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Screw The Oscars Viva The Republic
It might of won 4 Oscars including best Director, Best Actor & Best Picture, but I found the Kings Speech incredibly boring & am I the only who did?
Christopher Hitchens wrote a piece last month criticizing the film for not being historically incorrect http://www.slate.com/id/2282194/. Well Braveheart was historically inaccurate (in fact seriously inaccurate) but I can’t deny that I thought it was a great film.
Okay I’ll admit being as I’m a hardcore republican I’m fed up with Hollywood lording awards on films that are flattering about the British monarchy, particularly as it imbeds a false impression of the British monarchy upon the masses etc & as a consequence there are political views opposing the monarchy that get emotively shouted down just ought heard.
My other objection to this years Oscars is the absence of nominations for Inception in the major awards when its pretty obvious that it was the best film of the last year.
Oh & why wasn’t the Girl With Dragon Tattoo nominated best foreign language film. If the US remake of that film wins a ton of awards I will seriously lose it.
I read that article. It's not surprising to me at all. Donnie Darko was a great movie that never got awards or attention and it definitely deserved it.
I don't understand America's romance with royalty, but its there