row in which in absolutely mediocrity won for Best Picture, and I can't begin to figure out why - a really simplistic and cliched view on racism? backlash? homophobia? I can't figure it out. There's got to be some reason, I guess. Crash was a cliched Magnolia, a movie that I respected for its great performances (excepting Brendan Fraser and Sandra Bullock) but thought silly in its handling of race. Brokeback Mountain was the far, far superior film.
Oh well. Every other award was exactly as I predicted, although not what I hoped for.
Quick Hits: Appel, Padres, Jimenez, 2014 Draft
-
Despite reports over the weekend that the Astros and first overall pick Mark Appel have already agreed to terms on a below-slot contract, GM Jeff Luhnow toda...
1 hour ago
10 comments:
I wasnt even aware Crash was nominated. ridiculous. I was so unimpressed with it- it presented all of these racial issues but offered no solution. What's the point?
Seriously, if you get depressed over the acedemy awards you have greater problems than which film won best picture.
Lycia...you wanted Crash to "offer a solution" to racism? How, in 2 hrs, could you possibly expect a film to supply a solution to a problem as complex as racism in America? I thought it was an excellent film, showing that racism is a deep seeded and complex problem, where "good guys" and "bad guys" are hard to distinguish. I'd be afraid of a movie that in 2 hrs tried to solve such a difficult issue. Surely it would be simple minded.
See, I personally thought Crash was much better than Brokeback Mountain. I didn't like Brokeback because it simply didn't make me believe that the two characters loved each other. I went hoping that it was going to be an incredibly poignant movie, but I was extremely disappointed. Crash, on the other hand, was extremely underrated in my opinion. I was thrilled that Crash won over Brokeback.
I guess what I'm saying is that we know racism exists in this country and we know things like that happen. And the only reason I can see for spending the money on making a film about racism or social issues is to inform or create some kind of momentum in changing things. I didn't really see anything groundbreaking in that film.
Though, maybe I'm wrong- maybe the masses don't know the level of racism that occurs in this country. Sometimes I overestimate the ability of the public to be aware of these things :)
i havent seen brokeback mountain, so i cant assess its worthiness of an award. however, i was impressed with crash...and thought the cinematography was great...i just liked the way it was put together. i'm glad it won...
Lycia:
I think you sum up my feelings on Crash well. It's a pretty good movie, but just didn't offer anything new. I mean, did anyone really think this film offered anything substantial about any of the issues it presented? Everything's been done before, and better. It was full of cliches. I liked the performances, but th ewhole movie didn't come together as a whole for me. Whereas, Brokeback Mountain and Capote both were far superior.
SC: Do you actually think I was seriously depressed? Really?
I don't know... sometimes it seems you're a little too in touch with your feminine side.
What does liking movies have to do with a feminine side?
I certainly can accept that with some of my whiny posts every now and then, but for this one, it just seems more than a little bit silly and a misreading of the tone with which I wrote the post.
Post a Comment