Extra Credit- I Could Talk About This All Day

Couldn’t wait for the Oscars, drove for seven hours just to get home on time, and I am happy to say I wasn’t disappointed. What a show, what a spectacle- in a good way of course. I love Hugh Jackman, who was hosting, and he was amazing as usual. He has such charisma and is such a great showman. All the “acts” had musical numbers and were just extremely well done, all the performers were so good. During the show it said the president or whoever is usually in charge of the event was retiring and I just couldn’t help but think whoever is in charge now really started off well, it was one of the best award shows I’ve seen in a long, long time. Even the new way they gave out the awards was really interesting, but more than that, nostalgic. It really gave the actors more credit, more recognition, to have their peers say something about their work. That way their talent is recognized even if they don’t get the award. It was nice. I was also incredibly happy and incredibly excited that all the people I wanted to win, won! I like to think I have good taste in movies and can spot talent, and so on, when I see it- but literally every nominee that I would have picked won! It was just wonderful. And of course I went crazy when Slumdog Millionaire cleaned up, definitely one of my all time favorite movies of all time. Way up high on the list with A Philadelphia Story and Peter Pan.
Can I just talk about this movie a little more, I just can’t say enough good things about it. I know I already talked about it a little before, but seriously, SERIOUSLY! I just haven’t felt that connection from a movie in so long. Who hasn’t felt let down, who hasn’t felt the burden was too hard to bear, but he does it! Jamal never gives up, I think everyone needs to hear that from time to time, from a believable source, from a higher power, a sign, “Don’t give up, it will turn out alright, there is a plan, everything happens for a reason.” And not that I believe totally in Christianity and all it’s dogma’s, but I do believe there is meaning, things to learn, in our everyday experiences. Certain things have meaning, when we look out for others, it will reward us in the end. And I’m not saying I know everything about Muslim-ism (…?) but the ideas, the themes, the archetypes, THE MESSAGE! It was wonderful, fantastic, stupendous. I just can’t stop. I bought the CD, I bought the movie poster, it hangs over my bed, I am a fan.
Some other really greats works were nominated and the best ones won- Heath Ledger for best supporting male actor was a gimmie. I mean, come on, I was so morally confused while watching The Dark Knight. I wanted Batman to win, but I just couldn’t wait to see what the joker did next, he made me laugh while scaring the piss out of me, “The Devil and God were raging inside me.” And I love internal conflict. I don’t think there is a better plot/climax/drama/ anything like a character trying to choose between their desires, fears, wants, needs, responsibilities- because those are real, those are the things that connect each and everyone of us- and distinguish us.
Another movie that I feel like gets made fun of a lot more than really is tasteful and didn't get the attention it deserved (until it won the Oscar for best animated feature film) was Wall -E. Seriously, that little robot was the cutest thing since... stinkin' E.T. I don't even know. I just know that the only movie that could pull off first 30 minutes with no talking and Hello Dolly as the theme music is incredible.