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Post by johnnyb on Feb 23, 2015 8:55:42 GMT -5
God, the Academy is the ing worst.
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Post by Parchandri on Feb 23, 2015 9:50:13 GMT -5
Birdman deserved best picture. Boyhood absolute did not.. Soo this director filmed a child growing up over the course of 12 years and made a movie about it? Is that really groundbreaking? That takes more patience than skill in my opinion. I have 11 years of my life with my family on film also.. Its called my childhood and their recorded on home movies.. I'm not impressed by Boyhood. I think it's neat that he was able to pull it off.. Just not groundbreaking. Did you watch Boyhood? Richard Linklater didn't make a movie about filming a boy for 12 years, he filmed several individuals for twelve years as a plot device. He captured what it is to "grow up" in contemporary America. And when I say grow up, I am referring to the main cast, not just Ellar Coltrane, growing, maturing, or changing. Linklater posed several critical perspectives on what life means in contemporary American culture. Maybe you're not old enough for a picture like this to resonate with you, because you completely missed the trope. I also find it interesting how Patricia Arquette could win Best Supporting Actress in what you are referring to as a simple home movie. And of course his 12-year shoot isn't groundbreaking. There's a documentary that has been following the same group of individuals for almost 50 years. We've seen several TV shows that have lasted for more than a decade. I think you're focusing too much on the novelty to really enjoy the film.
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Post by JC Motors on Feb 23, 2015 10:34:23 GMT -5
I'm glad Alexandre Desplat won for best score
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Post by Word™ on Feb 23, 2015 14:39:32 GMT -5
Birdman deserved best picture. Boyhood absolute did not.. Soo this director filmed a child growing up over the course of 12 years and made a movie about it? Is that really groundbreaking? That takes more patience than skill in my opinion. I have 11 years of my life with my family on film also.. Its called my childhood and their recorded on home movies.. I'm not impressed by Boyhood. I think it's neat that he was able to pull it off.. Just not groundbreaking. Did you watch Boyhood? Richard Linklater didn't make a movie about filming a boy for 12 years, he filmed several individuals for twelve years as a plot device. He captured what it is to "grow up" in contemporary America. And when I say grow up, I am referring to the main cast, not just Ellar Coltrane, growing, maturing, or changing. Linklater posed several critical perspectives on what life means in contemporary American culture. Maybe you're not old enough for a picture like this to resonate with you, because you completely missed the trope. I also find it interesting how Patricia Arquette could win Best Supporting Actress in what you are referring to as a simple home movie. And of course his 12-year shoot isn't groundbreaking. There's a documentary that has been following the same group of individuals for almost 50 years. We've seen several TV shows that have lasted for more than a decade. I think you're focusing too much on the novelty to really enjoy the film. Plenty of actors/actresses have won an Oscar in a sub par movie.. You think the reason for me disliking Boyhood is possibly my age seems very snooty and pretentious. Don't get offended by my perspective.. But there is nothing special about Boyhood. A story about a family living in middle America? Not interesting.. And apparently the Academy thought the same thing.. Because it won next to nothing
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Post by J12 on Feb 23, 2015 15:09:43 GMT -5
I would have been pleased with either Birdman or Boyhood winning best picture, though I preferred Birdman ever so slightly. Very glad that it won.
For a moment, I thought they were going to split director and best picture (with best picture going to Boyhood), but alas, I have no complaints there.
While Eddie Redmayne was, indeed, incredible, I thought Michael Keaton deserved best actor over him. That was a bit disappointing.
Julianne Moore winning best actress could be seen from a mile away, but if ever there was a year that multiple winners would've been justified, it was this one. Julianne Moore, Rosamund Pike, and Reese Witherspoon were absolutely amazing. I wouldn't have batted an eye at any of the three of them winning.
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Post by JC Motors on Feb 23, 2015 15:41:17 GMT -5
The Grand Budapest Hotel should have won Best Picture. Wes Anderson is an amazing director
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Post by Parchandri on Feb 23, 2015 17:12:23 GMT -5
Did you watch Boyhood? Richard Linklater didn't make a movie about filming a boy for 12 years, he filmed several individuals for twelve years as a plot device. He captured what it is to "grow up" in contemporary America. And when I say grow up, I am referring to the main cast, not just Ellar Coltrane, growing, maturing, or changing. Linklater posed several critical perspectives on what life means in contemporary American culture. Maybe you're not old enough for a picture like this to resonate with you, because you completely missed the trope. I also find it interesting how Patricia Arquette could win Best Supporting Actress in what you are referring to as a simple home movie. And of course his 12-year shoot isn't groundbreaking. There's a documentary that has been following the same group of individuals for almost 50 years. We've seen several TV shows that have lasted for more than a decade. I think you're focusing too much on the novelty to really enjoy the film. Plenty of actors/actresses have won an Oscar in a sub par movie.. You think the reason for me disliking Boyhood is possibly my age seems very snooty and pretentious. Don't get offended by my perspective.. But there is nothing special about Boyhood. A story about a family living in middle America? Not interesting.. And apparently the Academy thought the same thing.. Because it won next to nothing I am certainly not offended by your perspective. I am trying to understand why you think the movie's only merit is a 12-year-long shoot. The fact that you said the movie is about filming a boy for 12 years, which it clearly is not, made me think you had not seen the movie or even tried to understand it. And the Academy didn't think the same thing. Being nominated, in and of itself, is considered prestigious recognition. Your generalized summation of the plot isn't interesting, at all, and that I can agree with. But it's in the finite detail, something you must have glanced over, that Boyhood blossoms and connects on a deeply visceral level. Give it a another go some day with a different perspective. Maybe your opinion will change.
