Oscars 2010

Well this is my first blog and in true blogging tradition, i'm going to spew out all my feelings on the Oscars this year. "The Hurt Locker" won Best Picture this year over the juggernaut that was "Avatar" and i say it was deservedly so. "The Hurt Locker" really hit a stride by not only keeping me on the edge of my seat but introducing the idea that a film based around the Iraq conflict can be a decent watch and not seem to preachy or political. "Avatar" was an amazing experience in the theater. It is like comparing apples and oranges when it comes to these to films but i feel i will re-watch "The Hurt Locker" more than "Avatar" and "Avatar" will probably loose its grand scope and encompassing dynamics when put on the small screen on dvd and taken away from its "3-D" theatrical wonder.

All the acting wins were predicted by websites previous to their wins and this made the ceremony almost a little more uninteresting than others i've seen in the past. The Oscars have come and gone and i really have no gripes, except i must throw out these two ideas.

1. (500) days of summer, seemingly the most realistic, true, heartbreaking romantic comedy of recent memory should have received a best original screenplay nomination and for that i will be forever upset with the Academy voters about.

2. Inglorious Basterds aka Quentin Tarantinos comeback film for the awards circuit, only received one award for best supporting actor, Christoph Waltz. Why not best picture or original screenplay wins? I know Tarantino is a nut as a personality but this man will end up just getting an honorary award someday and we will have missed out awarding one of the most unique and sharp director/writer of our time.