[CordeliaParticipant Joined: Jul 15th, 2018 Topics: 16 Posts: 565 View Predictions]

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My biggest fear is that Spielberg will have less energetic and amazing cinematography than the original movie. Spielberg hasn’t really been exciting with his cinematography choices in a while, and the vivid choices of the movie made a flawed adaptation of the source material into a widely regarded film classic.

Still, I think with the right casting and adaptational choices, this could be great.

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For Your Consideration:

Best Picture: Weathering With You, Parasite, The Lighthouse
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe - The Lighthouse
Best Animated Feature: Weathering With You, Promare
Best International Film: Weathering With You, Parasite

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#1203174962

Overhyped: Khalid in general, A Lot, Earfquake (I like those songs, but they are not ROTY/SOTY material)

Underhyped: I don’t know, maybe Cellophane? Everything kinda feels overhyped this year.

For Your Consideration:

Best Picture: Weathering With You, Parasite, The Lighthouse
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe - The Lighthouse
Best Animated Feature: Weathering With You, Promare
Best International Film: Weathering With You, Parasite

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fvg627 wrote:

It is kind of funny seeing DeNiro campaigning for his Joker performance in a category where he is in 15th place at best, with the top 2 being from his other movie imo. But in all seriousness I agree that it’s only a move to boost the chances for the movie in general. Warner Bros definitely knows that they have a real shot for the best picture nom, even if I don’t think the film deserves it.

The reason For Your Considerations are so generous with applying as many potential nominees as possible.

This thread I made – https://www.goldderby.com/forum/movies/oscars-studio-distributor-for-your-consideration-listing-thread/ – shows how far and wide they do this. Focus doesn’t actually think that campaigning Harriet for Sound Mixing will get a nomination. What it’s about is getting attention from as many branches as possible. Having your film on the lips of as many voters as possible. De Niro for Joker is a similar extension of that film.

For Your Consideration:

Best Picture: Weathering With You, Parasite, The Lighthouse
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe - The Lighthouse
Best Animated Feature: Weathering With You, Promare
Best International Film: Weathering With You, Parasite

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[CordeliaParticipant Joined: Jul 15th, 2018 Topics: 16 Posts: 565 View Predictions]

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I’m going to be honest and positive – this seems like one of the strongest years for Oscars in recent memory – at least in terms of Best Picture. There’s a level of variety I find admirable – from crime epics to divorce dramas to class satires. I am not a fan of every film, but on some level I can appreciate what they’re offering. Though I dislike Jojo Rabbit, I would take it over a lot of previous “worst films in contention” like Bohemian Rhapsody or Darkest Hour. I admire the good intentions and risk-taking, and would take it over another lionising biopic.

In a very unstable era for cinema as an industry and as an artform, I think the candidates for Best Picture this year are making a powerful argument as to why cinema should continue and what it has to offer.

For Your Consideration:

Best Picture: Weathering With You, Parasite, The Lighthouse
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe - The Lighthouse
Best Animated Feature: Weathering With You, Promare
Best International Film: Weathering With You, Parasite

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babypook wrote:

The timing is right . The irishman’s campaign has been relentless many months before it’s release. So it’s a smart time to move in. Besides, all they have to do is smile at people and say hi. The only question for me is, how s Joaquin going to take to this?

It could only be a net benefit for Joaquin. The way I see it, the whole Joker campaign exists to boost the likelihood for Joaquin. Being in the Best Picture conversation? That benefits Joaquin. De Niro Supporting? That benefits Joaquin? Score/Makeup? That keeps Joker in the conversation.

I don’t know why Joaquin wouldn’t think that’s a good thing.

For Your Consideration:

Best Picture: Weathering With You, Parasite, The Lighthouse
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe - The Lighthouse
Best Animated Feature: Weathering With You, Promare
Best International Film: Weathering With You, Parasite

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I think I’ll go. Comedy movies are more fun in a cinema. Parasite went from a 9 to a 10 with a crowded cinema of uni students.

Cinephile wrote:

Apparently it’s quite funny so it’s always nice to have a communal atmosphere of laughter in the cinema.

I’m seeing it in cinemas on Thursday here in Australia

Same!

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For Your Consideration:

Best Picture: Weathering With You, Parasite, The Lighthouse
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe - The Lighthouse
Best Animated Feature: Weathering With You, Promare
Best International Film: Weathering With You, Parasite

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#1203173728

Time to ask this thread another Netflix question – is it worth watching Marriage Story in the cinema? I definitely had a worse experience watching The Irishman in cinemas than I would have at home. This is shorter though.

For Your Consideration:

Best Picture: Weathering With You, Parasite, The Lighthouse
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe - The Lighthouse
Best Animated Feature: Weathering With You, Promare
Best International Film: Weathering With You, Parasite

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[CordeliaParticipant Joined: Jul 15th, 2018 Topics: 16 Posts: 565 View Predictions]

#1203173717

Best Picture

Bacurau
The Farewell
The Irishman
The Lighthouse
Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Promare
Weathering With You

For Your Consideration:

Best Picture: Weathering With You, Parasite, The Lighthouse
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe - The Lighthouse
Best Animated Feature: Weathering With You, Promare
Best International Film: Weathering With You, Parasite

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Hammad Asif wrote:

Why do you think Tarantino refused OUATIH’s China release? I mean it would have earned 60-70 millions there and in result become Tarantino’s highest grossing movie. Is stopping China release and not compromising helping OUAITH’s Oscar chances?

