Oscar buzz, or lack there of
8 March 2010
Well, apparently the Oscars were last night.
It’s strange. In high school , I always knew when the Oscars were. I knew what movies and actors were nominated. I had ill-informed opinions about who I thought should win. I even have a vague memory of owning a People post-Oscar issue.
But over the years I’ve become less and less interested. And then came this year, where I didn’t even know they were going on until last night when someone in our Bible study mentioned it. I can’t tell you a single movie or actor who’s nominated. (I’m guessing George Clooney is up for something. Maybe Up in the Air?)
Part of my lack of interest comes from how many of the movies nominated are often movies that I won’t watch. Simply put – I don’t do violence. I don’t have a moral issue with violence in movies, I just can’t stand watching it. Especially if it’s torture. We often see previews for movies where I say, “That looks like a great one. I won’t be watching it.” I’ve learned its not worth it.
Another reason I’ve lost interest is along that same vein – I haven’t seen many (or any) of the nominees.
I’ve found many of the things people say about parenting to be wrong, but one truth is that you don’t see many movies anymore. Particularly in the theater. Maybe you still watch a lot at home if movies are Your Thing, but since movies aren’t My Thing, they get shuffled to the back burner and sometimes shoved off the stove entirely.
In the last two years, I’ve seen four movies in the theater – Juno, The Proposal, New Moon, and Avatar. I’m fine with this. I’d like to see more, but it just isn’t in the budget – monetary or time – these days. I’d like to sign up for Netflix again, but we’ve been trying to find a time to watch The Time Traveller’s Wife since Valentine’s Day and that still hasn’t happened, so…
Hope whatever you wanted to win won. You’ll have to tell me what’s good, and I’ll get around to watching it in the next couple years.
Wow, four movies this year? You’re WAY ahead of me. ;-)
I flipped through some of the pre-Oscar stuff last night so that I could see a few of the dresses (LOL), but am otherwise clueless. C’est la vie.
Posted by Roseanna White on 8 March 2010