Yes TDK is getting positive reviews so far, but it's still a comic book movie and Oscars usually don't go for it.
You're right in that, - on the other hand, that the Academy didn't award Fantasy type films was an accepted truth till
Return of the King swept the board with its 12 wins.
If only the film in question has enough quality merits going for it, and makes a
huge heap of money besides (Lord of the Rings as well as Titanic presedence here!), the Academy may well not be able to pass it by. I just read that TDK has 8 times the advance ticket sales that Spiderman 3 had at the same time before the premiere.... and with the reviews the film is getting, it's a safe bet that it'll rake in the cash by the serious bucketloads.
As for the quality of TDK.... a very strong ensemble of actors in all major roles, of course, a well-renowned director, superb SFX, and the most recent review I linked to oover in HHH said that "
The Dark Knight qualifies as the first official comic book adaptation that truly succeeds in being a great artistic achievement in its own right."So Superhero movie or no, I wouldn't rule the Oscar nom out!
In addition, there's the current trend of there being made so very
many superhero/fantasy type films. The major actors and actresses who haven't got one superhero or another (or a ditto arch-villain) under his role belt by now are really very few and far between. The very fact that they're all doing this kind of role, and making this kind of movie, should also make them more willing to nominate and vote for that kind of film, I would be thinking.
This is me musing in general, not me arguing that TDK should get a nomination. I haven't seen the film, I may think it horrible for all I know yet, and undeserving of any accolades at all. But it's interesting to ponder this by now so prolific
genre of film and related roles, in terms of awards too. And who knows... maybe this one is paving way for
Prince of Persia and/or its actors in next year's award shows?
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