I don’t know what I’m more surprised by. The fact the Walk the Line didn’t get nominated for Best Picture or that only 7 of the 12 Enron jurors have college educations. Skilling and Lay are screwed.
Here’s my first pass at Oscar pic picks. Technical categories excluded. And other categories I don’t really care about.
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: Joaquin Phoenix will upset Hoffman. This is Philip’s first nomination and Joaquin did not win for Gladiator and should have.
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Clooney won’t win for director or writer, so he should win here.
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: Reese, no question. We really don’t want a Desperate Housewife with a penis to win an Oscar.
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: At least one foreigner must win every year. This year, it’s Rachel Weisz.
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR: Wallace & Gromit, hands down. These guys have never lost.
ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING: Ang Lee.
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Murderball. Everyone will be rooting for the Penguins, but the Academy rarely likes to pick the crowd favorite here.
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR: Brokeback Mountain. Yawn.
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Brokeback will win since they will get stiffed in the acting categories. Although Capote could get the nod here also.
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As far as Ang Lee is concerned, I'm guessing he'll win simply for getting these men to sell the fact that they were in love with each other. Something that is hard to do with young actors who are relatively "hot" in Hollywood.
However, is it just me, or did the cuts get really weird in the second half of the film? Very choppy and awkward. For instance, one second they are speaking by the lake at dusk, the next they are cuddling in the tent, the next there is a shot of the tent from outside at dark, then its morning. 4 quick whacks with no fades or dissolves - nothing. Choppy and odd.
The same with the very end when the camera centered in on the postcard that Ennis had taped in his closet. I expectedthe camera to zero in on the postcard and then suddenly be at the mountain, but the door shut and everything just ended.
OK, so this is more of an editing issue than a directing issue, but are they not related? Doesn't it reflect badly on Lee as a director when his film is chopped up throughout the second half?
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