Post by raliverpool on Mar 31, 2022 21:15:27 GMT 1
To the actual subject matter in question. My thoughts seeing as I haven't expressed them:
Will Smith should have bit his tongue, said nothing and waited till he got up to accept his award (for which he was 1/5 odds on to win, so virtually nailed on). When he got up he could have given an impassioned 5 minute speech about his wife and her condition, explaining how hard it has been for the two of them and how much he loves her. He could have pointed out how cruel the joke was and how much it hurt and upset him. The entire room would likely have stood up and applauded and Chris Rock would have been made to look like a complete a*sehole.
Having said that there's obviously something not right about Mr Smith, I'd feel sorry for him if he wasn't a self entitled multi millionaire cry baby. For an eloquent man that's more than adept at rapping he could have made mincemeat out of Chris Rock without laying a finger on him. Instead he acted like a spoiled 6 year old, terrible optics all round.
I feel most sorry for Quest Love whose award came next but was ignored because everyone was talking about what had happened before.
As to the actual awards. I've seen West Side Story (stick to the 1960 original); Licorice Pizza (I love Paul Thomas Anderson work, but this was not his finest. That remains Magnolia); Belfast (a great screenplay, but it lacks something as a film); CODA (a worthy film, but as a film it is really not that good); and The Power of the Dog (the only film shortlisted which I thought was Best Film Oscar worthy).
So it seems like a weak year for films.
Lastly a joke:
Q: What did the police find when they dusted Chris Rock’s face?
A: The Flesh Prints from (a) Bell-end.
Will Smith should have bit his tongue, said nothing and waited till he got up to accept his award (for which he was 1/5 odds on to win, so virtually nailed on). When he got up he could have given an impassioned 5 minute speech about his wife and her condition, explaining how hard it has been for the two of them and how much he loves her. He could have pointed out how cruel the joke was and how much it hurt and upset him. The entire room would likely have stood up and applauded and Chris Rock would have been made to look like a complete a*sehole.
Having said that there's obviously something not right about Mr Smith, I'd feel sorry for him if he wasn't a self entitled multi millionaire cry baby. For an eloquent man that's more than adept at rapping he could have made mincemeat out of Chris Rock without laying a finger on him. Instead he acted like a spoiled 6 year old, terrible optics all round.
I feel most sorry for Quest Love whose award came next but was ignored because everyone was talking about what had happened before.
As to the actual awards. I've seen West Side Story (stick to the 1960 original); Licorice Pizza (I love Paul Thomas Anderson work, but this was not his finest. That remains Magnolia); Belfast (a great screenplay, but it lacks something as a film); CODA (a worthy film, but as a film it is really not that good); and The Power of the Dog (the only film shortlisted which I thought was Best Film Oscar worthy).
So it seems like a weak year for films.
Lastly a joke:
Q: What did the police find when they dusted Chris Rock’s face?
A: The Flesh Prints from (a) Bell-end.