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Originally Posted by ferretchucker
Eugh. The Yearly Oscars; an award show to commemorate the last 3 months of film. Half of those Best Picture nominees are still in theatres.
The problem with the Oscars is that they're controlled by people with significant personal interests and holdings in the film industry. The Oscars are used just as much to influence the future as they are to congratulate the past (again, past 3 months).
Beyond that, I have real issues with the notion of objective film grading it promotes. Yes, there are no doubt good and bad films, but "Best" (and by suggestion, existence of a worst?) is just ridiculous. Film is more diverse than I care to imagine and like any art, it works on a personal level. Uses and gratifications differ massively. I expect few of us go into many horror films expecting "high art", but the impact these films have on us is massive and...
You know what, I'll stop myself. You see the point. I'm not suggesting all films are equal - there are SOME objective measures - but it's an incredibly hazy area, as it should be.
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I know what you mean, Ferret. Film enjoyment, like all art enjoyment, is intrinsically a subjective endeavor. So naturally critiques, ratings and awards are also intrinsically controversial. I know you know I'm stating the obvious. But look at it this way, it's a way to discuss and appreciate the work and the artists. I think feeling hurt by a perceived "snub" for an award is form of envy.
Hmm... thinking about it, disagreeing with a rating or critique really need not involve any hurt/nagative feelings; since it's obvious we all have different opinions. Actually feeling hurt/angry/etc about a poor rating or critique... the bad feeling is probably envy for the praise of acknowledging one's own good taste. Some of us like to say it's loyalty to the art/artist, but that might be a masking of feelings, especially if the artist isn't around to hear it. But I digress.
You may be right about personal film industry profits being too personally tied to the Oscars. I don't know enough about it myself. I know film industry artists vote. And film sales get a boost by receiving an award; and films going for that tend to be released just before the Globe/Oscar consideration. There's a lot going on. I think of any names off hand, but I have heard of a many nominations for films that were early in the year. Not sure about winners though.