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The 74th Annual Golden Globes |OT| *laughs at own joke and ruffles Mel Gibson's hair*
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Yeah I get tired of seeing Sad White People act for 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Aight, I may watch it eventually
I'm watching Moonlight as it is my duty as a black young gentleman to watch any great movie starring us. It doesn't hurt I love film and would watch it regardless.
That scene with Williams... Best acted two-hander of 2016 by far.
Yeah, that street scene really surprised me. I'd give the two part accolade to Fences though.
yep. we just talked about this in the Movie OT. that scene along with the
flashbacks slowly leading up to big plot reveals
ViewtifulJC
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Would you be saying this if the story was told with an entirely black cast? I'm just trying to understand if you're problem with the movie is the cast is white..?
The film displays human emotion and how people deal with loss. Their race is irrelevant.
Also if you love film like you say you do, you should watch Manchester.
DontBeThatGuy
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Wearing narrow-mindedness as some kind of badge of honor isn't something to be proud of.
Nobody read this unless you have watched Manchester.
Very true. Whatever his personal issues, he's had some fantastic performances.
The thing about Manchester by the Sea is it has a number of people giving the best performances of their career. Affleck, Kyle Chandler, Michelle Williams, Gretchen Mol, Lucas Hedges, even Matthew Broderick. Everyone is fantastic in it.
There are like five scenes in that movie that I can't get out of my head. Even the small scenes, like buying the furniture for the apartment or Chandler and Affleck saying goodbye outside the house are just wonderfully made. It's not flashy, but it's brilliant.
When it comes to watching movies, there are a lot of movies that are just sad white people being sad with differing degrees of performances. This gets boring after a while. So come late 2016, I'm burnt out as heck on those type of movies because I've either watched them in theatres, or I'm catching up on movies I need to watch through the year.
So no, it's not inherently because the cast is white. It's because I see this throughout the year. I may watch it, but I ain't gonna rush out and see it. I need to be in a specific mood to be able to watch sad stuff.
WHY DID NO ONE JUST SAY KYLE CHANDLER IS IN THE MOVIE?!?!
EatinOlives
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I cringed hard every time he was on stage.
Lion Pride.. you're being willfully ignorant though. You've had numerous people explain to you why it's such a good movie and you keep parading around calling it "sad white people: the movie", like it's clever and not a severe over simplification of a fantastic movie.
There are plenty of stories told multiple times. A movie about loss which happens to star white actors is a vague description and ignoring the brilliance in the small details.
There are plenty of stories told multiple times. A movie about loss which happens to star white actors is a vague description and ignoring the brilliance in the small details.
RastaMentality
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Michelle was very good in that scene but Viola blew her out of the water in Fences imo. but Viola is a once in a generation actress and is up there with the Streeps of the world.
And I've said twice on this very page that I will watch the movie. I am not attempting to be clever, I am simplifying Manchester by the Sea and movies that are also what I will and always have called Sad White People: The Movie for the fact that as I stated earlier, by then end of the year I'm tired of seeing it and it has to be out of this world phenomenal for me to give it the time of day.
Prototype Viktor
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He's too safe in all aspects to the point of stupidity
Agreed. Williams bit there gained strength from being unexpected IMO. You go into Fences absolutely knowing that Denzel and Viola are going to kill it. It's not even a question.
RastaMentality
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A cool tidbit:
Sucks that Naomie's performance is getting swept under the rug because Viola's dominating the category but she was stellar.
https://twitter.com/mental_floss/status/818301917793226752/photo/1
Sucks that Naomie's performance is getting swept under the rug because Viola's dominating the category but she was stellar.
Agreed, but I mentioned it more so for Affleck.
The way he cracks - "There's nothing" was just so heartbreaking. One of the few moments, maybe even the only one, where we see what's going on inside.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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Have not seen the film but this is not an uncommon practice. An example I recall well was Kate Winslet getting nominated and winning best supporting at the Globes for The Reader in 2008.
After last year, there is no way in hell it's sweeping like that for the Oscars. Barry Jenkins will win best director and Denzel has a chance at upsetting Affleck for actor. Viola Davis will also probably win best leading actress instead of supporting. Moonlight for best film is a lock and it's kind of a toss up between it and Manchester for best original screenplay.
RastaMentality
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Viola submitted for best actress. it sucks since she's the best performance of the year but she really wanted a damn oscar.
The Academy will not let OscarsSoWhite happen again. Mahershala and Viola are definitely winning. Barry or Moonlight will win the big awards too.
Mahershala and Viola winning but Affleck taking best actor actually seems like the most likely outcome now that I think about it.
eddievanclaylen
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Didnt watch, the Blackhawks were too busy shellacking Nashville.
Much better waste of my time, imo.
Much better waste of my time, imo.
Supporting
Ali ain't winning best supporting either. I don't see Moonlight winning anything at the Oscars. The black movie that's gonna get awards is probably gonna be Fences.
Dat snot by Viola tho
Manchester is critically flawed & wasted potential imo.
Focusing on that non-character of a teenager and ignoring the other major player in the story,Michelle Williams, was a huge mistake.
Could have been a movie for the ages had it developed M.Williams properly and given her more interaction with Affleck on screen.
While I didn't like her framing, because athletics are absolutely art and artful, I do agree with her sentiment. An emphasis on brutality and power seems to have infected outside of the realms where it should reside.
I wish she had made the distinction she seemed to feel come across more clearly. The way it was presented was too subtle that it left the door open to misunderstanding.
StoppedInTracks
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So fucking glad La La Land swept the prizes. Best movie of 2016 hands down. I just hope the same will happen for Oscars night.
TVexperto
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yet americans somehow forgive trump for all the shitty things he did and voted him president
The hell is this bullshit?
Right on cue. Good job Meryl.
valkillmore
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This is a photoshop right?
Diprosalic
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My goal is to get a disapproving Trump tweet about me in the next 4 years. Should be doable.
Shannon didn't steal a damn thing, Aaron deserved the nom more than him. If anyone was robbed it was Mahershala Ali.
I'd like to hear more about this so called "Lonergan" chap. What kind of stuff has "Lonergan" been into?He is clearly the most ruffle-able.
Like clockwork.
I am sure his mornings always go:
Wake up
Make a cup of coffee
ignore intelligence briefings
Tweet about someone who said something mean about him
Sip coffee
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