Oscars recap
The Oscars this year felt like they kept things moving, but the show still clocked in at about three-and-a-half hours. Nothing really interesting happened. No surprises, as my friend Cindy pointed out, even though there were major disappointments. The self-congratulatory Academy can go on thinking it’s better than the rest of the world, because it handed top honors to a movie about how racist everyone is — and offers no solution to that very big problem. Congratulations, Paul Haggis, you’ve made a movie that fails to realistically confront a problem that has crippled societies since The Beginning of Time and deliberately misrepresents human behavior. It’s clearly the best movie of the year.
Jon Stewart did what he could. I especially liked when, after a montage of self-important problem pictures, he said something about how none of those issues were ever a problem again. And now, Crash wins Best Picture…
Sorry. I’m bitter. But the Oscars keep getting lamer. Every year. Last year was lame. The year before that was lame. The silver lining is that I watch them every year with a totally awesome group of people at a fantastic Oscar Party.
What do you did you do to make the Oscars bearable? Or did you skip them…
See you next year…
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By Joel Farquhar
March 6, 2006 11:09 AM | Link to this
I totally agree with you about Crash; it took a completely ugly view of the racial dynamic, and offered nothing useful as a solution. I also think the Hollywood left completely caved in based on paranoid fears about conservatives being alienated and not going to the theatres. Even the usually reliable Jon Stewart made no jokes about President Busch, and fellow political incendiaries Robert Altman and George Clooney didn’t rattle the liberal cages either.By susan
March 6, 2006 4:18 PM | Link to this
i worked on my homework in statistical research. it made the show seem delightful by comparison. i’m scheduling root canal next year.By Tully
March 6, 2006 8:09 PM | Link to this
My girlfriend and I decided to watch re-runs of “Scrubs”, “Lost”, “My Name Is Earl” and “The Office”. And still ended up watching some of the darn show.By Dane
March 7, 2006 2:04 PM | Link to this
“Crash” was not made to solve problems. Nor was “Munich,” “Brokeback Mountain,” “Capote” nor “Good Night, and Good Luck.” These films, as with most films, were made for art and entertainment purposes. The academy honored “Crash” because they, collectively, felt that it sufficiently accomplished what it had set out to do. “Crash” was not a PBS documentary about racism or some self-righteous Spike Lee “joint,” but rather an entertaining look at the intertwining lives of otherwise unrelated Los Angeles people. That the movie offered no solutions to the problems it arose is your opinion. To me, “Crash” was simply a heightened-realistic look at a 36 hour period connecting people of different race. It was made to inspire and entertain, not to solve all the world’s problems. So stop feeling guilty for being white, and enjoy “Crash” for what it is: a movie.By Judith Powell
March 30, 2006 9:47 AM | Link to this
I think the historic home of the Dayton Woman’s Club located at 225 N. Ludlow St. would be an excellent place to film a movie (or part of one). With the spiral staircase and all the rooms it would be great setting a for a mystery. It would also be good for a period romance story or even a modern romantic commedy. It is a beutiful place to have a wedding and/or reception.