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ve been my #1 choice. As much as Gladstone deserved it, Stone deserved it too for her transformative performance in <b><i>Poor Things</i></b>. Gladstone will get her moment, and get it in the near-future.</p><h1 id="431e">7. John Cena Being a Comedic G.O.A.T.</h1><figure id="9b0e"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*VMcWAXJS9OzSJc0Uf5EJsg.jpeg"><figcaption>Image credit: ABC Chicago</figcaption></figure><p id="04e4">John Cena is a genuine anomaly. For all of his acting abilities and, of course, his starpower as a professional wrestler, he’s more than happy to go out on live television, wearing nothing but his sandals and covering his business with the Best Costume Design envelope, and present the award to the winner (in this case, <b><i>Poor Things</i></b>). You think The Rock would agree to something like that?</p><h1 id="1c7f">6. The Musical Performances (Mainly “I’m Just Ken”)</h1><figure id="6f1d"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*e45XZXLoYzbvkoBOvIXhWA.jpeg"><figcaption>Image credit: The Hollywood Reporter</figcaption></figure><p id="eea7">From what I saw on Twitter (I’m not calling it “X”, Elon, you can’t make me), the performances by Billie Eilish and the Osage singers were very impressive and the highlight of the show. That being said, everything I’ve seen from Ryan Gosling singing “I’m Just Ken” with moments including Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig, and America Ferrera were the real show-stealing moments of the show. The outfit, the way he starts singing right behind a quickly-laughing Robbie, the entourage of backup dancers…it looked like a blast to watch.</p><h1 id="f3d5">5. CHANGE. THE. HOSTS.</h1><figure id="e154"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*UFAubj89IVrJg0BvZJ1BUQ.jpeg"><figcaption>Image credit: Variety</figcaption></figure><p id="368c">Why does the Academy insist on having unfunny comedians as the hosts for these shows? Why can’t we have regular actors get on stage, have a 5-minute intro, then get straight to business? Why are we still making jokes about long movies? Don’t we want people hosting these shows that, you know…like movies? I don’t get it, man.</p><h1 id="c934">4. The Disrespect Against Writers</h1><figure id="10fb"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*vjeFIZ1LhSusvWhSgHLViA.jpeg"><figcaption>Image credit: SuperHeroHype</figcaption></figure><p id="a3df">Minutes after host Jimmy Kimmel made some comment about standing with unions, he then went on to make fun of last year’s <b><i>Tr

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ansformers: Rise of the Beasts</i></b> for having a script that sounded like it was “written by A.I.” Now look, <b><i>Rise of the Beasts</i></b> wasn’t amazing by any stretch, but I for one would be damn offended if someone went on live television, proclaimed their solidarity with a writer’s strike that I myself was a part of, only to go on to say <b><i>that</i></b> about my script. Writing is difficult…not that Jimmy Kimmel would know since he probably doesn’t even write his own stuff most of the time.</p><h1 id="7e93">3. Across the Spider-Verse and Animation</h1><figure id="f26b"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*gOoGAnCx-MIkzU7u3riJew.jpeg"><figcaption>Image credit: ComicBook.com</figcaption></figure><p id="404f">I was quite miffed when <b><i>The Boy and the Heron</i></b> won Best Animated Feature — not because it was a bad choice, but because it was the <b><i>wrong</i></b> choice. <b><i>Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse</i></b> was one of the best films of last year and the best animated film by a noticeable margin in my opinion, so its loss rubbed me the wrong way. However, what robbed me the wrong way even more was when the people on stage went on to make more statements about just how much people loved these “kids movies.” Which (A) is an insult that just won’t seem to go away (why does the West hate animation so much?) and (B) is ironic, because <b><i>The Boy and the Heron </i></b>is the least “kids movie” out of all 5 nominees!</p><h1 id="5a46">2. Godzilla: Minus One Winning Best VFX</h1><figure id="1eda"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*io17z8oJ0zMmu0B4r1CmZA.jpeg"><figcaption>Image credit: The Hollywood Reporter</figcaption></figure><p id="fd0c">From being barely promoted in the U.S., to becoming the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful Toho <b><i>Godzilla</i></b> movie ever made, to deservedly winning Best Visual Effects at the 96th Academy Awards…congratulations to the team of <b><i>Godzilla: Minus One</i></b>.</p><h1 id="13d4">1. Will I Watch Next Year?</h1><figure id="de5e"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*Q29ubj0Jyyio17Ie5ctvMw.jpeg"><figcaption>Image credit: People</figcaption></figure><p id="4dc7">HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.</p><p id="e90e">No.</p><p id="81bc"><i>For more reviews and articles like this, feel free to clap, comment, and follow this ever-growing page for film analysis and discussion. It helps a great deal. Have a good one, and don’t forget to keep talkin’ movies.</i></p></article></body>

My 10 Takeaways From The Oscars 2024

Another year, another Academy Awards broadcast, where actors and celebrities from around the world gather to see who can win the most awards, what drama can be stirred up, and just how bad the jokes can get. Like last year, this crop of picked talent were ones I mostly agreed with — lots of Oppenheimer and Poor Things recognition — but like all the other Oscars shows, there were things that I certainly have some turbulent thoughts on. Grab your trophies and your finest regalia, ’cause we’re talking about the 2024 Oscars.

