The Oscars

So black people broke the "ch"ackles, Moulinwas snubbed, the Lord was dethroned, and a an abusive gay pschizophrenic mathematician and nobel prize winner wins the top honors. Need I say more? Yes, I need to.

It is interesting that while LOTR and Moulin were lauded by many that they were snubbed in top honors, but recived them in categories dealing with visual rhetoric. Now, I believe that part of that has to do with the fact that they are not mainstream genres as they used to be and would never win those coveted awards. Moulin is a musical (a genre just NOW coming back into recognition since the Golden Musicals) and a fantasy film (which requires a little too much imagination on the part of easily placated and violence driven audiences with the IQ's of a cabbage). These two films were amazing in bother their visual and verbal rhetoic, but as is always the case when a viewer is forced to "think" a movie loses merit. Such was the case with Eyes Wide Shut and A.I. and other movies of those ilk that require more than surface viewing. SHOULD movies be deeper or should they just be there for mental masturbation? Only in this societry can everything from musicals and novels to movies and music exist on the level of pure entertainment with their historical ties to rheotoric and public pedagogy severed in favor of the Benjamins.

As for Halleand Denzel. GO!!!!!!! I am so glad that black people are finally being truly recognized for their talent and achievment. Of course, this begs the question of whether they received their awards BECAUSE thy are black or in spite of it. I would like to think the second, but one never knows. At least the doors have been kicked down and paths are being made. Maybe Margaret Cho and Jackie Chan will be awarded next year?

As for Beautiful Mind, it;s oh so not beautiful.

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