OSCARS REACTIONS

I have a real love/hate relationship with The Oscars, and this year only made that all the more obvious with who The Academy decided to give the awards to.

First of all, Ellen was not a great host. She spent most of her time in the aisles bugging numerous different celebs. I'd say she was kind of terrible, but to such an extent that she became somewhat enjoyable. Take that as you will.

-I love Bill Murray but he looked half dead here. I loved his quick tribute to Harold Ramis. It seemed to be impromptu and not part of the script, but was it really? I can't tell.

-The acceptance speech for Let It Go was absolutely adorable.

-Why did they allow Tyler Perry on stage? Please, stop encouraging him!!

- Charlize Theron looked yummy in that dress, very sexy and beautiful.

-Gatsby won both Best Production design and Best Costume design, both awards it deserved to win. I'm very happy it got some recognition.

-I think that Wolf of Wall Street deserved Best Adapted Screenplay. Every line of dialogue in that film sizzled and popped.  Instead, The Academy awarded the Oscar to 12 Years A Slave, which also had a good script....it just wasn't anywhere near as good as Wolf's.

- Her won Best Original Screenplay, and it damn well deserved to. I'm honestly overjoyed.

-Can't understand why they didn't give Best Director to Steve McQueen. Alfonso Cuaron nabbed the award, but he didn't really deserve it. I found Gravity to be a fantastic art film, and the visuals and technology were amazing...but everything else in that film I found to be lacking. That's  right, I'm one of the very few who was not absolutely crazy about Gravity. It's a great film, certainly....but only as far as technology and visuals. I honestly felt it was the Avatar of 2013 (albeit, a better and more re-watchable version of Avatar). This brings me to my next point....

-The Academy's mantra this year seemed to be: When in doubt, go with Gravity. The film picked up Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects (awards it deeply deserved), but those were the only awards the film really should have won. Instead, it just kept rolling on like an unstoppable and scary force of nature, nabbing the awards for Best Director (as previously stated), Best Film Editing, Best Original Score,  Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing as well. On the other hand, this does support my previous statement that Gravity works best as an art film above anything else....so there's that.

- Now, it's time for a bit of a rant. McConaughey won for Best Actor. I do not agree with this. I'm sick and tired of The Academy robbing Leo of his time in the Oscar spotlight. Yes, McConaughey is a fantastic actor.....but I don't feel like he deserved a win for his work in Dallas Buyers Club (he was honestly a lot better and tons more memorable in his one scene in Wolf of Wall Street). Yes, it was impressive that he pulled a Bale in The Machinist and lost a lot of weight for the role, but besides that I honestly wasn't impressed with his performance. Leo on the hand was in two of the year's best films, and nailed his role in each. I'd say he put on the role of his life in Wolf of Wall Street. He should have won Best Actor, he deserved it....but The Academy just keeps yanking it away. I'm beginning to wonder if they have something against him.

-Will Smith presenting Best Picture: A marvelous choice. I was in heaven.

-The Academy made the right choice when it came to Best Film for a change. I still think Her was Best film of 2014, but 12 Years A Slave was still more than worthy of the award. The Academy actually rewarded a film that is not just challenging, but also important. That's good news folks.


So there you have it, all my thoughts about this year's Oscars. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go catch some Zzzzzzs. Till next time friends!