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I'm not making up things;[staff edit] Even if you align with the Academy and don't think they are BP material...well the Academy at least admits the screenwriting has merit. Anyways, I don't think we should start a thread til you at least revisit Memento.
Moving on, here's a visually stunning banner for 'The Hobbit' that makes me think that it's already got Best Cinematography in the bag... And the award for Best Cinematography goes to...The Hobbit: ![]() Granted that may not be a true representation, but if it's even half accurate of the cinematography it's probably a done deal. Personally I've found that the last few years the cinematography category has become of particular interest to me. BTW, Roger Deakins is the Hitchcock of cinematography and is still looking for a win from the Academy, though it probably won't come this year since his film is Skyfall, the latest Bond. Then again one of modern cinema's best (Sam Mendes, director of American Beauty and Road to Perdition) is directing this one and the visual quality of the teaser trailer from a few months ago is quite impressive... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ4dAY3DW4c
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Well, when a deserving nominee doesn't win (or isn't even nominated in the case of the director snubs of Chris Nolan) I just remind myself that the Academy has a history of horribly bad taste and choices now and then and even greats like Hitchcock couldn't snag a win from 'em.
Plus, when they nominate the picture and/or script but not the director, despite the fact that the director was also the writer and producer (as was the case with Inception) that's just hilariously non-sensical. ![]() ![]()
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That is because no matter what we think of them, the Academy Awards are still considered the ultimate honor that a film, director, actor, etc can receive. I don't know how this came about but it's just the way it is...and for us the viewers it's nice to see our favorites validated.
The more I think about it though, it's like the Player's Choice Awards for baseball rather than the MVP and Cy Young Awards. I mean look, the voting is self contained and the professional critics who are supposed to be the "experts" on film have no say in the matter really and the Academy often ignores them and goes their own way. On the other hand, in sports and other facets of entertainment, the members of the press who view and/or write about such for a living are the ones who vote on the most prestigious awards. I'd like to see something similar when it comes to film. Or maybe...the public should be given more credence since afterall we're the ones funding the industry. ![]()
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Yes, but the Golden Globes are merely considered a pre-curser to the Academy Awards and nobody really remembers who wins it or any other critics awards. The Academy Awards for better or worse and for whatever reason have the designation of being the only one that sticks...
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That's not really relevant. You lamented the lack of a prestigious organization handing out awards by the press. It exists. I personally like the Globes more because television series are present. I do not like the Academy Awards because it is the ultimate celebration of excess in the film industry. And watching those in Hollywood self-congratulate and engage in boo khaki is not something that's entertaining.
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There are already countless popular awards.
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[staff edit]I'm not talking about an awards show such as the People's Choice awards where Twihards can flood the balloting. It would obviously have to be very controlled in order to have credibility, but yeah I know you get it...
If there's any rhetorical inconsistency it's on the part of the AMPAS ![]() ![]()
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Do you know what rhetoric means? The AMPAS doesn't engage in rhetoric. It votes on nominees to get the winners.
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[staff edit] You see, if there is any rhetorical inconsistency it's due to the AMPAS making some really great choices but also some extremely poor ones with no logical sense behind them. So yeah, we love 'em at times and hate 'em at others.
![]() On a few film sites I post under username Reform the Academy! and I feel if the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences dropped the average member age about 40 years and kicked out those who are no longer relevant to the industry we would see more bold choices and appreciation for a wider variety of film. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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The Hunger Games isn't a good movie, though, in my opinon. It wastes any sort of potential to connect us to the characters. It doesn't on any deep level. It's technically amazing, though, but that doesn't make it good.
I recall the comparison made between Battle Royale and The Hunger Games. Battle Royale, while gratuitous with its violence, has more to say than the Hunger Games does. The characters in Battle Royale are miles ahead in characterization than Katnis and the others. What does The Hunger Games say about the plight of those children being forced into the arena that people can pick up on an empathize with? They had some scenes that showed a little bit of that, like the destruction caused by that girls' father in his district, but it wasn't played out. I want to blame the source material, but I've never read it so I can't There's no way The Hunger Games is bold enough to warrant any consideration by the Academy except for cinematography, which wraps you into the games. It's a safe teen flick with nothing ambitious as things that have been nominated last year, like Tree of Life. |
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And that right there is the problem. While the film is an excellent adaption of a very difficult to translate to screen first person POV story and it stands on its own, there's no question that it was made for the fans and if you really want the full effect you'll have to read the book.
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