Have the Oscars become unimportant because the Academy has become more and more peculiar in its choices? It would seem that the big winner (so far, I was just watching some of it during my lunch) is The Shape of Water, the "adult fairy tale" featuring a sexy love story between a woman and what looks like a slightly more human Creature from the Black Lagoon.
Being underwhelmed by the director's Pan's Labyrinth, and given the nature of the story, I am in no hurry to watch this movie at all. As, I suspect, is most of the public. I see now that it had a December release in the USA, and has made a relatively paltry $57 million. (I'm surprised it made that much.)
I am particularly miffed that Shape took the award for best score, when I had predicted that Dunkirk should definitely get it.
Update: yes, it won best picture. Ugh.
At some point, hopefully if it is free on a streaming service, I will watch it hoping to confirm my anticipatory dislike.
Update 2: I hadn't really bothered to read reviews of it before, but I see that Rex Reed wrote one with the pleasing title ‘The Shape of Water’ Is a Loopy, Lunkheaded Load of Drivel.'
2 comments:
The Oscars have always been strange,
the best picture rarely gets the oscars.
If Dunkirk hasn't cleaned up in areas it was nominated then it is again a joke. It wouldn't be for either best actor or actress of course
It won for film editing, and the sound ones too.
Better than nothing, but still, sex with another species won out.
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