Movies!

By sovknight | February 24, 2008

So I only caught part of tonight’s Academy awards.  This is the event where every year, big shiny superstars of cinema pat themselves on the back in glorious tribute to…well, themselves.  Full of glamour, glitz, and fake tits.  It’s the one night where all of Hollywood can get together in celebration of achieving the ultimate respect and admiration for their art, and as a testament to that, it’s a who’s who of who can dress the best.  A regular fashion show.  Oh, and they give out awards for movies too.

Something I noticed.  Every year, they have a little memorial for those that have passed on.  Those in the entertainment business who may have had an impact in one way or another get a small tribute to their life’s ambition in the realm of filmmaking.  In 2007, there were lots of producers, directors, and musicians who, although well noted, were not necessarily all that famous, save for two or three.  What is an academy to do in an off-year for dead thespians?  You throw in a ringer.  Yep, that’s right.  Heath Ledger didn’t even die in 2007.  He had the decency to wait until 2008 so as not to tread on the memory of those who left last year.  You know, the people the academy was supposed to be honoring.  Instead, they decided to tack him on right at the end, out of the already established alphabetical order, thereby ensuing that at least one recognizable name would be there and the audience could clap and cry in solemn tribute.  It didn’t really work you know, and the bastards didn’t even bother with Brad Renfro, who died shortly before Ledger.  Maybe we’ll save him for next year.

I drink your… MILKSHAKE!

I drink it up!

Master actor Daniel Day Lewis won the Oscar for best actor for his performance in There will be Blood, and rightly so.  Seriously, watching this movie was like a religious experience.  His ability to become someone else is absolutely mind-boggling, and I can’t praise him enough.  The movie itself is amazing, captivating, and a superb example of the craft that filmmaking should represent.  I loved it.

Congratulations to all the winners tonight, and finally, note that decent actors and superb movies actually received the recognition they deserve for once, somewhat out of character for the academy awards.  It was a good night for the movies.