Alternate Universe Oscars #22: A Beautiful Mind CLOSED

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Alternate Universe Oscars #22: A Beautiful Mind CLOSED Apr 22, 2024 15:08:26 GMT

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Post by Martin Stett on Apr 22, 2024 15:08:26 GMT

The idea of this poll is to take the BP winner of each year and reimagine them with the best director nominees of that year, and ask which director would make the best version of that film. If the BP winner was nominated in directing, that option will not be listed.

So our choices for A Beautiful Mind are...

Robert Altman
Peter Jackson
David Lynch
Ridley Scott

Previous winners:
2022: Ruben Östlund's Everything Everywhere All at Once
2021: Ryusuke Hamaguchi's CODA
2020: Lee Isaac Chung's Nomadland
2019: Martin Scorsese's Parasite
2018: Spike Lee's Green Book
2017: Jordan Peele's The Shape of Water
2016: Kenneth Lonergan's Moonlight
2015: Lenny Abrahamson's Spotlight
2014: Wes Anderson's Birdman
2013: Martin Scorsese's 12 Years a Slave
2012: Steven Spielberg's Argo
2011: Woody Allen's The Artist
2010: Joel and Ethan Coen's The King's Speech
2009: James Cameron's The Hurt Locker
2008: David Fincher's Slumdog Millionaire
2007: Paul Thomas Anderson's No Country for Old Men
2006: Paul Greengrass's The Departed
2005: Bennett Miller's Crash
2004: Martin Scorsese's Million Dollar Baby
2003: Peter Weir's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2002: Pedro Almodóvar's Chicago

Last Edit: May 1, 2024 15:08:52 GMT by Martin Stett

And so, let the curtain rise on tonight's dream

mikediastavrone96 Global Moderator "One must imagine Sisyphus happy." Posts: 5,054 Likes: 5,628	Alternate Universe Oscars #22: A Beautiful Mind CLOSED Apr 22, 2024 15:10:01 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mikediastavrone96 on Apr 22, 2024 15:10:01 GMT I'm most interested in David Lynch's version of anything. Hell, I'd be on board with him remaking Bambi.
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Alternate Universe Oscars #22: A Beautiful Mind CLOSED Apr 22, 2024 15:17:00 GMT mikediastavrone96, countjohn, and 1 more like this

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Post by stephen on Apr 22, 2024 15:17:00 GMT

Apr 22, 2024 15:10:01 GMT mikediastavrone96 said:

I'm most interested in David Lynch's version of anything. Hell, I'd be on board with him remaking Bambi.

That's just The Straight Story. It's just that Bambi keeps getting killed by that poor woman driving to work every day.

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countjohn God Tier Posts: 8,112 Likes: 5,523	Alternate Universe Oscars #22: A Beautiful Mind CLOSED Apr 22, 2024 16:12:46 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by countjohn on Apr 22, 2024 16:12:46 GMT Lynch is a very good combination of director and subject matter here.

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Alternate Universe Oscars #22: A Beautiful Mind CLOSED Apr 22, 2024 22:37:39 GMT

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Post by finniussnrub on Apr 22, 2024 22:37:39 GMT

Altman, watch Images.

Lynch is just too perfect for someone to represent the mind of a schizophrenic. And it is easy to see him go more Elephant Man style and pull it off, or go full Lost Highway and pull it off.

Jackson would probably make the illusions a little too over the top visually honest.

Scott would probably either be a little better or a little worse than Howard depending on the day. As I could see him besting Howard with the schizophrenia related elements, but potentially flopping with the interpersonal romantic elements.

Steve17 Badass Posts: 1,084 Likes: 224	Alternate Universe Oscars #22: A Beautiful Mind CLOSED Apr 23, 2024 13:51:07 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Steve17 on Apr 23, 2024 13:51:07 GMT Lynch easily.
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Alternate Universe Oscars #22: A Beautiful Mind CLOSED

Post by Martin Stett on Apr 22, 2024 15:08:26 GMT

Post by mikediastavrone96 on Apr 22, 2024 15:10:01 GMT

Post by rhodoraonline on Apr 22, 2024 15:15:49 GMT

Post by stephen on Apr 22, 2024 15:17:00 GMT

Post by countjohn on Apr 22, 2024 16:12:46 GMT

Post by finniussnrub on Apr 22, 2024 22:37:39 GMT

Post by Steve17 on Apr 23, 2024 13:51:07 GMT

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