Oscar Flashback: Best Picture Nominees Of 50 Years Ago Get …
20.05.12
Thanks for running this Pete. I’ve maintained since last year’s disgrace that we’re living the “also-ran” age of Oscar winners. In 50 years, no one will remember HURT LOCKER, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, THE KING’S SPEECH, or THE ARTIST on the level of AVATAR, DARK KNIGHT, SOCIAL NETWORK. This year was a weak year for film, there’s no stand-out movie that’s unarguably better than THE ARTIST, but it will still be forgotten over time. AVATAR’s cinematic quality is debatable, but for it’s sheer profit and the fact that it’s the watershed movie for 3D as a format, it has its spot in history.
SOCIAL NETWORK was a masterpiece that found a way to be contemporary and somehow feel like a story that will outlive facebook in terms of relevance.
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE was a very average film with no standout acting, decent-at-best writing, and great directing. But it will always be in the shadow of Nolan’s Batman.
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