Ok, come on, why is everyone so down on Crash? I don't think it was as one-dimensional as everyone seems to be saying, nor do I think the message was as unsubtle, as I have yet to actually run into someone who can tell me exactly what it was that was beaten over his/her head for two hours. Yeah, it had that loud, wailing soundtrack, yeah, it was really dramatic, but I think that was the point; I think you were really supposed to look underneath the drama for the quieter point being made.
I mean, I've seen both Crash and Brokeback multiple times, and they both have that big Hollywood element to them, especially since Brokeback was actually changed a lot to make it easier for a mainstream audience to stomach (Jack lost his buckteeth, for one, and Ennis didn't completely abandon his kids). I have to admit, though, I didn't see Good Night so maybe it did deserve to win. But I'm really sick of all the whining about 'Crash beating out the SO MUCH BETTER Brokeback' because it's not like the later was any less a big Hollywood machine than the former.
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come on now, whoop that trick!
Date: 2006-03-06 06:17 am (UTC)I mean, I've seen both Crash and Brokeback multiple times, and they both have that big Hollywood element to them, especially since Brokeback was actually changed a lot to make it easier for a mainstream audience to stomach (Jack lost his buckteeth, for one, and Ennis didn't completely abandon his kids). I have to admit, though, I didn't see Good Night so maybe it did deserve to win. But I'm really sick of all the whining about 'Crash beating out the SO MUCH BETTER Brokeback' because it's not like the later was any less a big Hollywood machine than the former.