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Additionally, I think The Greatest Showman was just okay. The plot was so-so, and the entire story was skimmed over. My main issue with it is how the characters were never really fleshed out, and we never really see any character development except for Barnum's, and even that was questionable. Another issue is the number of historical inaccuracies in the movie, but that's an entirely different discussion. But unlike in La La Land, the musical numbers in The Greatest Showman are spectacular enough for me to forgive (or at least ignore) most issues I have with the movie.
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Frozen for me was over hyped. Gosh, was I excited when I bought it on DVD to watch and literally had a blank face the whole time. I don't particularly care for the songs. It didn't give me a magical feeling as the Disney animated classics did. However, Tangled, Moana, Coco.. I love. At first I thought it was a generational thing, but it's not.
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If I had to think of one in particular, it always comes to my mind 2001: A Space Odyssey. I do believe that the visual aspect of the film (special effects, style and Kubrick's work as the director) is extraordinary. Outside of that, the pace is too slow, and there are many things in the plot that are difficult to grasp merely taking into account what the movie shows and tells.
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I agree with you on 2001. It is dramatic the music powerful, the visuals even today are impressive. But wow did it go slow. I saw it as a teenager and then read the books which were amazing, so a lot of the story had become squashed up in my memory with the movie. When I watched it again earlier this year I was amazed how much of the story just wasn't explained, especially in the ending visual overload sequences. Hal though, shiver! Every time I see Disney's Wall-E with the Autopilot so obviously another Hal and I wonder how many kids will never get the reference. There's no way the majority of today's movie goers are gonna sit through a film like 2001. Better luck getting them to read the books.KRay93 wrote: ↑10 May 2018, 10:58 I feel that many of the films that are usually awarded at the Academy Awards or at several international festivals receive an exaggerated treatment from critics.
If I had to think of one in particular, it always comes to my mind 2001: A Space Odyssey. I do believe that the visual aspect of the film (special effects, style and Kubrick's work as the director) is extraordinary. Outside of that, the pace is too slow, and there are many things in the plot that are difficult to grasp merely taking into account what the movie shows and tells.
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I think that's what you could say about most of the films that have won the Oscar in the last 10 or so years. I mean, look at the movies that won Best Picture in the '90s - Silence of the Lambs, Titanic, Braveheart, Forrest Gump, Schindler's List. Now we have movies like The Artist, Hurt Locker and Spotlight. Who quotes those films? Who references and parodies them in popular culture? After watching Moonlight I decided to start ignoring the Oscars because they've become completely irrelevant.
Maybe I went a bit off track with my rant about the Academy Award, but I see people praise these movies and I just don't see what the big deal is.
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Yes, I suppose it is a trend of these last years. Of those you mentioned, I saw The Hurt Locker and The Artist. While I thought they were good movies, I think there were better alternatives for the big award (in the first case, District 9, Inglorious Basterds and UP, in the second, only The Help among the nominees).AliceofX wrote: ↑13 Jun 2018, 08:37I think that's what you could say about most of the films that have won the Oscar in the last 10 or so years. I mean, look at the movies that won Best Picture in the '90s - Silence of the Lambs, Titanic, Braveheart, Forrest Gump, Schindler's List. Now we have movies like The Artist, Hurt Locker and Spotlight. Who quotes those films? Who references and parodies them in popular culture? After watching Moonlight I decided to start ignoring the Oscars because they've become completely irrelevant.
Maybe I went a bit off track with my rant about the Academy Award, but I see people praise these movies and I just don't see what the big deal is.
Within this period, I thought The King's Speech was an excellent movie, although I do not put it up to the ones you mentioned from the 90s with the exception of Titanic. Also, I liked both Argo and Birdman (the latter not so much for it to win for Best Picture, although the performances and the camera/editing work are remarkable).
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Well, my point wasn't that the movies were bad (or good) just that they have no impact. Everyone's heard of the, "Run, Forrest, run," and, "They may take our lives," quotes. Hannibal Lecter is an iconic villain. Lord of the Rings is the last Best Picture winner with a huge cultural impact and I doubt that movie would even be nominated today.KRay93 wrote: ↑13 Jun 2018, 11:44 Yes, I suppose it is a trend of these last years. Of those you mentioned, I saw The Hurt Locker and The Artist. While I thought they were good movies, I think there were better alternatives for the big award (in the first case, District 9, Inglorious Basterds and UP, in the second, only The Help among the nominees).
Within this period, I thought The King's Speech was an excellent movie, although I do not put it up to the ones you mentioned from the 90s with the exception of Titanic. Also, I liked both Argo and Birdman (the latter not so much for it to win for Best Picture, although the performances and the camera/editing work are remarkable).
Every year we read articles how the Oscar ceremony keeps losing viewers and I keep saying, "Gee, I wonder why?" Who would want to watch an awards show for drama films that no has seen.
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