I thought her performance in Funny Games was outstanding! more Oscar deserving than this...
I thought her performance in Funny Games was outstanding! more Oscar deserving than this...
When I first met River, he struck me as an angel,
some kind of supernatural being. An angel could be Gabriel, but an angel could be Lucifer too"
I know this is sort of a joke, but it's a disturbing one.Originally Posted by Moviefreak
I will marshall all the forces of darkness to hound you to an assisted suicide - Peter Capaldi, In The Loop
LOL...how would this work?
:trailervoice:
If the brute force of nature wasn't lethal enough...
Imagine a world where everyone trying to "help" you is actually trying to kill you?
From the acclaimed director of The Piano Teacher and Cache...
And based on the real-life story of woman who lived through it all...
An inspiring journey...through your worst nightmare...
...The Impossible Games...
(insert stock footage of Nanny crying/dying)
You can do it, Naomi! You're...
ONLY 10 EASY STEPS AWAY FROM OSCAR!
1.) Bankrupt small, independent distributor via massive Oscar campaign. Failing that, proceed to...
2.) Cash in King Kong residual checks to pay for FYC advertisements from Kinko's.
3.) To avoid getting sent straight to VOD, attach entire film as a "trailer" to another film people actually want to see. And then...
4.) Try to do it Lahti-style and win Academy Award for Best Short Film.
5.) Avoid telling a story that everyone already knows by adding exciting details and/or gratuitous editing.
6. Carefully and patiently weather the wrath of film critics/the royal family/the tabloids/Diana-maniacs for trying to add said details. (Good luck!)
7. Find all of the boxes with "August: Osage County" screeners and slip in self-made cam bootleg from premiere screening at Lowes...the hardware store.
(Not Loews, the movie theater -- too expensive!)
8. Trick octogenarian Oscar voters into thinking that you are, in fact, a real princess. (Hey, it worked on Eva Marie Saint!)
9. On Oscar night, have camera crews come to Nicole's house, Joan Crawford-style, so you can win and keep your day job.
10. OSCAR!
True. I kind of realized it as I posted it. Sorry.
And yes, it was a joke. I really do dislike that film, a lot.
"The Possible" by Michael Haneke.
Hm. I like that better. I was under the impression that you were offended by the alleged exploitation of real life tragedy plus showing only whites blah blah, which is different.Gurl, I said the film bordered on the offensive and I have no qualms on calling it inappropriate on several moments. And you can be offended by several things in a movie, not only morally but by a specific sensibility and I think this movie's sentimentality was kind of gross, at times. I didn't read any reviews on it until I saw the film. Why would I have an investment in campaigning against this movie?
My thoughts are coming from my viewing experience alone. I was very annoyed at how the movie made this family's suffering into movie spectacle (and I'm referring to the whole "will they or won't they reunite?" segment). I'm sorry but your allegedly debunked criticisms of it don't cut it for me. The movie might've wanted to put us in the family's shoes (something I don't fully buy) but it's totally playing to very clichéd movie conventions of emotional tension and suspense. And just because a movie depicts things that have happened in reality it doesn't mean they weren't capitalized on for maximum effect, to (in my opinion) its absolute detriment. I know movies tend to do this but the way it was done in The Impossible is kind of, well, terrible.
Those people…
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008...eing-offended/
To be offended is usually a rather unpleasant experience, one that can expose a person to intolerance, cultural misunderstandings, and even evoke the scars of the past. This is such an unpleasant experience that many people develop a thick skin and try to only be offended in the most egregious and awful situations. In many circumstances, they can allow smaller offenses to slip by as fighting them is a waste of time and energy. But white people, blessed with both time and energy, are not these kind of people. In fact there are few things white people love more than being offended.
Naturally, white people do not get offended by statements directed at white people. In fact, they don’t even have a problem making offensive statements about other white people (ask a white person about “flyover states”). As a rule, white people strongly prefer to get offended on behalf of other people. (…)
White people also get excited at the opportunity to be offended at things that are sexist and/or homophobic. Both cases offering ample opportunities for lectures, complaints, graduate classes, lengthy discussions and workshops. All of which do an excellent job of raising awareness among white people who hope to change their status from “not racist” to “super not racist.”
Another thing worth noting is that the threshold for being offended is a very important tool for judging and ranking white people. Missing an opportunity to be outraged is like missing a reference to Derrida-it’s social death. (…)
LOL I know, that blow was for La Erik. How would I doubt you in that regard, when I know of your bravery in defending Gran Torino against the blind ones!And lol, I have no problem criticizing a respected auteur (i.e. Haneke). The Piano Teacher and Funny Games are like, two of my most DETESTED movies EVER.
PS: and, LMAO "The Possible" by Haneke.
Dude, I'm clearly not white.
:racialguilt:
Tom Holland smothers Naomi Watts with a pillow? Now that would have been filmmaking!
I enjoyed this. The tsunami stuff at the beginning was amazing (why did this get no technical nominations, because it was Spanish production?), then it settles down to a well-made, but not exceptional, disaster family drama. Really good performances from the child actors, especially Tom Holland, whose film it was more than Naomi's I would say (he gets the "character arc"). I know it was obvious, but I did think Ewan was great in the phone scene, would rather have seen him get an Oscar nomination than Arkin, yawn.
Loved the short cameo with Geraldine Chaplin. Some nice stuff about the randomness of life (and death).
I'm enjoying reading over these threads and predicting the general AMPAS reaction. Things sure haven't changed!
Last edited by AllThisAndMrCecilToo; 02-14-2013 at 08:08 AM.
Finally saw this over the weekend and I enjoyed it. Very tense at times (especially w/the score) but it was say...an atmospheric film? Favorite performances in it would have to be Tom Holland and Ewan McGregor (should've gotten that Best Supporting Actor nod!), and while Naomi was quite effective, I wasn't too impressed by her performance (similar to Anne Hathaway's in Les Miserables). Both critically-acclaimed performances, but not enough done/screentime in their respective films to warrant an Oscar nod.
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