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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That's where a lot of movies fall apart for me ...
The more I know about a movie the less enjoyable it is, and for this reason I don't watch trailers and I avoid all comercials. Whenever you approach an "Award winning movie" it has that added baggage and you can never fairly evaluate the movie ... Some people I have met will hype up anything that won awards, while I personally judge them much harder.
