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February 24, 2008

The only things I cared about at the Oscars

by admin @ 11:41 pm. Filed under Academy Awards


1. Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová won Best Song for Falling Slowly from “Once”. Yay!!!

But let me tell you why: First, “Once” is one of the few movies I saw in 2007 that actually moved me. There was nothing polished or glib about it, yet it told the loveliest, clearest story about two very lonely and talented people meeting in Dublin. Second, the music is stunning. Every song is real. Third, how cute are Glen and Markéta? Enjoy the cuteness and the hope in “Falling Slowly”:





Then see further cuteness and hope (and joy) in their acceptance speeches:





2. “There Will Be Blood” didn’t win Best Picture. Yay!!

But let me tell you why: “There Will Be Blood” was the first movie I’ve walked out of since… since I can’t remember when. I sat through “The Relic”, for God’s sake, yet “There Will Be Blood” drove me and the BFF out of the theatre in crying hysterics (last night). Well, we left before we were asked to leave would be more accurate. I don’t know what it was, but by the time “Henry Plainview” showed up (freakin’ 90 minutes into the movie with NO conflict or human drama in sight!) with this bit of dialogue:

Daniel: Who are you?
Henry: I’m Henry.
Daniel: Henry?
Henry: Henry.
Daniel: WHO?
Henry: Henry Plainview.
Daniel: Do I know you?
Henry: I’m Henry. I have a letter addressed to me, Henry. I’m the son of your mother’s sister.
pause
Henry: Henry.

we got the church giggles and for a solid five minutes tried unsuccessfully to stop ourselves laughing. We had really both had it with the movie by that point anyway, so, yeah, “Done!”

The real horror was that there was a communication misfire and we originally had tickets to see “The Signal”, but I wanted to have seen all the Oscar contenders, so we just changed theatres. BAD decision on my part. But, YAY!, no Oscar for “There Will Be Blood”!

2 Responses to “The only things I cared about at the Oscars”

  1. Tony Says:
    February 25th, 2008 at 12:01 am

    Ellen Page was robbed!

  2. admin Says:
    February 25th, 2008 at 12:06 am

    honestly, i think tilda swinton was as shocked as anybody.

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