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If Heath get a posthumous Oscar, would that redeem the Academy?
ednbarby:
--- Quote from: Gabreya on August 03, 2008, 01:51:08 am ---And this time, I actually paid close attention to the Joker's perspective. He actually did prove a point.
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Indeed. The point being that we have no control over the evil that goes on in the world, and to think that we do is utterly foolish.
I just re-watched 'Batman Begins' a few days ago. It's interesting to watch that one again with that added perspective. There is a scene at the end in which Rachel Dawes touches Bruce's face, right after he refers to someday hoping to be able to remove the mask forever, and says "No. This is your mask." That *really* resonated with me. Much moreso than it had before. It also speaks to my view that Bruce Wayne is made of stone - he only comes to life when he wears the suit. On yet another level, I see actors - the greatest of actors - as only coming to life when they play a role. It's just being themselves that's hard.
Gabreya:
You said it, ednbarby.
rlh03:
Absolutely not! The Academy cannot go back and redo what they didn't do for Heath's role in Brokeback Mountain. They can only recognize his role in the current award year as the Joker in TDK. And that is only if they break their own rule regarding posthumous awards. They could possibly give him a special Oscar, or a lifetime achievement award. But making up for the way they treated Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal and BBM, never, never, never can they do that.
Gabreya:
--- Quote from: rlh03 on August 08, 2008, 01:45:29 pm ---Absolutely not! The Academy cannot go back and redo what they didn't do for Heath's role in Brokeback Mountain. They can only recognize his role in the current award year as the Joker in TDK. And that is only if they break their own rule regarding posthumous awards. They could possibly give him a special Oscar, or a lifetime achievement award. But making up for the way they treated Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal and BBM, never, never, never can they do that.
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You took the words out of my mouth. They should've gave Heath, Jake, Michelle, AND this movie the award when they had the chance! Not give it to some dramatic movie that nobody really likes because it give everyone a bad name! You know, I heard that it was supposed to boost the Oscar ratings when they made the surprising upset. HUGE mistake!
But, ever since then, the Oscars have been having a lower percentage of viewers. Tsk tsk. The Oscars are so homophobic, racist, picky, and too full of themselves. It's a shame, too. It seems like today, other award shows are being more recognizable and more dependable. Oscars, it's gonna be history within a few years.
rlh03:
Does anyone know if a video exists, and accessible online, of Dustin Hoffman speaking at that Academy Awards program. I'd give my eye-teeth (if I still had them) to see it. Anyone?
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