As expected...

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...this year's Oscar nominations are a bit of a travesty. There have been three movies this year that have absolutely dominated the landscape, of which everyone had something to say, and they are, in the following order, FAHRENHEIT 9/11, THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, and THE INCREDIBLES. And the way they have been treated is almost in reverse order. THE INCREDIBLES has been given a decent four nominations, but has been kept in the animation ghetto - surely a nomination for Best Feature Film was in order, especially since its other heavyweight nomination was for Best Original Screenplay. THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST has received three nominations in minor categories: cinematography (meaning it may be a piece of drek, but it is nicely shot), make-up, and music. But indubitably the big loser is Michael Moore, who did not pick up a single nomination. Given how Hollywood feels about the current President, this is beyond incredible. The only way I can make sense of it is that hubris undid him. He made sure that he would not be nominated in the Documentary section, feeling, no doubt, that his film was a big enough event to compete for Best Film; and as a result, it seems that (barring Special Jury Prizes or the like), the favourite film of all Bush-haters will have to be content with its Cannes Pame d'Or. I'm not sure what this means, apart of course from the everlasting ability of Academy voters to make monkeys of pundits and predictors, but I think one thing is certain: this will be remembered as one of those years where the wrong guys won.

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[(Anonymous)]

Banned, or I'd post with my real name.

As I understand it, Fahrenheit 9/11 wasn't eligible because of an airing that Michael Moore did just before Election Day. He knew that when he chose to air it. I think that the pre-election airing was worth more than the possibility of another trophy, and I agree.

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That would make sense, I suppose. Well, then: he did not get the president he wanted, and he got no Academy Awards either. Right now, if I were Michael Moore, I'd be sucking my thumb rather dejectedly.

[curia-regis.livejournal.com]

Personally I'm glad that Fahrenheit 9/11 didn't get a nomination. It was an interesting film, but it wasn't... that good, in my opinion anyway.

[beckyemerson.livejournal.com]

I thought it was a misleading film

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Yes, I did not say that I liked it. But these were the three films that were not safe, that did not leave things where they found them, that made an impression. And even though I regard Moore as basically a liar, nonetheless it is bizarre to me that he should get no nominations at all.

[ashesofautumn.livejournal.com]

Didn't Michael Moore give up the chance to be given an Oscar by rushing the DVD release (and attempting to air it on TV before the elections)?

Frankly, I'm glad that F9/11 and Passion weren't nominated (with the exception of, ooh, makeup) because otherwise we'd have to hear about them both winning- or not winning- for a month afterward. And by now, I imagine most people are really sick of hearing about how Passion was just that gory and disgusting, and Fahrenheit was just that full of BS.

Eh. I don't really doubt that when Moore's sequel comes out, it'll get nominated for something.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Well, yes, but that's exactly what industry awards are meant to do - get people talking, "raise awareness" of the industry as the jargon puts it. If the Academy Awards single out tame movies, they defeat their own purpose.

Anyway, how did you feel about THE INCREDIBLES?

[ashesofautumn.livejournal.com]

The movies got people talking all by themselves. They didn't need the Oscars to do it for them. They had their overblown reactions ("Passion was so moving and genius!" or "Look at what the liberal, evil Hollywood COMMUNISTS are trying to forcefeed us [in F/911]!") and enough should be enough. Definitely rather not hear about it much more.


I thought the Incredibles was entertaining and really funny. I mean, I'd say it's the best animated movie of 2004, but there aren't exactly many choices, so it can't be that much of a compliment...

[kagome-sama.livejournal.com]

personally, I have enjoyed watching "The Passion of the Christ", and haven't paid any attention to all people who talked about it. I just like of having my own opinions about things and not care about what the general audience says. I have liked it. It portrays the Christ as a human person, maybe it "dissacrates" Him a bit, but after having watched that, *my* respect for Him has even increased, if possible. I have also liked a lot the performance of all the actors, and I think that having the actors talk in Latin and Aramaic was a very good idea, because it made you feel it as if it were true. Then Bellucci, Celentano, and other great actors have done their best. I really *loved* how Rosalinda Celentano did Satan. She was wondrous.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

I Celentano sono una famiglia di talento. Hai sentito le ultime canzoni di Adriano?