Comments on: Gasps at the Oscars http://www.wongkeenhing.com/2006/03/07/gasps-at-the-oscars/ The personal blog of Justin Wong Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:15:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Justin Wong http://www.wongkeenhing.com/2006/03/07/gasps-at-the-oscars/comment-page-1/#comment-207 Justin Wong Wed, 08 Mar 2006 05:32:08 +0000 http://www.wongkeenhing.com/?p=207#comment-207 To Swifty: Hmmm.. you got a point there. Thanks for the input. To Darkstalker: I'm gonna watch it real soon, no worries To Swifty: Hmmm.. you got a point there. Thanks for the input.

To Darkstalker: I’m gonna watch it real soon, no worries

]]> By: Darkstalker http://www.wongkeenhing.com/2006/03/07/gasps-at-the-oscars/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Darkstalker Wed, 08 Mar 2006 03:20:11 +0000 http://www.wongkeenhing.com/?p=207#comment-206 What, long post by two people on Oscars, and no comments on Crash? Besides going to go watch it, of course. Love the movie. Nice to see this site back up, even though when you asked me to check it for you it kinda bombed on me. =P What, long post by two people on Oscars, and no comments on Crash? Besides going to go watch it, of course. Love the movie.

Nice to see this site back up, even though when you asked me to check it for you it kinda bombed on me. =P

]]> By: Swifty http://www.wongkeenhing.com/2006/03/07/gasps-at-the-oscars/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Swifty Wed, 08 Mar 2006 01:34:07 +0000 http://www.wongkeenhing.com/?p=207#comment-204 Actually, it's just that Malaysia tends to ban Oscar-nominated films due to their sensitive subject. Hustle and Flow is pretty popular, though not a massive 100 million-grossing hit, about a PIMP who became a rapper. Not something Msia will show. The score in Brokeback Mountain is good, yes, and it's memorable, John Williams should know that the memorable score tends to win easily, being the guy who won for the score in Schindler's List, Jaws (not sure about that one) and Star Wars. I don't think people should just reward him based on what he did IN THE PAST, when Munich and Geisha are arguably not his finest works. As for George Clooney, as fine as he was as a director with Good Night and Good Luck, but Ang Lee's work in Brokeback Mountain is THAT impressive. If you are uncomfortable with the gay scenes, just get the dvd and fastforward through them, it has already became one of the most important films during the past few years (and part of pop culture now), and its loss in the Oscars will elevate its status (people around the world are outraged with the Academy for being so conservative) as perhaps the Raging Bull or Goodfellas of its generation. So no, as impressive as George Clooney was for being the first person in history to be nominated as best director and screenplay for a film, and then as supporting actor in another film, Ang Lee's achievement shouldn't be ignored. Actually, it’s just that Malaysia tends to ban Oscar-nominated films due to their sensitive subject. Hustle and Flow is pretty popular, though not a massive 100 million-grossing hit, about a PIMP who became a rapper. Not something Msia will show.

The score in Brokeback Mountain is good, yes, and it’s memorable, John Williams should know that the memorable score tends to win easily, being the guy who won for the score in Schindler’s List, Jaws (not sure about that one) and Star Wars. I don’t think people should just reward him based on what he did IN THE PAST, when Munich and Geisha are arguably not his finest works.

As for George Clooney, as fine as he was as a director with Good Night and Good Luck, but Ang Lee’s work in Brokeback Mountain is THAT impressive. If you are uncomfortable with the gay scenes, just get the dvd and fastforward through them, it has already became one of the most important films during the past few years (and part of pop culture now), and its loss in the Oscars will elevate its status (people around the world are outraged with the Academy for being so conservative) as perhaps the Raging Bull or Goodfellas of its generation. So no, as impressive as George Clooney was for being the first person in history to be nominated as best director and screenplay for a film, and then as supporting actor in another film, Ang Lee’s achievement shouldn’t be ignored.

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