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Post by cordless2016 on Feb 23, 2015 18:39:45 GMT -5
Keaton was robbed. Oscars proved they still favor actors who play disabled or Ill characters. How can Birdman win most major awards and Keaton not get the top award...
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Post by Tim of thee on Feb 23, 2015 18:48:54 GMT -5
Keaton was robbed. Oscars proved they still favor actors who play disabled or Ill characters. How can Birdman win most major awards and Keaton not get the top award... Automatic Oscar for the most physical change.
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Post by TurboEddie on Feb 23, 2015 18:59:56 GMT -5
I'm glad Alexandre Desplat won for best score He also lost.
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Post by Word™ on Feb 23, 2015 19:10:11 GMT -5
i Plenty of actors/actresses have won an Oscar in a sub par movie.. You think the reason for me disliking Boyhood is possibly my age seems very snooty and pretentious. Don't get offended by my perspective.. But there is nothing special about Boyhood. A story about a family living in middle America? Not interesting.. And apparently the Academy thought the same thing.. Because it won next to nothing I am certainly not offended by your perspective. I am trying to understand why you think the movie's only merit is a 12-year-long shoot. The fact that you said the movie is about filming a boy for 12 years, which it clearly is not, made me think you had not seen the movie or even tried to understand it. And the Academy didn't think the same thing. Being nominated, in and of itself, is considered prestigious recognition. Your generalized summation of the plot isn't interesting, at all, and that I can agree with. But it's in the finite detail, something you must have glanced over, that Boyhood blossoms and connects on a deeply visceral level. Give it a another go some day with a different perspective. Maybe your opinion will change. I will say I have not seen the movie.. It didn't interest me based off the reviews I've read, the actors involved, and the footage I've seen.. But outside of it being a movie that had a 12 year production, it had nothing else going for it.. The complexity of it's production is the only true factor that pushed this movie as far as it did.. If this was a 1 year production with multiple actors playing the kids and just starred Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette.. It would have been average at best.. The Academy was impressed by the merit of the task, not the merit of the movie.. To them it was an interesting take on film-making, I just don't feel the same way. Richard Linklater's unique way of story telling was not enough for me to over look the bland package that his movie presents.. I've seen plenty of stories about struggling middle class families, dead beat dads, and children trying to find their way.. Boyhood doesn't stand out to me.. I'm not saying I'm never going to watch it, I will eventually get around to it.. But for the reasons I've listed above, Boyhood isn't worth the hype, and is one of the movies I feel can be forgettable in a few years. Time will tell.. I've only opened up about this because of the people that think Boyhood was deserving over Birdman.. I've seen almost every film nominated, and even though I skipped Boyhood I highly doubt it was a super close race and Boyhood was robbed.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2015 19:14:45 GMT -5
Keaton was robbed. Oscars proved they still favor actors who play disabled or Ill characters. How can Birdman win most major awards and Keaton not get the top award... Probably because Redmayne's performance was slightly better.
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Post by JC Motors on Feb 23, 2015 19:18:56 GMT -5
I'm glad Alexandre Desplat won for best score He also lost. That happens alot when you have multiple nominations
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Post by Word™ on Feb 23, 2015 19:25:19 GMT -5
Keaton was robbed. Oscars proved they still favor actors who play disabled or Ill characters. How can Birdman win most major awards and Keaton not get the top award... Probably because Redmayne's performance was slightly better. Redmayne had plenty to play off of though. He did a really good impression of a living person. Which is a great achievement no doubt, but it's much harder I think to create a character that you can invest in emotionally.
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Post by cordless2016 on Feb 23, 2015 19:45:35 GMT -5
Keaton was robbed. Oscars proved they still favor actors who play disabled or Ill characters. How can Birdman win most major awards and Keaton not get the top award... Probably because Redmayne's performance was slightly better. Eddie contorted his body to play a living person. Big whoop. Keaton was the only nominated actor to build a fictional character from the ground up. He created an amazing character that drew fans in.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2015 19:55:39 GMT -5
Gone Girl!
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Post by Tim of thee on Feb 23, 2015 20:20:25 GMT -5
Honestly they were all pretty amazing performances but one had to win.
It doesn't devalue another actors performance
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Post by Quanthor on Feb 23, 2015 21:06:11 GMT -5
I didn't care that Birdman won. It was unorthodox for the Academy to select a film that was full of cynicism and existentialism. So props to them for that. However it was just a fresh take on old themes.
The worst pick was Big Hero 6. Granted the film that everyone wanted was snubbed, but still I thought that movie sucked. It was the worst of the bunch.
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Post by Word™ on Feb 24, 2015 7:19:16 GMT -5
Chris Pratt was sitting next to The Rock in the audience.. I almost exploded.
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Post by shenmue on Feb 24, 2015 13:18:08 GMT -5
Whiplash was my fav out of all the films listed, luckily i don't really care who wins the awards, its mostly politics anyway, plus those based on real life people seem to mostly win which bothers me for some reason
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