Originally posted by: AllThatCritique
This is why representation is so important. THIS IS WHY. I feel like I've won too lol. :')
No offense, but don't you think you're overdoing the "representation" thing here?
Parasite won because it was deserving, not because of this hyped-up representation bullshite.
Originally posted by: Mahisa22
No offense, but don't you think you're overdoing the "representation" thing here?
Parasite won because it was deserving, not because of this hyped-up representation bullshite.
Nope. LOL. Parasite won because it was deserving and the reaction to POC everywhere esp Korean and Korean American is that of 'finally seen' and 'finally acknowledged' and that is 'representation'. As someone who travels the world a million times a year and has friends of almost all ethnicity esp lots of POC I know for a fact how much representation matters to them. So context was that. Not that Parasite won because of some diversity clause.
Infact South Koreans everywhere have shared the exact sentiment that it finally feels they are part of the narrative rather than excluded from it and called 'foreign'. Not sure if anybody can talk over them about representation. So nah I am most certainly not 'overdoing' the representation thingy at all. Ciao.
Originally posted by: Mahisa22
Parasite won because it was deserving, not because of this hyped-up representation bullshite.
Meh. There are lots of deserving movies that get ignored every year. Parasite somehow ended up going viral this year and the Oscars also needed to prove that they're not just a local awards show. It was a fluke in a way and one that helps Oscars gain more attention worldwide and increase their own name and fame. Now other countries will also think they have a chance and the desire for an Oscar will be even stronger. But it won't happen again for the next 30 years.
This was Oscars building their brand and succeeding. It was a much more minor thing but they did the same last year when they put people like Sridevi in their In Memoriam section. It's no work on their part and suddenly the Oscars become more heard of in a nation of a billion.
They will be back to their Oscars So White stuff next year. They are definitely NOT going to make it a habit to nominate foreign films in the main sections because ultimately it's a Hollywood awards show to promote their own industry. Nobody reduces themselves to promote others because it becomes harmful after a point.
Originally posted by: rkisnothot
Meh. There are lots of deserving movies that get ignored every year. Parasite somehow ended up going viral this year and the Oscars also needed to prove that they're not just a local awards show. It was a fluke in a way and one that helps Oscars gain more attention worldwide and increase their own name and fame. Now other countries will also think they have a chance and the desire for an Oscar will be even stronger. But it won't happen again for the next 30 years.
This was Oscars building their brand and succeeding. It was a much more minor thing but they did the same last year when they put people like Sridevi in their In Memoriam section. It's no work on their part and suddenly the Oscars become more heard of in a nation of a billion.
They will be back to their Oscars So White stuff next year. They are definitely NOT going to make it a habit to nominate foreign films in the main sections because ultimately it's a Hollywood awards show to promote their own industry. Nobody reduces themselves to promote others because it becomes harmful after a point.
True. Irony is that Parasite isnt even Bong's best lol. This entire thing this year was also because of last year's Roma debacle. It shook up things in a way. Certainly won't happen again in a long time.
I just want them to nominate more popular films
Blue/Yellow/Green/Red 🤣 It dont matter
Originally posted by: AllThatCritique
True. Irony is that Parasite isnt even Bong's best lol. This entire thing this year was also because of last year's Roma debacle. It shook up things in a way. Certainly won't happen again in a long time.
That's how it goes. AR Rahman got an Oscar for Jai Ho which isn't even very good. His best is Chaiya Chaiya by far but he has many other great songs too. Even if he never got an Oscar, it doesn't take away from him being one of the most brilliant music composers in the world.
Bong Joon Ho was right when he called the Oscars a local awards show. It is. It's always nice to get an award but people also need to stop thinking of American validation as the end all and be all.
The Foreign Film category is the most pathetic of all because there is a very strict criteria of what they like - poverty, war, disease, etc. It doesn't help the movies get any wide theatrical release either. Nobody remember which film was nominated or which one won and most people will not see any of them. It's just so people can brag back in their own country that the white people awarded them.
Popular films' reward is their box office. Awards are for small films nobody sees. Their viewership increases after their nominations because people want to see why they were picked. It helps smaller films earn money or else nobody will make anything other than superhero and action movies. Nobody would have watched movies like Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit if they were not nominated. (Both highly overrated though)
Originally posted by: rkisnothot
Popular films' reward is their box office. Awards are for small films nobody sees. Their viewership increases after their nominations because people want to see why they were picked. It helps smaller films earn money or else nobody will make anything other than superhero and action movies. Nobody would have watched movies like Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit if they were not nominated. (Both highly overrated though)
It might help small films but it dont help the awards.
Yeah, every year they hit an all time low! 😂 Average people don't give AF. I like movies a lot and I turned off the Oscars halfway; it was so boring. Most people haven't seen any of these films either so people are not interested.
I wish people from other countries understand this too and stop craving for Oscars. It's so sad that foreigners are desperate for white people to pat them on the back.
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