Best movie of the last 3 years that got robbed at the Oscars.

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I probably am biased against Slumdog Millionaire because I am Indian. It just seems that thats how everyone views India in the world and thats not how its really like there.

And District 9 isn't like it is here, but I still enjoyed the film in its own right. Hell, I enjoyed it even the its apparent social commentary is years to late.

Edit: let me qualify that original statement better. The whole alien thing obviously isn't happening in South Africa right now. The crime rates are massively high. Xenophobia is in a decline, but it was/is real. In that, the film is correct. However, you don't see this everywhere, and to be honest our biggest issues cannot be seen, directly at least, in the streets, and they are not even touched on by the film. District 9's commentary caught onto an already diminishing issue in South Africa. To be honest it is little more then a action film now, though, that being said, it is a very good action film.

 

[the Dept of Science]

The Oscars have traditionally been very bias against genre films.

Star Wars never won, 2001 didn't win, Indiana Jones never won, Blade Runner didn't win, Spiderman, Batman and Superman never won, Lord of the Rings had to try 3 times to win" - MovieBob

So I take it those 6 Oscars for the first two aint worth anything at all?
So "Best Picture" is the only thing that matters?
Ah, come one, there's plenty evidence that BP is just politics, and not based on merit at all. Be happy for the tech awards, they are more honest.

Ok, I probably should have specified Best Picture award, I fixed that. But I think the overall point still stands.

 

[reg42]

Why didn't In Bruges win an Oscar? It was fantastic dammit.

It was entertaining. The plot was a little lame in my opinion though.

I think The Dark Knight should have won film of the year though.

I hope you realise this means war.

 

[Axolotl]

District 9's commentary caught onto an already diminishing issue in South Africa.

Depends what you read it as a commentary on. Sure the apartheid is the most obvious interpretation but I reember reading a fairly convincing arguement that said it was actualy about refugees from Zimbabwe entering South Africa.

Of course the big problem with this is that it's a political commentary on a country I've never been too on a continent I've never been to so I'm really not in a position to understand what it's saying fully.

 

[cheese_wizington]

Slumdog Millionaire is an amazing film, do not diss it.

I loved The Hurt Locker, but I don't think it was as good as any of the other ten nominees.

 

[BlumiereBleck]

Don't really care for the oscars. But my vote is for Watchmen.

 

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Sure the apartheid is the most obvious interpretation but I reember reading a fairly convincing arguement that said it was actualy about refugees from Zimbabwe entering South Africa..

Indeed, I wasn't referring to Apartheid, but rather to the Xenophobic attacks that I did mention in my post, which did include attacks on Zimbabwean refugees, amongst others. However, these attacks have been in a decline. We did have a short outbreak again after that World Cup, but that is over as well. I agree that attacking people because they are foreign is stupid and horrific. However, it is not a relatively major problem, and when you consider that we have a government that is so corrupt that it is trying to push through a law that effectively makes free speech illegal, I think there are much more important issues that need be addressed.

Edit: It is also worth mentioning that the film began production a fair while before the major Xenophobia outbreaks, meaning that any commentary probably wasn't altogether intentional.

 

[Les Awesome]

1.the dark night

 

[SeriousSquirrel]

The obvious one is Dark Knight. But I felt that Children of Men got ROBBED. And American Gangster

 

[Typhusoid]

2009: Inglorious Basterds should have won (though we all know the academy will never give Tarantino the recognition he deserves.
2008: The Dark Knight. Slumdog was good but TDK was vastly superior
2007: In my opinion Hot Fuzz should have won. No Country was good but Hot Fuzz was just so fucking funny.

EDIT:

Let the Right One In.

Seriously, not even a nomination for Best Foreign Picture.

Also this. I fear that people will only know this film for the forthcoming probably terrible Hollywood remake.

 

[supernovashadow]

I didn't care for In Bruges and I'm a little biased towards The Dark Knight since I love all things Batman but Children of Men was definitely robbed. I can't even remember what won that year but I can guarantee it wasn't as good.

 

[bicepfetishist1]

The Wrestler. The Wrestler. The Wrestler. That is all. lol

 

[Cheery Lunatic]

Biatch, you did not just insult Slumdog Millionaire.

I can't believe Around the World in 80 Days beat out The Ten Commandments and The King and I in the 1956 Academy Awards. Yes I realize we're talking about Oscars, but hey, awards are awards.

 

[shogunblade]

Boogie Nights should have won instead of Titanic.

There, I've said it. I think Titanic is a great romance epic, but I truly loved every minute of Boogie Nights (Not for the Porn), but for the characters, music, story and that awesome shot at the end.

 

[LightspeedJack]

Dark Knight and District 9 should have won best pic in 08 and 09.

 

[Brian Conmy]

I realise it's been said already so 'm going to have to second this, the fact that Let The Right One In didn't even receive a nomination at the oscars for an arbitrary reason (the reason escapes me but it really was the definition of arbitrary) is the biggest snub I think 've ever witnessed.
Seriously, the swan song of the vampire genre is a beautiful, dark and enthralling movie masterpiece that deserves an audience. Not the remake either, why can't people just watch the original PERFECT subtitled movie? Seriously.

 

[titaniumChampion]

I'm not seeing a single reason to back up the idea that TDK should have won. When I think of things that have won Best Picture from the Oscars [http://homevideo.about.com/library/weekly/aaOscarWinnersforBestPicturea.htm], I don't think it deserves to be anywhere near that list.

A lot of the films on that list are epic and grand in scale. Either through their story or characters they have an extreme amount of depth and emotion. The Dark Knight is flat compared to them. Each of the characters are a cliche archetype with little depth displayed. I felt that the film was flat, boring, and a complete reversal of its great predecessor. It overstayed its welcome and introduced too many plot threads that were never fully resolved, or when they were it carried little impact.

I was disappointed with the film, and especially insulted by the ending. It felt tacked on and unnecessary to an already bloated mess of a film. In short, I'd like to know why everyone thinks TDK deserves to win anything with such a forcibly dismal plot with flat characters.

 

[Blue Musician]

I cannot really say of one, but for me District 9 deserved it a lot more than The Hurt Locker.