I liked Crash, but found it slightly less satisfying remake of Grand Canyon.
Regards DBT <http://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasbtaylor> Profile From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Franc Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 5:28 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Best Picture Oscars and others Richard -- I agree with part of what you said in connection with both DWW and Crash as follows: "Awards are not entirely accomplishment based. They are frequently an emotional response by the members of the Academy who are unable to compartmentalize their emotions from their intellect, and so you get results that are not necessarily in line with truly award-caliber films." (RH) Both DWW and Crash were films with worthy intentions and in my opinion poor executions. The dialogue in Crash is ridiculous. Race is a tricky subject. People don't really talk about race --- it's all in the subtext. That's why the expression "You lie" screamed out by Joe Wilson during a joint session of Congress meant a lot more than just those two words. In Crash the subject of race was all in the text and this made the dialogue and the characters totally unbelievable. DWW won the Oscar because a) Kevin Cosner was the darling of Hollywood at the time and b) it was time for an "honest" film about Native Americans even if this one was bombastic and simplistic in its treatment of Native Americans. But here we are talking about movies, when the subject was movie posters and what they're worth today. Posters for the above two films are worth nothing and if you doubt that, just check a database (Heritage's for instance) to see what they fetch. FRANC Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
