I think this year was the year I most enjoyed watching the Academy Awards. First interesting thing was Michael Moore's win and his impassioned speech against the war. Definitely the highlight of the evening. Not quite so sensational but still amazing was Adrian Brody's very wise speech, as well as the speech of the Oscar winners from Frida and Talk to Her. And Polanski winning the Best Director was a great moment. Bush, you don't know me, and I don't like you, but do me a favor and pardon the guy, will you? He's contributed so much to the world with his films, and he's suffered enough in his life.
One little thing I forgot to mention in my last entry about The Pianist. I'm a bit puzzled why people always read the "If you prick us, do we not bleed" part from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. That play is very clearly, and very strongly anti-semitic. Why, for instance, in The Pianist would Vladik's brother be reading it for comfort? And why would they quote again from this play during the Academy Awards snippet from the movie? I just don't get it.
Posted by ahyatt at March 23, 2003 10:41 PM