In no realm of reality did that film deserve to win over the likes of Pulp Fiction and Shawshank Redemption. Same issue with Shakespeare in Love. It is forever known as the film that beat Saving Private Ryan.What's the hate against Forrest Gump? Too sentimental?
Forrest Gump isn't a bad movie by any means. But as far as Best Picture winners are concerned, it's a pretty egregious one when compared to the competition it went up against.I'm not arguing that Pulp Fiction or Shawshank should or shouldn't have won over it. But Forrest Gump itself, is it a "bad" movie? I do think it's basically aimed for baby boomers so if you're not close to that generation, you probably would dismiss it was a treacly piece of work. But the acting, direction, and score are all phenomenal.
Crash felt like another instance of Hollywood patting itself on the back for addressing racism in the most basic way without any nuance.
See, the thing with the Oscars prior to the mid 2000's is the politics weren't really in the forefront with the winners or the nominations. Heck, even as recent as 2010 when Kathryn Bigalow became the first woman to win best director it wasn't that noisy. Now, every year the awards get more and more politicised for more and more trivial reasons, to the point now films like Bohemium Rhapsody and Green Book are being called out for being problematic. It's ridiculous.
I think Mystic River would have won that year if not for LOTR.I will say though had Return of the King not been nominated I have no doubt in my mind Master and Commander would have swept the awards that year. Any other year that film would have cleaned up with 8 or 9 trophies.
I might be the only one here who hate Silence of The Lambs. The only note-worthy about this movie is Sir Hopkins' performance. The book is much, much better IMO.Silence of the Lambs has to be the most deserving and best of the last 25 years. It's the only movie out of the list I would rewatch over the rest.
I remember even as a 10 year old being pissed off that Shakespeare in Love beat Saving Private Ryan.
But does anyone else feel like the Best Picture title isn’t as prestigious as it used to be? Movies like The Silence of the Lambs, Schindler’s List, Titanic, and Return of the King stayed in the consciousness of the general public for years after they were released. Take this decade’s winners for example. The Artist, Argo, Birdman, Spotlight, even last year’s The Shape of Water. Nobody talks about them. It’s like they fade into obscurity the day after the awards ceremony. Moonlight is probably the most popular one and even then that’s mostly attributed to the whole La-La Land mixup when it won.
Right, but it just seems like practically every Best Picture winner is forgotten now compared to the ‘80s or ‘90s. There’s no cultural phenomenon like Titanic. The only nominee in that category to buck that trend this year would be if Black Panther were to win or to a much lesser extent, Bohemian Rhapsody.Not really. I mean, I think it’s always been that way. There’s always standouts but there’s also a bunch of forgotten films. Not bad by any means, but haven’t held on.
Look at The English Patient. Who really talks about that anymore? Or Out of Africa? Around the World in 80 Days? A Man for All Seasons? Shakespeare in Love? The Last Emperor? Even American Beauty has been more or less forgotten.