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Mia Goth deserves an oscar for her monologue at the end

posted 2 years ago by Mister Babadook (2685)
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Cause that was one of the most impressive one shot performances i've ever seen from an actor, i believe she went 9 minutes straight without a single cut away from her face and delivered every word perfectly and nailed the emotion throughout it. I can't even imagine how much talent it takes to pull off what she did in that scene.

Just a shame her performance wont be recognized cause its a horror movie, meanwhile stuff like Wakanda Forever can get nominations for its actors even though its a super hero popcorn movie.....But its got an agenda to push so it gets the pass.

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

Rebecca Hall gave a great monologue in Resurrection (2022) as well, I've seen hers reported as being seven or even eight minutes long.

From googling it seems Mia Goths monologue is reported as being nine minutes long.

Not sure which one I prefer.

Also yes, it's well known horror gets looked down upon by awarding bodies.

[–] Mister Babadook (2685) 2 years ago

Yeah i'll never understand why they can award comedies, drama, super hero movies, action movies, but horror is looked at like its smut or something.

Now some horror is like smut and just a gore reel or cheap jump scares, but damn it horror films that actually have amazing performances in it like Mia Goth's in Pearl it should be acknowledged, it shouldn't be overlooked and looked down upon just cause its got the horror genre under it, the performance should be what matters not what genre the movie is in.

Rebecca Hall is another one that gets snubbed from awards despite all her brilliant performances cause shes in the horror genre, like her performance in The Night House, doesn't even matter or get glanced at cause its a horror movie.

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

The awarding bodies love scrubbing the horror tag of the films they choose to embrace, they often become 'psychological thrillers', a 'dark drama/fantasy' or heaven forbid it has some comedy elements then it becomes an outright 'comedy'.

Sometimes you even get the filmmakers themselves saying their film isn't a horror film.

You can also look at the whole 'elevated horror' bullshit going on now. So many people just outright look down on the genre and this hipster term is for films that are so blatantly horror that it can't be argued against but supposedly they're 'actually good films' unlike the rest of the genre. It winds me up. Horror fans ashamed of liking the genre! Pretentious wankers.

Horror is the master genre.

[–] Tabbycat (878) 6 months ago

“horror is looked at like its smut”

Not really so much anymore.
Slasher flicks are mainstream now: “Saw XVII” now plays to teenagers in the mall next to Applebee’s.
In my youth, I had to brave downtown all-night theaters alongside Quentin to see my favorite genre. None of my friends joined me.

I’ve said many times that back then, horror was regarded as one step above pornography.
Major studios *did* release horror films, but were embarrassed enough to hide it by inventing a phony releasing entity, as 20th Century Fox did for even highlights like “Suspiria” (International Classics) and “Halloween” (Compass International). I guess they were hoping “International” gave things an arty, European flair.

[–] Mister Babadook (2685) 6 months ago

I mean yeah they're main stream at this point, but award shows for sure still look at the genre as smut and wont acknowledge performances from any horror films.

[–] elmacho (983) 2 years ago

Reminded me of Isabelle Adjani's performance in Possession (1981). She gives a mostly campy over the top performance, but throws in an Oscar worthy monologue. Adjani would have 2 Oscar nominations in her career so there is hope for Mia.

[–] Moonglum9 (11302) a year ago

And an Oscar for holding that crazy smile and almost not blinking for the entire credits

[–] saltfat (44) a year ago

I had heard people say this when it came out and thought it was just overhyped but I just watched it and...yeah. That was fantastic. Mia Goth hit it out of the park.

[–] Dainty (1960) a year ago

It’s honestly not hard; I literally talk to myself that way just more intensely sometimes.

[–] pepetoony (1744) a year ago

Cuckoo! Cuckoo!

[–] [deleted] a year ago

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[–] MoviesStillSuck (526) 9 months ago

The monologue was so cringey and self-indulgent that it made the one America Ferrera gives at the end of Barbie look brilliant by comparison.

[–] Mister Babadook (2685) 9 months ago

Lol ok bud.

[–] MoviesStillSuck (526) 9 months ago

I’m having a hard time with this thread. I can’t tell if people genuinely liked her monologue or if they’re joking. The movie was an absolute mess, so I’m guessing that it’s sarcasm.

[–] agentalbert (3131) 4 months ago

I don't really follow Oscars much at all, but Mia was fantastic in this. And I think her performance in the whole movie can stand along whoever was nominated. This kind of movie doesn't get that respect Oscar wise often, but Mia would have been worthy.