Ack wrote:Dafoe should have gotten something just for that amazing furious monologue he gives. It was so appallingly beautiful to watch.
Also, did you guys not enjoy The Best Years of Our Lives?
Not a big fan of William Wyler, but I loved The Heiress.
RCBH928 wrote:[
I didn't see it, was it a silent movie?
Yea it was a love letter to silent films. I guarantee you that if it came out in the 20s it would have been considered by the book, and would have been forgotten about it within a decade, just like it happened to it now.
RCBH928 wrote:You know I just remembered they gave Slum Dog Millionaire best picture. I sometimes think the Oscars try to make a controversial choices for free publicity and keep interest. They also try to push "minorities" to give a more sense of "diversity" and "equality" but in the process they made those who were more deserving lose the recognition.
One of my favourite directors is Indian (Satyajit Ray), but yea Slumdog Millionaire was complete garbage. On one hand I do agree that there shouldn't be forced diversity anywhere, but let's face it, lots of people do discriminate, even if subconsciously. I don't do force it, but for example, 30 of my 50 favourite films of the decade are foreign. The Oscars were always political. Tarkovsky was the perfect example. Praised as one of the best directors of all time, and winning practically every award, but never had an Oscar nominee. I'm sure I know why: he's from the USSR. It doesn't matter what your opinion on communism is as his films weren't political at all, in fact, many were spiritual and even religious, which communism tends to be against. But, the Academy probably thought it would look like they were supporting communism if they nominated his work.
But then again, this is going into social issues which is arguably politics, so it's best not to delve too deep into this :p
Perhaps the posts should be moved to a new general movies thread?