"The King's Speech" just won the Oscar. Which film (including this one) deserved to win and why?
Posted Feb 28, 2011, 4:38 AM UTC
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The Social Network. Remarkably well-made and all too relevant to today's world.
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TIL most members of the Academy are ooollllldddd.
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I think a lot of people wrote off The Social Network for being "too timely," but I think the themes, characters, and message of that film will stay relevant for a long time, especially with this young generation. Not to mention - the score, editing, and acting were phenomenal. That regatta scene alone gave me chills.
I think The Social Network will stand the test, perhaps even more so than The King's Speech. That said, The King's Speech was a perfectly made film, deserving of the Oscar. I just think The Social Network has been too easily downplayed just because it's "about Facebook."
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Right. The Social Network isn't "about Facebook," is it? It's a pretty dark movie.
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Were it nominated I'd say Blue Valentine. Instead I'll say the Social Network. SN is a fact-based story that serves as commentary on an entire generation, with a polarizing figure at the center.
The King's Speech was decent movie but Christ, talk about Oscar bait. It's not challenging or daring at all; every character is made to be so charming and endearing. Although, as Spielberg said before the award, plenty of incredible movies have lost (to arguably less-deserving films) before.
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I wish I could upvote this more, it's so true!
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Spielberg's preamble framed things nicely. Kind of like: "If you don't win, don't worry."
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OK, gonna say it just this once: The Oscars are bullshit. It's all rigged.
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Yeah! It's almost like they were predetermined by a select few....
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We Do!
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inception got robbed - best movie of the decade
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I think Christopher Nolan got robbed by not even being nominated for best director.
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Inception was certainly brilliant. But, honestly, it didn't seem as amazing the second time I watched it. some of the directing was questionable. But that's just me.
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That's untill you realize it is has a reference to Bluebeards castle and Ariane et Barbe-bleue, and all the the hair on your body goes electric when you realize you are watching Cobb and Ariadne passing by the pool of tears. Or when you see the "for no reason at all" avalache (of diamonds?) in the white room. Or when you start looking for the wives in Blubeards past. I can see this movie over and over, and my heart is beating harder and faster every damn time I do.
But hey, that's just me.
Btw. Inception - best movie of the decade.
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Toy Story 3. It was a movie I was immensely skeptical about, since Pixar was forced into making it by their Disney overlords and Disney sequels are never up to par. Then I saw it, and cried manly manly tears.
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Steven Spielberg was right to put it next to "Citizen Kane". Unfortunately, it will be a long time before an animated movie wins Best Picture :(
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The King's Speech deserved it in my opinion. I had a horrible stutter growing up and its pretty much gone. Watching this film brought back so many of the fearful emotions and feelings of supreme inadequacy that I went through. Probably the most touching and gripping film I've seen all year.
Inception was sick as balls, however :)
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That's the thing. You can bash The King's Speech, but it is a film that will do more for the field of speech therapy than anything else done in the last X years. Particularly in developed countries where it is still assumed that stutterers are just plain dumb.
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The King's Speech. It was a work of filmmaking artistry.
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I'm with you on this one. Inception was a brilliant movie, and certainly deserved more than it got, but I personally chose The King's Speech due to it's impeccable acting and storytelling.
A lot of the movies nominated were absolutely brilliant and incredible works of art, but art appreciation is very subjective. There are many people out there who probably think Inception, The King's Speech, True Grit, etc were all crappy movies. Personally, I'm just happy to see good movies be recognized and appreciated, whether they win the award or not.
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Inception, Black Swan, The Social Network and True Grit were all better movies IMO.
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I haven't watched The King's Spech or Black Swan... But I didn't think True Grit was THAT good. What exactly would you say makes it so great?
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True Grit is a remake. I'm tired of remakes. The Social Network was too contrived and the dialogue too unrealistic. Black Swan was incredibly overrated and not nearly as many people would have gone to see it if it hadn't had a lesbian scene in it. Inception was a definite contender, but I think too many movies ride on their special effects these days. The King's Speech was true storytelling, great acting, and great filmmaking.
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Winter's Bone, The Kids are All Right or Black Swan. All with chilling and wonderfully SURPRISING performances and were films with something new to offer. That's what this year's awards completely lacked, any sense of surprise. Melissa Leo's win was a high point.
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I was truly a bit disappointed at The King's Speech winning Best Picture.
Of the nominations in that category, I saw The King's Speech, Inception, The Social Network, True Grit, and Toy Story 3. Of those, the order I would put them in would be:
- Inception, 2) True Grit, 3) The Social Network, 4) The King's Speech, 5) Toy Story 3.
The King's Speech was a very well done movie that had some phenomenal acting by Colin Firth (who absolutely deserved his Best Actor award). However, I feel that his amazing acting job buoyed the movie above where it should have been... without his acting, it would have been dreadfully boring. Not to mention that the movie just screams Oscar-bait to me. I feel like this kind of movie has been done time and time again and if it weren't for Colin Firth's acting job there would be nothing about it that would distinguish it from other Oscar-bait movies throughout the years.
Inception, True Grit, The Social Network on the other hand... they had multiple outstanding elements to them, they were different and tried something a little new and there was something about each of them that made it stand out, and above all, all three of these movies are movies that left me with a lasting impression for months. The King's Speech just... didn't.
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As much as I'd like Toy Story3 to win, I haven't seen all 10 films so I can't really say which deserved to win. And 10 films would take forever.
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I didn't see a few of these movies (The Kids are Alright, 128 Days, Winter's Bone, Inception)
But I feel that The King's Speech, in my opinion showcased some of the best acting that I have ever seen. The synergy between cast and story moved me. I felt chills when Bertie stepped up to that mic for the first time. It had a story that just never let me go. I'm also such a sucker for that time period that it's ridiculous.
The Fighter had excellent acting (Melissa Leo deserved two fucking oscars for that incredible performance) , but a fairly slow plot bogged it down in my mind. Still doesn't mean it wasn't one of the best movies I've seen this year.
Toy Story 3 was one of my movies of the year, and you can really see Pixar improving from movie to movie, but it just didn't stack up to TKS imo.
True Grit had my personal runner up for best Actress, but not much else. Just a damn good western.
The Social Network had some amazing elements behind it, but The King's Speeches acting was just much more believable for me.
Once again, this is just my opinion.
EDIT: Best Supporting Actor was really close for me between Dickie and Logue. I thought to myself "If Logue doesn't win, I want it to be Dickie."
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True Grit had fantastic sound, cinematography, colors, dialogue.... Just sayin'
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Animal Kingdom should have been amongst them. Maybe not winner-worthy, but definitely should have been nominated.
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The King's Speech because that's what the Academy decided upon :-)
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Black Swan was a nearly flawless film. It deserved the oscar.
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If anyone got robbed it was Jeffery Rush for supporting actor in the King's Speech.
King's Speech deserved (the wins for) best movie and best actor.
(Ed. For clarity)
Christian Bale all the way! He's an AMAZING actor!
It did get best actor- Colin Firth :P But Geoffrey Rush should've got best supporting actor. Not Christian Bale.
I agree completely.