Like a good consumer, all the hype with the Oscars had got me watching movies more and more these past few weeks and made me anticipate the awards show more than ever. I've been trying hard to fit in watching nominated films in a tight schedule (which mostly consisted of eating, sleeping and cramming), whether legally or not (haha, and in that case the advertising didn't work as they expected). Made some predictions but failed to account for them on paper or in my personal space here, the closest would be a
comment i made in GPA's blog, which i made in order to earn brownie points for a shoutout on air in his radio guesting.
Anyway, it turns out that most of my predictions were so dead on to the point that i considered changing careers (to what, movie critic? bleh...artista no!). I wasn't able to watch the show live as we had our locgov project in the morning (very successful btw...). So i relied on velvet's replay in the evening , but was so sleepy after the Jai Ho performance already and didn't finish it. But I found a way to watch the rest of it, just as I found a way to watch the nominated movies without having to payup..wink wink.
. My theory is tone and treatment. Maybe the Academy has had enough of the usual Hollywood-formula movies and it was very novel to have tapped Mumbai's local talents.
Best Picure, no contest. It was quite predictable that slumdog will win it by the time the technical awards were given out. But it may also had to do with plot, original unlike Benjamin Button's (adapted) and the theme universal
[EDIT: pareho pala silang adapted, sorry my bad], not as serious or controversial as Milk. Or simply, that Danny Boyle is just so cool. Hehe. It was the whole packaging, really . And! It was so charming to bring the little boys and little Latika to the show. Who wouldn't want to see them on stage by closing time... It was a Hollywood fairytale and the Academy will not pass that up.
Heath Ledger, I told you so. And as I just said, the predictability ups one level when Heath won, the 2nd to win a posthumous award. Members of the Acadamy have a flair for drama and who wouldn't want to see the family thanking them for honoring their beloved and immortalizing his art.
Sean Penn, the only American among the major awards winners. But then again, America being the land of milk and honey (until now?) where all dreamers flock to, it would just be inevitable. I suddenly remember Gangs of New York for some weird reason. And the American Tale. Hehe.
James Franco. He is my new crush--pogi, funny, talented, versatile...and will make a good trophy wife (see Milk).
Red Carpet. I liked these the best: Penelope Cruz, Kate Winlet, Sarah Jessica Parker, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei and Miley Cyrus. Please don't argue, it's just personal taste. (Although Kate Winslet, Evan Rachel Wood and Miley Cyrus were on redcarpetfashionawards.com's
worst dressed for various reasons. pout. others were on the
best dressed list.)
Penelope Cruz in vintage
Pierre Balmain Haute Couture.
Kate Winslet in
YSL Atelier/.
SJP in
Christian Dior Haute Couture.
Evan Rachel Wood in
Elie Saab Spring 2009 Couture.
Marisa Tomei
in Versace Atelier.
Miley Cyrus in
Zuhair Murad Spring 2009 Couture.All in all, it was very very entertaining! Hugh Jackman's surprise performances were hillarious, my favorite was him dancing to "i haven't watched The Reader". The Pineapple Express reference was also my favorite (James Franco the pothead watching James Franco in Milk was just so cute). On a more serious note, the way they presented the major awards was very overwhelming, it's like honoring the dead (sorry for the term hehe). It must have been awkward for the presenter to be gushing about someone just in front of him....and I wonder how awkward it was to be sitting in THAT close to the stage.
So there...my random thoughts about Oscars...I would now be channeling back to my regular lawstudent mode, until I get the time to watch the other nominees. :)
The movie was a glamorized auto show. Fast and furious movies are the only ones where cars are treated as characters themselves, with a personality of its own. Haha. My favorite of the bunch is Phoenix's Ford GT. If we've talked enough, I'm sure I've shared with you already that I dream of owning a GT of whatever year (pag nagasawa ako ng mayaman), ang pogi eh.
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