I really enjoyed this exuberant and colourful homage to Tinseltown with an excellent performance by Emma Stone. However there were few hummable tunes and Ryan Gosling, though good was not outstanding. Damien Chazelle did direct with flair and climactically it is sublime. A great many I've talked to didn't like it or were disappointed in it. With sweeping political upheavals should we bury ourselves in fantasy or is the grim but poetically portrayed and visually lyrical reality of Moonlight the film that will win? My favourite, Manchester by the Sea, has no chance. Hidden Figures which is huge commercial hit, does as it tells the forgotten story of three black women at NASA in 1962. Will the Academy feel guilty after two years of #OscarsSoWhite and will the LGBT theme in Moonlight attract? La La Land still seems the likely winner to me but in times like these you can't be sure.
Anything Goes : Should la la land win at the oscars on sunday? by Richard Fitzwilliams
Should la la land win at the oscars on sunday?
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This is the first year in a while that I don't have a personal front runner. And I feel it's a good Oscar movie year. I've seen all best picture nominees except Arrival and Hacksaw. No desire to see Hacksaw. I've gotten so depressed watching historical documentaries that show the evils of our country's past that I can't get myself to buy into the whole noble war movie thing. No offense intended to anyone. I would say Lion, Moonlight and LaLa Land are my top 3. I know LaLa is a but vanilla for some but I thought it was beautiful and enjoyable. And here's another thing...to all the people who say too much dialogue is poor writing, how do they respond to Fences. Great movie with dialogue that would fatigue Tarantino. Anyway, I'm rambling...
And of course the world is full of cynical people who must find fault and can't just enjoy something pleasant. This is why LaLa gets shunned by some.
It's as near a perfect film as possible, so I'd be surprised if La La didn't win. However, Hidden Figures may surprise. Lion was also a great film. But why it wasn't trimmed by at least 30 minutes is still a head-scratcher.
Travis Yes, I loved La La Land though it wasn't outstanding in my view. Agree totally about Fences, also you could hear all the dialogue. I had a problem with Moonlight, La La Land, Hell and High Water over indistinct dialogue. Moonlight was superb, it just might spring a real surprise. Hacksaw Ridge is a story of amazing courage but Gibson combines an extroadinary tale of faith with his angst ridden mix of religion and violence. Powerful stuff.
Erik I would be surprised if it didn't but its an unpredictable time and Hidden Figures conceivably could as its beaten La La Land at the box office in the US. Lion was the weakest for me among the Best Picture nominees, great story but, yes, far too long and the scenes in Australia really dragged.
I'm sure The Academy will give it a few wins, the Hollywood references alone should make them happy. I liked it ....BUT my favorite is....
#HiddenFigures <3
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Here's hoping that the Oscars will salvage the credibility to non-industry types (people that actually go to the movies) that they lost to the MTV Movie Awards years ago and give it's first Best Picture Oscar to a science fiction film. Arrival.
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Linda I fear Hidden Figures didn't score. It was a super movie. Chad I also loved Arrival. I wish Amy Adams had been nominated for it. As for credibility, not a year the Oscars will want to remember I fear with an ending like that!!