Yes sirree it's that time of year again!
I see alot of movies, it's an escape and one of my lesser vices. The only movie I have seen that is up for best picture is "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" which I thought was entertaining, but not all that great. I want to see "Slumdog Millionaire" but will have to wait, as LG is less than thrilled about seeing it, and we usually try to agree. Seeing movies together is one of the few things that I can do with my almost 16 year old son, and that means I see alot of blow 'em ups and beat 'em ups, which will come to an end for awhile when the girls get home. He did make me see "The Dark Knight" and I loved it. Heath Ledger was scary-great in the role of The Joker, and I'm sure he will win the award post- humously tonight, God bless him.
But mostly I think that over the past 10 years the movies that make it to the Academy are ---let me say---for the most part on the dark, dreary and overly intellectual side. And the ones that are not (Seabisciscuit, Walk The Line) are long shots. My life is not dark, dreary and overly intellectual. And when it is, I need an escape! (See paragraph one) I have weaned myself off watching the Academy Awards, even though I love movies. I don't want to hear actor's opinions on all things political when most of them barely completed high school, if they went that far. (The fashion, I have to admit, is still compelling) Call me stuck in another era, but here is one of my favorite movies ever made, for about a gazillion different reasons...
This is the long version of the intro, and I don't think I'd ever seen it before. It's awesome, a long panoramic of the Swiss Alps. I grew up in the High Sierra's, so I can sorta relate although we did not go running thru high mountain meadows singing unless we'd had too much to drink. Not that I would ever do that :)
But I digress.
All right, next scene is one of the most romantic in the history of cinematography, in my opinion. And Christopher Plummer was HOT.
The Sound Of Music won several Oscars in 1965 including best picture and best director. I remember going to the theater to see it with my parents, sisters, grandmother, aunt and uncle and probably a couple of cousins. I was enthralled. I was 7 years old and I was hooked. On music, romance, history and art.
And I promise you 40 years from now, I will not be writing a post thrilling over "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". Sorry. It just won't happen.
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I love the Sound of Music and introduced my (Ethiopian) daughter to it in Dec. She loves it too and was especially excited to see "Mary Poppins" as Maria!
Hey! i have not seen ANY of the oscar nominees, but slumdog millionaire is the one i want to see. i heard an interview with the music guy (who won!!!) and they played some of it and it's that awesome indian ethnic high energy boom-beat music, so make your kid go with you! call it an early mother's day present to you :)
Amen! TSOM is watched here at least 2.7 times each week in our home...love it!
I so agree on movies being over-intellectual and dreary. It's almost as if powdered white wigs and corsets guarantee an Oscar nomination nowadays.
I was so happy to see SDM win big this year. Just watching the excitement and joy in the eyes of the cast, especially the director, made it FUN to watch. They were proud of their movie and excited to be there; they were humbled and honored. It was nice to see an underdog win.
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