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Right, because powerful films don't make statements. They just blow **** up and rack up body counts.
Spotlight was a great film. Just because it wasn't full of eye candy and you missed the point of the film doesn't mean it wasn't the best picture of the year.
I hate it when movies make me think. I want explosions and boobs and maybe talking robots. If you can't give me that, then GTFO.
Everybody has their own tastes, none of them are wrong. I have a brother-in-law who thinks that anything without explosions and car chases is an "art flick". Whatever. To each his/her own.
I like Spotlight for what it is, but can still strongly dislike phony, pretentious, ignorant actors. Ya dig? Everybody wants to be Woodward and Bernstien.....sure, I love it too. Just speak Truth to Power....not Partisan popularity contests. You want to impress me......be an investigative reporter exposing Vince Foster's assasination.
Was wondering what Roman Polanski's victim thought of the whole spectacle last night since the Academy gave her abuser a standing ovation in his absence ironically in the same year as was depicted in Spotlight.
That's fine. If someone wants to say they find Spotlight boring because they don't give a **** about journalism and what makes a good journalist, that's one thing. But calling it boring because you already knew all about the scandal and the film didn't "reveal" anything, is an example of missing the point of the film.
good for Leo and still need to see Spotlight, been interested in seeing it for a while. Also still need to see the Big Short and The Revenant.
Yeah, if they find it boring and don't get it, they find it boring and don't get it. You obviously know more about journalism than he does, but I'm not going to tell a guy he's wrong for being bored by something I'm interested in. I know a good bit about journalism and loved Spotlight. A lot of that is because journalism in today's world has turned into such a sleeze slathered bile factory anything that offers a glimpse into the fraction of "journalists" who do it right is refreshing.
Like I said, I think he's just getting hung up on the wrong thing when making his judgement. He might find it boring either way, but knowing the outcome of the subject matter isn't really a sound critique, IMO. We know how United 93 ends going in, but that didn't take away from the film. It's a film closely based on a real-life event. If you're expecting to learn a lot of historical facts from a film like that, you're doing it wrong.
I've known two people in my life that didn't like The Simpsons, Seinfeld, or Will Ferrell. 1/3 (probably Ferrell as I can see how his schtick just doesn't work), or maybe 2/3, and 'to each their own' fits. 3/3 just means something's very wrong and our conversation's probably going to be very short.
Really bad movies can still be great. I saw Happy Gilmore last week and forgot about how it's one of Adam Sandler's best movies despite being just awful.
I saw all but one of the Best Picture nominees (didn't see Brooklyn) and while I thought Spotlight was good, it wasn't deserving of the win IMO. But I am not surprised at all that journalists are raving over the movie, celebrating the bygone era of investigative print journalism that they will never see as long as they shall live.
I would have had the nominees:
1. The Big Short
2. The Martian
3. Mad Max: Fury Road
4. Bridge of Spies
5. Room
6. Spotlight
7. The Revenant
I would have had the nominees:
1. The Big Short
2. The Martian
3. Mad Max: Fury Road
4. Bridge of Spies
5. Room
6. Spotlight
7. The Revenant
I only saw four of them. My list goes:
1. Mad Max
2. Bridge of Spies
3. The Martian
(Although not up for Oscars but still better than Spotlight): Fantastic Four and Fifty shades of Grey
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