Monday, February 25, 2008
Oscar predictions.
I would like to say that almost all my Oscar predictions came true. The following predictions made by me came true: Javier Bardem for No country for old men; Daniel-Day Lewis, for there will be blood; Best animated picture: Ratatouille; Best motion picture: No country for Old men; Best director: Coen Brothers. Though I was a bit surprised with some awards, mainly "best documentary". Now, I don't know what the members of the Oscar-voting system go by, but I think a documentary's merit should also include magnitude, prevalence and influence, instead of simply how well it was made. Taxi to the dark side was compelling, sickening and very difficult to watch; yes, it was well made, and yes it deserved a nomination, but I don't think it was better than Sicko. RT will disagree with me there, but that is my opinion. Also, I thought No country for old men deserved the "film editing" award. If it wasn't for the editing, it never would have won best picture. The bourne ultimatum didn't even get nominated for best picture, and in my opinion, did not deserve the editing award either.
That's all for now.
That's all for now.
Comments:
I think that the cinematography in No Country for Old men was more responsible for its awesomeness than the editing; after all, the cool camera shots etc. are a product of excellent cinematography. Now you're right that the pacing is a result of excellent editing and that was responsible for a good bit of the atmosphere, but even if the editing had been average in No Country, I think it would have still been deserving of a Best-picture Oscar thanks to the screenplay, performances, and cinematography.
The thing with the editing in the bourne ultimatum is that while the movie wasn't oscar calibre for obvious reasons, it was due to the editing that the movie was so intense. I'm not sure if you've ever seen the behind the scenes footage for any of the bourne movies, but boy do they ever look like ass without the editing.
The thing with the editing in the bourne ultimatum is that while the movie wasn't oscar calibre for obvious reasons, it was due to the editing that the movie was so intense. I'm not sure if you've ever seen the behind the scenes footage for any of the bourne movies, but boy do they ever look like ass without the editing.
good point. I haven't seen the behind-the-scenes footages, though I do have the dvd copies of the first two movies, so I'll check them out sometime. I dunno though, even though NCFOM had great performances and awesome cinematography, without the editing, it wouldn't have been as thrilling. Honestly, if you look at the movie objectively, there really is nothing in the movie. It's a relatively simple story, with no real twists, very easy to follow; the pacing made the movie, man. It kept us on the edge of our seats because even for such a simple movie, it never lagged behind in intensity. The cinematography was great, but I stand by the editing as the main reason for its success. Though, perhaps, Ultimatum might've been even better, I don't really know.
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