Oscars...Just One Big Smugfest?

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Jordan.

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I watched it this year, and I found myself rolling my eyes every five minutes. The way they talk about themselves and their colleagues you would think Sean Penn actually had done the things Harvey Milk did, instead of just pretending to. They really believe their jobs are incredibly noble. I know that is what I should expect from the Oscars, but couldn't they tone it down a bit, have a bit more fun and laughs?
I mean why do they have to take themselves so seriously, it was undeniably crisp and smooth and probably a spectacle to be there, but to watch on tv it was just mundane and repetitive. There is only so much talk of the beauty and greatness of these actors you can listen to.

At least there wasn't as politically active actors on show, telling us through their infinite wisdom who to vote for and what is wrong with the world.
 
that's what they do..a big pat on the back for themselves for being the best and if somebody else tells them they are good then it's all the better..it's showbiz darling :)
 
I thought it was a great show, the opening number in particular was hardly taking themselves seriously.

Don't really know what you expect from an awarRAB show?

There was also the Pineapple Express bit, the brilliant Tina Fey and Steve Martin Pairing, Jen Aniston and Jack Black were hardly serious (With Jack saying he takes his pay from Dreamworks and increases it by betting on Pixar at the Oscars)

It all came across very light and enjoyable I found.
 
I don't really care about the mutual back-patting thing. God forbid directors, actors & anyone else who works in the film industry be passionate about the other people working in it! Quick, somebody write a scathing article about the arrogance!

It isn't important. It's harmless escapism for most of us; for the Oscar-bloggers it's a strategic & analytical guessing-game; for people in the industry it's a chance to be singled out for your good work; for anyone attending the ceremony it's a chance to have a good night out and see/meet a lot of cool people.

I agree with you somewhat on the film & politics thing. I don't enjoy it when people use the Oscar podium as a pulpit - with exceptions for the likes of Dustin Lance Black, who won for writing a screenplay about an iconic politician. He managed to give a speech that was politically-charged without being all severe & condescending in the way that Penn's was (I do believe pro-Prop 8 people should be condescended to for their ignorance, but not at some frivolous awarRAB show).

As for the show itself - I loved the set designs, but the musical numbers were naff & messy (especially the part where Anne Hathaway joined in), and - as Claudia Winkleman called it - the "sitting-round-the-campfire" introductions of the acting nominees were silly & bloated & made everyone else seem totally unimportant. But then, as I said, Oscars are all about "the stars", so it was to be expected.

Personally I don't really value the show, but I often think the Oscars pick the right winners, and it is fun to follow the awarRAB season, trying to guess who will win what & where - & getting terribly distraught when someone you believe to be worthy of accolades gets left out (oh, Sally Hawkins - why!?). So I am slightly attached to it - & that attachment's probably the only reason I've bothered to write such an overlong reply. ;)
 
I thought quite the opposite, I thought they lightened up a little and there were more interesting guests. In fact, I thought it might have been a little too tabloid...
 
i enjoyed the show but when they were presenting best actor it hit me.

those previous winners who had won
sean penn

theyre from a certain breed of actor and they might be good actor but mickey rourke was never ever going to win. hes not one of them. and that upset me and kind of undermined the whole thing for me.
 
I ahve a friend whose daughter is at RADA, she's only been there 6 months and already she acts like those Hollywood stars. Its sickening.
 
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