I think Tarantino just doesn’t want to cut the content that China demanded to cut. That burst of violence is pretty damn important to the narrative and the ultimate point of the movie. I think being Tarantino’s highest grossing movie doesn’t really matter – if box office really mattered that much to Oscars, Endgame would be a lock.

I might make a thread on box office and the Oscars, because I think it’s more that films flopping harm Oscars chances than films being smash hits help.

For Your Consideration:

Best Picture: Weathering With You, Parasite, The Lighthouse
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe - The Lighthouse
Best Animated Feature: Weathering With You, Promare
Best International Film: Weathering With You, Parasite

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babypook wrote:

The Joker campaign https://screenrant.com/joker-oscars-best-picture-director-actor-campaign/

De Niro is a smart choice to campaign for Supporting Actor. Not that I think he’s happening, but he’s good in it. Furthermore, The Irishman is on people’s mind, so emphasizing that connection would work in Joker’s benefit. By all means, Joker is doing a good campaign.

For Your Consideration:

Best Picture: Weathering With You, Parasite, The Lighthouse
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe - The Lighthouse
Best Animated Feature: Weathering With You, Promare
Best International Film: Weathering With You, Parasite

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#1203173125

After watching The Irishman – I think we are easily getting both Pesci and Pacino. I’m not sure who would be ahead – Pesci has more review notices, Pacino has more industry clout. I do think they’re both getting nominated.

For Your Consideration:

Best Picture: Weathering With You, Parasite, The Lighthouse
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe - The Lighthouse
Best Animated Feature: Weathering With You, Promare
Best International Film: Weathering With You, Parasite

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[CordeliaParticipant Joined: Jul 15th, 2018 Topics: 16 Posts: 565 View Predictions]

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I watched The Irishman at the cinemas against this thread’s advice. Yeah, I could have waited to see this at Netflix and I would’ve preferred that, but it was a good movie. I think Pesci and Pacino were much better than De Niro, though he was good. The movie was great, and arguably a meta film about Scorcese reflecting on his filmography. The humour and characterisation didn’t hit quite as well as say, Goodfellas, but that is an unreasonably high bar.

I think the whole regret over crimes aspect and the tragedy of it all means this isn’t really a rehash of his earlier work that I was expecting. Yeah, bad stuff happens to criminals in other Scorcese movies, but this gets noticeably bleak. Bleak to the point where I wonder if it might detract to some Oscars voters. Probably not.

I did have problems, but they’re relatively minor. This was a 3+ hour movie that could still have used more in some areas, such as Anna Paquin who I would be calling a top tier Supporting Actress contender if she got given more to work with. It feels a little too long as a movie, but it also feels like with enough elaboration it could have worked as a miniseries. Maybe that would have been better, but this is good.

I’d give it an 8 or a 9 out of 10. It would be a deserving Best Picture, though you could also do better.

Also, christ almighty cinema chairs suck. Cinema ice cream has only gotten better though.

I’ll redact my 1MDB element to this post I originally had, because I’m not sure to what extent Scorcese in particular is complicit. However, I can see why this material and this approach to it would have been influenced by that.

 

For Your Consideration:

Best Picture: Weathering With You, Parasite, The Lighthouse
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe - The Lighthouse
Best Animated Feature: Weathering With You, Promare
Best International Film: Weathering With You, Parasite

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babypook wrote:

It isn’t just this thread where I’ve noticed your intense pretentious stanning. And your lecture to newbies about how they simply don’t get it. It’s called inexperience. I’m willing to call a truce provided you realise I think you’re a blind Stan.

I have a for your consideration in my posts, I get why you think I’m a stan. Truce, provided you don’t attack me again.

For Your Consideration:

Best Picture: Weathering With You, Parasite, The Lighthouse
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe - The Lighthouse
Best Animated Feature: Weathering With You, Promare
Best International Film: Weathering With You, Parasite

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babypook wrote:

You’re the worst kind of Stan because you think you’re fooling everyone when your hateful biases are as clear as birdshit on a windshield.

Look, I don’t want to spend this whole season arguing with you, so let’s agree on a truce. I do not like Joker as a movie, however I am fond of Joaquin’s performance and think he is a lock for a nomination and a candidate to win. This is not a “hateful bias”. A hateful bias is when you are racist or homophobic or transphobic. Do not use words where they do not apply.

I have different opinions to you and that’s OK. We can get through the season without accusing each other of being hateful. That shitty behaviour is for the Music stans.

 

 

For Your Consideration:

Best Picture: Weathering With You, Parasite, The Lighthouse
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe - The Lighthouse
Best Animated Feature: Weathering With You, Promare
Best International Film: Weathering With You, Parasite

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I kind of resent the fact that Netflix’s approach to getting that Best Picture Oscar they are so thirsty for is just bankrolling established directors instead of discovering new talent and giving them that chance. Netflix has the money and ambition that they could have the next “The Matrix” level revolution on what cinema is and how it is made. This isn’t me saying that Netflix’s awards movies are bad, but that Netflix could be pushing the industry forward instead of artistic stalling.

For Your Consideration:

Best Picture: Weathering With You, Parasite, The Lighthouse
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe - The Lighthouse
Best Animated Feature: Weathering With You, Promare
Best International Film: Weathering With You, Parasite

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