Monday, March 06, 2006
Oscar Thoughts
Just because you say your brave doesn't make you brave. Make a film against Islam. Or about a conservative you gets blacklisted in Hollywood. A film against McCarthyism or about gay cowboys isn't brave. Hollywood wouldn't give a nomination to a film about Jesus. Now that would have been brave.
No Star Wars film won a technical award. The Star Wars prequels, despite their flaws, pushed digital filmmaking forward by a lot. Lord of the Rings, King Kong, and the Matrix were great technically as well. But Lucas' end-to-end digital vision deserved a nod.
Just because you say your brave doesn't make you brave. Make a film against Islam. Or about a conservative you gets blacklisted in Hollywood. A film against McCarthyism or about gay cowboys isn't brave. Hollywood wouldn't give a nomination to a film about Jesus. Now that would have been brave.
No Star Wars film won a technical award. The Star Wars prequels, despite their flaws, pushed digital filmmaking forward by a lot. Lord of the Rings, King Kong, and the Matrix were great technically as well. But Lucas' end-to-end digital vision deserved a nod.
