I stopped going to movies when Maskachusetts made it illegal and, apparently, I haven’t resumed the habit because, except for the Bob Dylan bio, none of the movies that won Oscars last night are ones that I had heard of, much less seen. I thus appeal to readers to say which of these movies are worth seeing and why. Maybe the animated climate change parable Flow?
[Update: Based partly on a reader comment, we purchased Flow on Amazon Prime and the kids loved it. I especially enjoyed that a golden retriever (maybe a Lab?) is the hero.]
Separately, I did appreciate that Florida was included in the event. Unwilling to ladle out taxpayer funds to Hollywood studios, Florida is mostly excluded from the world of film production. (Inequality-hating Maskachusetts, by contrast, will take money from the peasants to pay for 25 percent of a rich Hollywood studio’s costs; inequality-hating California will pay up to 30 percent; inequality-hating New York will transfer the working class’s wages to Hollywood elites at a rate of 40 percent.) Here’s the Two Minutes Hate in which Florida plays the Emmanuel Goldstein role:
(What does she mean “you people”?
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It would be fun to invite all of Oscars attendees who cheered for the idea that Florida was anti-gay to Gay Days in Orlando this June and then see how many enter the Miss Gay Days Pageant and Mr. Gay Days Leather Competition. (no need to be “gay” to enter/win: “Whether you’re gay, bi, trans, a straight Ali, twink, bear, otter, or somewhere in-between, you’re invited to join us for an unforgettable celebration of love and acceptance.”)
Loosely related… the beautiful Snow White and comparatively ugly Evil Queen from Disney’s forthcoming remake.
> Which of the Oscar-winning movies are worth seeing?
From what I can tell, none of them. The industry is dying. Television isn’t much better. Seriously
Thanks Philip for watching the Oscars so we won’t have to.
Your gratitude is unearned. I read the final results in the link, but didn’t watch any of the TV broadcast. I am saving my TV time for Iditarod.
In this case I suggest a choice of The Bridge on the River Kwai, Ben-Hur or The Godfather Part II
There is a short Japanese documentary “Instruments of a Beating Heart”.
It was nominated but did not win. It is an interesting insight into a different way of raising “citizens”.
Actually, “Flow” is quite good. Not sure if it’s related to climte change.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15744108/?ref_=ext_shr
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Anora, the winner, not recommended. A simple plot going nowhere
Mark: Why did the Hollywood wokesters vote for it? It’s about a sex worker who engages in cisgender heterosexual sex, right? Where’s the social justice component?
The movie is about a sex worker in NYC that get married with a young Russian millionaire during a crazy fun trip to Las Vegas. The parents of this guy, maybe related to the Mafia don’t agree and force them to cancel the marriag, and the girl ends with nothing but 10 thousand dollars for her signature. I don’t see a social component. Maybe a very common moral. The plot is void. Just a sequence of acts and consequences. Many movies of these days suffer of the same problem. The director of the movie said to other colleagues save the experience of going to the movies. I don’t live in the US but I remember that going to the movies is quite expensive, and paying to see that BS is almost a scam 🙂 I watched for free 😛 Oscar winners are not referents for me anymore
“Severance” on Apple TV if you have a lot of time to waste, which I doubt you do. I am retired, and even I have trouble finding the TV time.
Whether it was nominated or not I have no idea but it reminds me of my jobs in Big Pharma and with defense contractors. They really can be that creepy. And I’ve had meaningless jobs like that where no one even knows what they are doing because everything is secret.
There actually are a fair number of good shows these days but they are definitely time sucks and everyone has different tastes so you just have to find them yourself. I go for the Westerns.