Comment on the Oscars
Tue, 26 Mar 2002, 06:05 pmAmanda Chesterton10 posts in thread
Comment on the Oscars
Tue, 26 Mar 2002, 06:05 pmLast night at the Oscars in the 'Hooray for Hollywood' documentary-cum-minor-celebrity-vox-pop which preceded the actual awards, the following comment was made:
'I would rather see a mediocre movie than a good play.'
Am I the only person to find this comment ignorant, offensive to the craft (of both stage and screen) and extremely irritating? Furthermore, I thought it was an ill-advised inclusion, considering the British theatre royalty present in the crowd that night.
And yes, I'm sure Hollywood is dislocating its collective shoulder patting itself on the back after giving Halle & Denzel the Oscars. But why has Hattie McDaniel been forgotten so quickly (1939 - Best Supporting Actress for Gone With the Wind)? Surely her recognition, albeit for the supporting role, in a time when the KKK was still an openly active, government-supported organisation was a far greater achievement, than cross-racial accolades in a time when being PC is not only compulsory but very trendy? Had they come out of left field and given an openly gay or lesbian actor an Oscar (for lead or supporting) *then* I would have been impressed... but somehow I think we're going to have to wait a much, much longer time for that. (I'm sorry, but giving Tom Hanks the Oscar for playing gay don't count...)
Amanda Chesterton
'I would rather see a mediocre movie than a good play.'
Am I the only person to find this comment ignorant, offensive to the craft (of both stage and screen) and extremely irritating? Furthermore, I thought it was an ill-advised inclusion, considering the British theatre royalty present in the crowd that night.
And yes, I'm sure Hollywood is dislocating its collective shoulder patting itself on the back after giving Halle & Denzel the Oscars. But why has Hattie McDaniel been forgotten so quickly (1939 - Best Supporting Actress for Gone With the Wind)? Surely her recognition, albeit for the supporting role, in a time when the KKK was still an openly active, government-supported organisation was a far greater achievement, than cross-racial accolades in a time when being PC is not only compulsory but very trendy? Had they come out of left field and given an openly gay or lesbian actor an Oscar (for lead or supporting) *then* I would have been impressed... but somehow I think we're going to have to wait a much, much longer time for that. (I'm sorry, but giving Tom Hanks the Oscar for playing gay don't count...)
Amanda Chesterton
RE: Comment on the Oscars
Wed, 27 Mar 2002, 05:13 pmStepping back, my perception of the Oscars from the word go was as another of the USA 'feelgood' events since Sept 11th.
From Whoopie through the endless 'black' jokes, Sydney Poitier, Halle and Denzel.
Kevin's 'quiet' moment paid tribute to the American Heroes rather than those souls from many differnet countries who lost their lives on Sept 11th.
All the performances of the individual Oscar nominations were excellent, was it a coincidence that the winners were Halle and Denzel alongside Sydney?
In the face of difficult decisions, it beats tossing a coin and acheives so much for the american public.
Cynical perhaps and I'm open to criticism but if you do, please make it about the whole feel that I am putting across here being the sum of everything.
Too many times sentences and even words been extracted from items on this site and assessed quite out of context and losing all the original reasoning applied.
From Whoopie through the endless 'black' jokes, Sydney Poitier, Halle and Denzel.
Kevin's 'quiet' moment paid tribute to the American Heroes rather than those souls from many differnet countries who lost their lives on Sept 11th.
All the performances of the individual Oscar nominations were excellent, was it a coincidence that the winners were Halle and Denzel alongside Sydney?
In the face of difficult decisions, it beats tossing a coin and acheives so much for the american public.
Cynical perhaps and I'm open to criticism but if you do, please make it about the whole feel that I am putting across here being the sum of everything.
Too many times sentences and even words been extracted from items on this site and assessed quite out of context and losing all the original reasoning applied.
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