Ah the Oscar rumours are starting to pour out. And in yet another year of generally poor movies the majority of films being selected are yet again probably those you have never heard before.
Though there is one exception this year. Batman: The Dark Knight. That film will get an Oscar nod. Everyone is sure of it. And Heath Ledger will win posthumously. Everyone is sure of that too.
Since the moment that Ledger was found dead, there has been nothing but hype about The Dark Knight, and his performance as the Joker. I believe I said at the time that he was sure to win, and that the movie will bring in tons of money. It seems this will happen.
But I continue to believe that the movie was horrible. I thought the Ledger Joker was the worst version I have ever seen. The animated Batman series has a better Joker, and that is a kids version.
But that will not stop the Oscars from handing him an award. He's dead and there was way too much hype. He has to get the award lest Hollywood be called an unsympathetic place for drug addicts. Well maybe Ledger was not an addict, though he did die from a drug overdose. Close enough.
But his personal problems are not what the awards should be about. It's about the acting. And while he was good in a role that was written horribly and directed without the dark manic humor that defines the character, it was hardly Oscar quality. But when you are in a desert and all you have is sand to drink.
Still there is hope. The Wrestler is still getting mostly rave reviews, Seven Pounds has yet to hit theaters and The Soloist has yet to be mentioned. But if there has to be an action film, based on a comic book that must win an Oscar for 2008 (because I believe 2009 will go to the Watchmen) then I would pick Iron Man. That was far superior to The Dark knight in all respects.
But since I'm not a member of the Academy, we will see.
4 comments:
The Dark Knight is the best film I've seen all year. Heath will win, no doubt about that. He gave a great performance and he should of won for BBM anyway.
That is definitely one thought Missy. But I must say I disagree.
Dark knight was abysmal, the storyline and characterization of the Joker were deplorable. Perhaps if I had completely no idea of the background on the Joker, as if I had never seen any version of the character, I might think it was ok. But that is not the case.
Heath will will. But not because of his talent. Just because he overdosed on drugs, which is a miserable reason to win.
But again that is my opinion.
Are you saying he shouldn't be considered because he had a drug problem?
I'm saying that if he is getting all this acclaim because of his death (which I believe) then he should never win.
The fact that his death was from something as stupid as a drug overdose does not garner sympathy from me. But the media seems to give him droves of it because of that fact.
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