akuma587 said:
Alright, I'm convinced it has more critical mass. I still personally don't think its the kind of movie the Academy prefers and personally don't think it is as good of a film as Benjamin Button.
Things are leaning Slumdog's way. But I think there are so many good films this year that even one of the film's besides Benjamin Button could nab it. It will be an interesting year to say the least.
Frankly, I don't think Slumdog is the best or even necessarily the second best film of the year. The movie kind of reminds me of everyone's fascination with City of God (though I do like Slumdog more than I liked City of God. I make the comparison as well because the movies are very similar to me). The movie was ambitious and it was very innovative, but I just never warmed up to it. I went in with a totally open mind as well, so I had no prejudice to the movie and wanted to see it after I heard it won a Golden Globe for Best Picture.
I did like the cinematography quite a bit, and the shaky cam was great even though it normally bothers me. But something about the movie was overly melodramatic to me. It just didn't move me anywhere near as much as Benjamin Button did or even some of the other films that came out this year. Not to mention I couldn't stand the main character. I liked the brother's character a lot better.
I certainly won't be bothered if it wins Best Picture as it is better than other films that have wrongfully won it in the past, but I just can't bring myself to change my prediction since I honestly don't believe it was the best film that came out this year.
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Nah that's cool. I'm not asking for you to change your picks. I just wanted you to realize you're actually rooting for the underdog, not the frontrunner. A lot of these people that voted it for their awards may also be Academy voters, and I feel that's why Slumdog has got this. I know it's not the usual Academy movie, but neither were a lot of winners if you see what they were up against that was more Academy cliche. Who would have ever thought LOTR was going to get as recognized as it did three years in a row and end up tying for the record of most Academy wins? Who would have thought the Academy would vote in Three Six Mafia and Eminem as music Award winners? Sometimes the Academy goes beyond their cliches and give something else a shot. Seriously who would have ever thought a Apatow-esque movie like Juno would get a Best Picture nom before it started to scoop up other nominations?