10. Messi

The dog from Anatomy of a Fall (which I’ll probably watch at some point just out of curiosity) was, predictably, a very good boy. Nothing else to add.

9. Oppenheimer Winning 7 Awards

Oppenheimer won Best Editing, Cinematography, Score, and Picture(!!!), with Nolan, RDJ, and Cillian Murphy winning Best Director, Supporting Actor, and Lead Actor respectively. I predicted that Oppenheimer would lead the night with the most rewards, while Poor Things would come at a close second. I wasn’t wrong, and both of those movies deserved the awards they got (we’ll come to Emma Stone soon). The 3-hour historical epic was the best film of 2023, and seeing it get all these awards was well-justified.

8. Emma Stone Wins Best Actress (And the Lily Gladstone of it All)

This is the award I’ve seen people online be the most conflicted about, and I implore those over-reactionaries to take a chill pill. Yes, Lily Gladstone is an absolute revelation as Mollie Burkhart in Killers of the Flower Moon — there’s no doubt about it. If Stone wasn’t Bella Baxter last year, then Gladstone would have been my #1 choice. As much as Gladstone deserved it, Stone deserved it too for her transformative performance in Poor Things. Gladstone will get her moment, and get it in the near-future.

7. John Cena Being a Comedic G.O.A.T.

John Cena is a genuine anomaly. For all of his acting abilities and, of course, his starpower as a professional wrestler, he’s more than happy to go out on live television, wearing nothing but his sandals and covering his business with the Best Costume Design envelope, and present the award to the winner (in this case, Poor Things). You think The Rock would agree to something like that?

6. The Musical Performances (Mainly “I’m Just Ken”)

From what I saw on Twitter (I’m not calling it “X”, Elon, you can’t make me), the performances by Billie Eilish and the Osage singers were very impressive and the highlight of the show. That being said, everything I’ve seen from Ryan Gosling singing “I’m Just Ken” with moments including Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig, and America Ferrera were the real show-stealing moments of the show. The outfit, the way he starts singing right behind a quickly-laughing Robbie, the entourage of backup dancers…it looked like a blast to watch.

5. CHANGE. THE. HOSTS.

Why does the Academy insist on having unfunny comedians as the hosts for these shows? Why can’t we have regular actors get on stage, have a 5-minute intro, then get straight to business? Why are we still making jokes about long movies? Don’t we want people hosting these shows that, you know…like movies? I don’t get it, man.

4. The Disrespect Against Writers

Minutes after host Jimmy Kimmel made some comment about standing with unions, he then went on to make fun of last year’s Transformers: Rise of the Beasts for having a script that sounded like it was “written by A.I.” Now look, Rise of the Beasts wasn’t amazing by any stretch, but I for one would be damn offended if someone went on live television, proclaimed their solidarity with a writer’s strike that I myself was a part of, only to go on to say that about my script. Writing is difficult…not that Jimmy Kimmel would know since he probably doesn’t even write his own stuff most of the time.

3. Across the Spider-Verse and Animation

I was quite miffed when The Boy and the Heron won Best Animated Feature — not because it was a bad choice, but because it was the wrong choice. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was one of the best films of last year and the best animated film by a noticeable margin in my opinion, so its loss rubbed me the wrong way. However, what robbed me the wrong way even more was when the people on stage went on to make more statements about just how much people loved these “kids movies.” Which (A) is an insult that just won’t seem to go away (why does the West hate animation so much?) and (B) is ironic, because The Boy and the Heron is the least “kids movie” out of all 5 nominees!

2. Godzilla: Minus One Winning Best VFX

From being barely promoted in the U.S., to becoming the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful Toho Godzilla movie ever made, to deservedly winning Best Visual Effects at the 96th Academy Awards…congratulations to the team of Godzilla: Minus One.

1. Will I Watch Next Year?

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For more reviews and articles like this, feel free to clap, comment, and follow this ever-growing page for film analysis and discussion. It helps a great deal. Have a good one, and don’t forget to keep talkin’ movies.