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Oscar Yawn

There is an interesting article on the website "Plugged In." Its called Oscar Yawn. Its not about the actual night, but about the movies chosen.





Here is an excerpt:





These are movies the Academy thinks you should watch. But there's a real and ever-widening gulf—a culture gap, if you will—between what Hollywood needs you to watch and what you want to watch. While the entertainment industry loves its chilly, bleak tales of woe (even the relatively upbeat Slumdog is filled with harrowing scenes of poverty and violence) moviegoers often would prefer to see stories that reflect their lives, their loves and their values. We like happy endings. We like stories with morals. And that can leave us, come Oscar time, with that one telling word on our lips:











"Huh?"





http://www.pluggedinonline.com/read/read/a0004517.cfm





Personally, from all the trailers and commercials I've seen, I'm surprised The Dark Knight wasn't nominated. The only Best Picture Nominees that sound interesting to me are Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.





The only movies I've seen recently are Traitor and Wall*E. Both movies were date nights, because Action Adventure and Sci/Fi are what we can agree on. Both were excellent movies and made money. I plan to rent The Dark Knight from iTunes.





I haven't seen too many movies this year. I'm not sure why. Partly money, partly hubby traveling and partly other things to do. Or maybe waiting for them to come out on DVD and iTunes makes me more selective. Or maybe the article is right, Hollywood is not putting out what I want to see.











P.S. To the guys on the other forum


Congrats on Ms Winslet winning a "major award" and no longer the "bridesmaid" of the Oscars.