Truth. Nightcrawler and Mr Turner were the biggest snubs this year.
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And Gett of course.
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Truth. Nightcrawler and Mr Turner were the biggest snubs this year.
Edit:
And Gett of course.
Discotheque
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yeah i'm a big fan of michael keaton (and the rest of the cast is pretty good too) but birdman is a film i wanted to love but didn't really like much.
would have taken whiplash, boyhood or grand budapest over it. but whatever, i hope this gives keaton some more roles. he is a very capable dramatic actor and has damn good comedic chops too.
would have taken whiplash, boyhood or grand budapest over it. but whatever, i hope this gives keaton some more roles. he is a very capable dramatic actor and has damn good comedic chops too.
inked_illusion
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Birdman haters be hatin'
ginger ninja
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American sniper didn't win ?? Yay.
I am going to sleep but someone please quote me when all the salt filled tweets are out tomorrow.
I am going to sleep but someone please quote me when all the salt filled tweets are out tomorrow.
The message isn't a nonsensical mess.
It's just not new or interesting.
Nightcrawler had a nice idea but they had no clue how to develop that idea.
Jesus. Can't really agree at all. I thought Birdman was great. Absolutely deserved to win.
The crazy, washed up actor experiencing surrealistic dreams and delusions of grandeur morphed together with schizophrenic macho adrenaline.
The way that Keaton's only path to acclaim is to experience real pain in front of an audience. (his naked run and the end) The fact that the only way for him to claw his way back to the top is to mentally and physically destroy his very being.
The shot of Keaton shooting himself on stage is haunting. People stand and applaud as he kills himself for their amusement. Critics cling to him and call out his genius. He must reproduce this feat in later shows and return to the stage where he faced his mortality and just escaped death.
I can't see Boyhood having too much appeal for repeat viewings, and I say that as someone who liked it quite a bit.
I can see Birdman having some rewatch appeal. It's zippy, meta, and "cool". A very good, perhaps great, movie.
But Nightcrawler? That movie is just utterly fascinating and had the best performance of the year by far. It's dark, disturbing, and primed for repeat viewings. Maybe I'm a sick fuck.
Discotheque
Banned
lmao the only awards current del toro deserves are razzies
LMAO
What is he even trying to get at?
Delta Assault
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Probably smacked too much of commercialism? On the face of it, a Lego movie seems like a creatively bankrupt endeavor.
We know half of those old fuckers can't be bothered to watch the screeners.
Why does the movie need a message?
It's also delivered in ALL CAPS in a really shrill manner the entire film.
King Of Fuh
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Like I said I don't think a discussion will be worthwhile. You obviously despise the film and you are entitled to your opinion, but your original statement on the film leads me to believe that a reasonable discussion of the film's merits or flaws between us cannot be had. There is a fundamental difference between how we saw the same film.
You are entitled to your opinion. Which is why instead of my being combative about our differences of opinion I wish to end it by simply saying I disagree.
I was going into this show fully expecting Boyhood to sweep and Birdman to be snubbed badly.
Birdman was an extraordinary experience.
I am so glad the oscars actually appreciated such an oddball,quirky and experimental film such as Birdman.
Imitation game's wins were unexpected and pleasant too.
One of the best oscars in years as far as the awards themselves.
Birdman was an extraordinary experience.
I am so glad the oscars actually appreciated such an oddball,quirky and experimental film such as Birdman.
Imitation game's wins were unexpected and pleasant too.
One of the best oscars in years as far as the awards themselves.
alfredofroylan
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Rumor says because it was a huge commercial for LEGO .... wich is kinda true
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
Even though I enjoyed Gran Budapest more than Birdman, I didn't enjoy it as much as previous Wes Anderson films. And to be honest, it feels like he has been building over the formula for years and will surely make another film similar to Budapest, and possibly better.
Chivo gonna win again next year for The Revenant.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
i think im just glad boyhood didnt win. surprised michael keaton didnt get the best actor...
i dont care what anyone says, interstellar should have won all the sound stuff.
i dont care what anyone says, interstellar should have won all the sound stuff.
