The Oscars

[Moonliner]

Now that we are here in the post Oscar shadow, what if any movies are you eager to see that you weren't yesterday?

I might have to see "Pan's Labyrinth" which I have to admit I had never heard of before yesterday.

[Alex]

Nothing was really changed by the show.

I still really want to see The Lives of Others (and all the other foreign language nominees). But otherwise, outside of the shorts I've seen almost everything that won and don't have much interest in Half Nelson, The Pursuit of Happyness, or Marie Antoinette.

[Morrigoon]

I disagree, NA. I want to see them thank the people in their lives, and who gave them the award, not to preach at me, they can do that on their own time. The Oscars is about film and filmmaking, and they should stick to the subject at hand while at the Oscars.

And as regards voting, if someone made a great documentary about how a house is built, I don't see why that filmmaker deserves any less recognition than one who made a good film about the environment or some culture that seems exotic by American standards. The award is supposed to be about the film,, and the excellence of their work on it. To favor certain subjects is to disrespect the art that went into the others.

[Alex]

Yes, but when the majority of the people voting haven't actually seen a majority of the nominees you're going to end up with less ideal methods of choosing.

And reading the complaints about acceptance speeches I am seeing today, the dominant theme is too much thanking of people we've never heard of.

Overall, I found the show politically tame. But that's to be expected when the only unscripted event seems to have been Will Smith's kid screwing up his line.