Brokeback Mountain: Our Community's Common Bond > Heath Ledger Remembrance Forum
Will you watch the Oscars this year?
southendmd:
--- Quote from: Katie77 on February 23, 2009, 10:16:26 pm ---Yeah, I cant put my finger on it, but it seemed to be an anti-climax to the whole show, when everyone from from Slumdog Millionaire came up on the stage. I have not seen the movie, but by all accounts it must be very good to have won so many awards, and no doubt to the cast and people involved the occassion was memorable and exciting, but it seemed that THEY were far more excited about it than anyone else in the audience and possibly most of the viewers. Maybe it was because they were all virtual unknowns, maybe it was the thought that they may only be "one hit wonders". I dont mean to sound cruel, but there is a chance that that might be the case, and why maybe we couldn't really care less everytime they won something.
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Hmm, some people might have felt the same about Brokeback. It had frontrunner status and was "other".
I've seen the film, and it is great story-telling. And I was excited for them at every turn. And I cared a lot. Especially knowing the odds they were up against. Those little kid actors who really are from the slums of Mumbai.
Sue, you really should try to see it--it's beautiful.
delalluvia:
Danny Boyle did "Slumdog Millionaire" and he is no one hit wonder to be sure having directed/produced movies/shows like
2. (8.10) - Trainspotting (1996)
3. (7.52) - "Inspector Morse: Masonic Mysteries (#4.4)" (1990)
4. (7.50) - 28 Days Later... (2002)
5. (7.44) - "Inspector Morse: Cherubim & Seraphim (#6.5)" (1992)
6. (7.40) - Shallow Grave (1995)
7. (7.30) - Sunshine (2007)
8. (7.20) - Millions (2004)
9. (6.46) - Strumpet (2001) (TV)
10. (6.42) - Alien Love Triangle (2002)
11. (6.37) - Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise (2001) (TV)
12. (6.30) - A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
13. (6.20) - The Beach (2000/I)
As for the cast...who knows? They might make it big in India.
BBM wasn't a one hit wonder either. All the actors had careers before and have (had in the case of Heath :() them after and the director was also quite famous before as well as since.
I was happy for them, but the plot as told to me by friends who have seen it and loved it sounds pretty run of the mill and cliche. One of my friends finally realized after describing it to me that the reason she hated "Wall-E" was the same reason she liked "Slumdog Millionaire".
The underdog geeky guy got the devastatingly gorgeous girl. [shrug]
delalluvia:
I think Jen, Brad and Angie used the Awards ceremony to finally end all the negative stuff thats been written about them concerning the marriage break up. Finally they have come face to face in public, and their were no cat fights or sneers from one to the other. Nothing at these awards ceremonies are done without a reason, a lot of thought and planning goes into them. Jen and Brad and Angie would have been aware of where she would stand and where they would be sitting, Angie probably even knew that the camera was going to pan to her. It was a very public way of saying to everyone, "we have moved on, now everyone else move on too"
I'd like to think so, for Jennifer's sake, but in reality I can't help but think she's still grinding her teeth. After all, the best revenge is living well. But Jennifer is still a B-list-er at best, still not having broken out of her TV-to-movies romantic comedy sweetheart roles which are rapidly running out as she ages, she's not settled down with a long-time love or family or children, just a boy-toy who slammed her in the tabloids. Jenn wanted a great movie career, note where Brad and Angie were sitting versus where Jen and John Mayer were sitting.
Brad and Angie are swinging the world on a string - they're beyond famous, rapidly becoming more famous for their philanthropy than for their movie roles - i.e. something that's truly meaningful and important in this world. Jen was in "Marley" and Me and had a Cancun vacation with John Mayer.
[shrug]
We can only hope she's found some sort of peace.
Katie77:
--- Quote from: southendmd on February 23, 2009, 10:30:27 pm ---Hmm, some people might have felt the same about Brokeback. It had frontrunner status and was "other".
I've seen the film, and it is great story-telling. And I was excited for them at every turn. And I cared a lot. Especially knowing the odds they were up against. Those little kid actors who really are from the slums of Mumbai.
Sue, you really should try to see it--it's beautiful.
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Oh I plan to Paul and I am sure I will love it....I'm a sucker for a feel good story when the underdog comes out on top.
And I did not mean to be cruel with my comments, maybe it was because I had NOT seen it, that it did not mean anything to me. I have seen Benjamin Button which I thought was great.
Do you think people thought that way about Brokeback? I was so far into my obsession with it, and talking about it all the time here, that I never ever thought what people on the "outside" might be thinking.
southendmd:
--- Quote from: Katie77 on February 23, 2009, 11:18:57 pm ---Oh I plan to Paul and I am sure I will love it....I'm a sucker for a feel good story when the underdog comes out on top.
And I did not mean to be cruel with my comments, maybe it was because I had NOT seen it, that it did not mean anything to me. I have seen Benjamin Button which I thought was great.
Do you think people thought that way about Brokeback? I was so far into my obsession with it, and talking about it all the time here, that I never ever thought what people on the "outside" might be thinking.
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I know, Sue, I know you didn't mean to be cruel, plus, I loved Benjamin Button, also.
Sure enough, some people thought that way, especially those who hadn't seen Brokeback, and had made up their minds that it was "wrong".
Just like Brokeback, once you've seen it, the "outside" thinking just melts away.
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