I do disagree on Boyhood, but I understand where you're coming from. My interpretation for why Boyhood's concept matters to the film is because it's cinema isn't in the individual shots, it's what the entire film was about. You're literally watching people grow older before your eyes through moving image, not through words like a book or through still pictures. I think the approach fit the story Linklater wanted to tell.
Same with Birdman (which I agree was great). It was a film about performance and theatricality, and the long-take style cinematography made the camera seem like a theater performer itself.
The movie about shooting brown people should have won.
Corronchilejano
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Racisms' a hell of a drug.
Ninja Scooter
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The "good ol' days" = when white people won and ruled over everything. It's a common conservative talking point.
Discotheque
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lubezki has shot some of my favorite looking films: ali, tree of life, new world etc. so that was great that he won something.
but it's time roger deakins wins next. he's been snubbed far too often.
He's obviously trying to not to say that, so why say anything at all. Like we are supposed to read into it and agree on some sort of esoteric "non-racial" grounds.
Trump has said everything by saying nothing. Incredible.
Tomorrow? Son they're already drippin'!! Check last page.
Good ol' days = Colored people were servants only, also no way a dirty Mexican could be there either.
Well, barely anything changed.
Omega Ultimus
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The funny thing about Boyhood is that the protagonist and I have had incredibly similar lives, and at the same time I've never felt so disinterested in a main character and their story. It felt way too fast (ironic, I know) and tried to compact big moments and day-to-day events, that are all a part of long and varied developments, in a person's life. The end result just felt ephemeral.
It wasn't bad, it was just the theatric equivalent of reminiscing moments over my own life, and not ones I would necessarily deem most important or interesting. That's just me, though, and I'm certain it's a divisive film because it can well up emotions in all kinds of people, by virtue of it being a "coming-of-age" story.
EDIT: Oh, we're talking about something else now, sorry.
It wasn't bad, it was just the theatric equivalent of reminiscing moments over my own life, and not ones I would necessarily deem most important or interesting. That's just me, though, and I'm certain it's a divisive film because it can well up emotions in all kinds of people, by virtue of it being a "coming-of-age" story.
EDIT: Oh, we're talking about something else now, sorry.
I haven't seen any footage from that, so I didn't want to jump the gun. I'm sure it will be a fantastic looking movie just the same.
He has. I'd be OK with that outcome obviously (I was surprised he didn't win for Skyfall, I thought it was a lock tbh) but I'm not sure what he's doing for 2015.
Vulcano's assistant
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Lubezki may be the first name in Terrence Malick and Alfonso Cuaron phone books. That's like a dream deal to be in as a DP. This is a dude that is in a position to be the most nominated cinematographer ever if he keeps at it.
I'd like to see Lubezki win for a Malick film. I am so in love with that style and after the Tree of Life snub I think they deserve it.
Doubt they will get it for Knight of Cups, but it would be nice.
I'm so hyped for Sicario. Deakins did great work with Denis Villenueve on Prisoners.
lazybones18
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Zach Galifanaiks in a Best Picture winner before Bradley Cooper. It is now known
He's really incredible. Look forward to next year's Malick flick partly for him.
Chezzymann
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brianmcdoogle
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Remember when Christopher Doyle was a talent that produced great stuff, and then he pissed it all away?
Lubezki and Deakins produce wonderful images, but I miss the grit of Doyle.
Not surprising considering Zach is the better actor.
Remember when Christopher Doyle was a talent that produced great stuff, and then he pissed it all away?
Lubezki and Deakins produce wonderful images, but I miss the grit of Doyle.
he pissed it away? I know he's a bit of a dick but isn't he still Wong Kar Wai's go-to guy?
also, Seamus McGarvey is a good DP too, though he's on that tier just below those three I think.
Delta Assault
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I think those expectations are inherent in the premise of the film. It's about Michael Keaton playing himself in a story that seems to be about himself. People are obviously gonna expect some sort of message or at least a meditation on that career/life.
Gonzo The Great
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Best part of the night by far. What a phenomenal performance. Aside from that, the ceremony was boring. Is John Travolta still pretending to be straight so Xenu doesn't punish him?
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