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Post by finniussnrub on Nov 11, 2024 2:39:20 GMT
Except they ARE distinctly different in the split except Spotlight/Revenant. As the earlier ones were the "important picture" vs "the feel goods", the later ones were the reverse. I mean Anora and The Brutalist are pretty different. I’ve kind of already touched on this regarding the emotions they make people feel. (Or lack thereof) Not in terms of the overall general perception they both fit much more into the Roma, 12 Years, Power of the Dog, Moonlight type of contender than the CODA, Green Book or La La Land. Are they exactly the same film? Obviously not, but they are both prestige efforts dealing with what is considered "tough" subject matter. |
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Post by sterlingarcher86 on Nov 11, 2024 2:50:15 GMT
I mean Anora and The Brutalist are pretty different. I’ve kind of already touched on this regarding the emotions they make people feel. (Or lack thereof) Not in terms of the overall general perception they both fit much more into the Roma, 12 Years, Power of the Dog, Moonlight type of contender than the CODA, Green Book or La La Land. Are they exactly the same film? Obviously not, but they are both prestige efforts dealing with what is considered "tough" subject matter. You’ve completely lost me. Anora is a screwball comedy about a sex worker and The Brutalist is a Godfather style American dream epic. Pretty much all movies competing for best picture are prestige films. (Hell of Anora wasn’t in contention for awards I doubt anybody would refer to it as such) Most have pretty heavy subject matter. That’s just pretty thin to me. I don’t really think we are getting anywhere here though so I guess we will just agree to disagree. |
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Post by finniussnrub on Nov 11, 2024 2:54:38 GMT
Not in terms of the overall general perception they both fit much more into the Roma, 12 Years, Power of the Dog, Moonlight type of contender than the CODA, Green Book or La La Land. Are they exactly the same film? Obviously not, but they are both prestige efforts dealing with what is considered "tough" subject matter. You’ve completely lost me. Anora is a screwball comedy about a sex worker and The Brutalist is a Godfather style American dream epic. Pretty much all movies competing for best picture are prestige films. (Hell of Anora wasn’t in contention for awards I doubt anybody would refer to it as such) Most have pretty heavy subject matter. That’s just pretty thin to me. I don’t really think we are getting anywhere here though so I guess we will just agree to disagree. I would just agree to disagree but I can't let that statement go unanswered. Bit of a stretch, you make it sound like Irma La Douce, which it is not. If it was only the midsection sure, but the ending is definitely NOT of a screwball comedy. |
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Post by sterlingarcher86 on Nov 11, 2024 3:09:15 GMT
You’ve completely lost me. Anora is a screwball comedy about a sex worker and The Brutalist is a Godfather style American dream epic. Pretty much all movies competing for best picture are prestige films. (Hell of Anora wasn’t in contention for awards I doubt anybody would refer to it as such) Most have pretty heavy subject matter. That’s just pretty thin to me. I don’t really think we are getting anywhere here though so I guess we will just agree to disagree. I would just agree to disagree but I can't let that statement go unanswered. Bit of a stretch, you make it sound like Irma La Douce, which it is not. If it was only the midsection sure, but the ending is definitely NOT of a screwball comedy. [br I mean pretty much any Oscar nominated comedy is going to get heavy at some point. That’s why the Oscar’s go for then. The Apartment had a (very risqué for its time) suicide attempt. It’s still a comedy for most of its screen time. The second to last scene ended with maybe the biggest punchline of the film. It’s a comedy first for sure. |
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Nov 11, 2024 14:11:40 GMT
I would just agree to disagree but I can't let that statement go unanswered. Bit of a stretch, you make it sound like Irma La Douce, which it is not. If it was only the midsection sure, but the ending is definitely NOT of a screwball comedy. [br I mean pretty much any Oscar nominated comedy is going to get heavy at some point. That’s why the Oscar’s go for then. The Apartment had a (very risqué for its time) suicide attempt. It’s still a comedy for most of its screen time. The second to last scene ended with maybe the biggest punchline of the film. It’s a comedy first for sure. Not sure I agree. Really only the middle act felt truly comedic while the first and third actors perhaps had some comedic lines/elements layered in, which fit the characters. I’d still consider Anora more drama than comedy and would say it’s a drama first based on how it began and ended. It’s clearly a blend of both though and there is a stretch that is largely just comedic. |
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Post by wilcinema on Nov 11, 2024 14:49:55 GMT
Picture
Director
Actor
Supporting Actress
Supporting Actor
Original Screenplay
Cinematography
Score
Production Design
I won't predict Editing at the moment because we know these long ass movies always risk getting the boot.
As for wins, I agree that Production Design fits the bill. The rest? I don't know. Corbet can win Director but it needs a critical push and I don't know if he'll get one with Baker in the mix as well.
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Post by sterlingarcher86 on Nov 11, 2024 15:04:19 GMT
[br I mean pretty much any Oscar nominated comedy is going to get heavy at some point. That’s why the Oscar’s go for then. The Apartment had a (very risqué for its time) suicide attempt. It’s still a comedy for most of its screen time. The second to last scene ended with maybe the biggest punchline of the film. It’s a comedy first for sure. Not sure I agree. Really only the middle act felt truly comedic while the first and third actors perhaps had some comedic lines/elements layered in, which fit the characters. I’d still consider Anora more drama than comedy and would say it’s a drama first based on how it began and ended. It’s clearly a blend of both though and there is a stretch that is largely just comedic. I thought the first act was largely comedic. That Russian kid is hysterical. Not “just”. Pretty much no comedy at the Oscar’s is “just” a comedy as I said. To me is is more comedy than drama. |
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