And these movies SUCK! How many of these "Oscar Nominated" movies are actually on TV five years after their Oscar season is over? So many of them are over-hyped and under-interesting.
I've started seeing Oscar movies like fashion shows; the reason these particular movies get nominated is because they have a few ground breaking elements (a cinematographic technique, a next-level performance, a dramatic approach, etc.) that could set a new standard or pave the way for other movies to utilize, but usually the thing itself that comes by on that catwalk is too ridiculous to produce in its entirety. Just look at the nonsense they show at a fashion show or a concept car show, and then go out and try to find any of what's displayed in a store.
They're supposed to
inspire creativity like art, not be consumed like a product itself.
That's why some of the most brilliant movies don't have a very high rewatchabillity, but certain key elements they contain turn up in a lot of movies that
do.
It's very rare that a movie comes along that does
both, and those are what I consider masterpieces.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kkcvHaiG_MFabricati Diem, Pvnc !
RIP Terry Pratchett
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justanicknamed
8 years ago
I look at them like the "artsy" restaurants where they do all of this fancy, stupid sh!t to the food, you pay $50 for the meal, and you get about 3 bites of food - some of which is cr*p you wouldn't normally eat if it was offered to you when you went to someone's house.
I'm not saying it should all be "meat and potatoes", but dropping a couple hundred on a meal which doesn't fill you up is stupid.
And that's how I feel about most of the nominated movies. Then when you combine that with those movies being forgotten very quickly, and I rest my case.
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Socialman
8 years ago
Which is the exact same principle. That very expensive plate might make you think "Maybe I'll use truffles in my meatloaf sometimes", but it'll never make you think, "Let's eat here every week for the next four years". You'll remember the truffles, not the meal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kkcvHaiG_M
Fabricati Diem, Pvnc !
RIP Terry Pratchett
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justanicknamed
8 years ago
The only thing I'd change is that, AT MOST you'll remember the truffles.
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thepartydjz
8 years ago
What makes me shudder is when people use terms like "classic" or "deep" when discussing films such as the Matrix, which had to use ridiculous action scenes to keep the attention of the unthinking masses.
It's as if they are reading Shakespeare but require a "pop up" book version in order to keep their attention.
There are a few films which use fantasy in a clever way, Hitch hikers guide to the universe for one, Brazil, I could name a few. And YES 2001 is on my top 50. Most newer Hollywood style films rely on the action and fantasy rather than a good story line or script.
I do scan through the movie channels searching for new well done films, "Breakfast on Pluto" was one that really struck me, have any of you seen that film?
My point was that it has become increasingly difficult to find these types of films, they certainly don't rule at the box office. Hollywood churns out *beep* for a dullard society.
My Top 50 Films http://www.imdb.com/list/ls033211402
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rayrodgpa
8 years ago
Do you even buy into this pretentious *beep* you're spewing out? I love all kinda of movies, especially the higher brow films you've mentioned. But come on dude, you give guys who appreciate movies as an artform a bad name. People who like Avenger movies are not idiots. People who like The Matrix are not slow. Really believing that implies that you're incredibly narrow-minded and pompous. Incredibly well-constructed films still exist today. You just have to get off your ass, support for local indie theater, or shut up.
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justanicknamed
8 years ago
Yep. And sh!t stains like that never realize they do more harm then good when it comes to movies they like with attitudes like his.
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