In my opinion, those who are incensed about BBM's loss at the Oscars genuinely think it is the best film, not because it promotes some "agenda" but because it's a cinematic masterpiece and true filmatic achievement in every significant sense. And so the thought lies close at hand that many of those who awarded Crash instead (all of them people who by means of their position in the movie industry should be extremely able to judge filmatic achievement) must have been acting based on conscious or subconscious ulterior motives and prejudices. In fact that *is* my personal opinion. Even if it's not true specifically of Ebert - of whom I have no knowledge nor opinion. My opinion seem to be shared by a number of commentators including Stephen King.
Any comparison of Capote and BBM, moreover, rings hollow to me in terms of proving that the AMPAS was not out to put down gay themes specifically. Granted I have not seen Capote, only clips and trailers, and in those the titular figure comes across nearly as the ultimate effeminate *parody* of a gay man; - confirming the stereotypes instead of challenging them and moving beyond them into the universality of human emotions the way BBM does. I can unfortunately see how it would seem more "comfortable" and less stereotype-challenging for those trying to pass off as progressive and liberal to award that kind of portrayal over BBM's one. It's a pity if gays can only be "accepted" as long as they "act stereotypically gay".
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Date: 2006-03-09 05:05 pm (UTC)Any comparison of Capote and BBM, moreover, rings hollow to me in terms of proving that the AMPAS was not out to put down gay themes specifically. Granted I have not seen Capote, only clips and trailers, and in those the titular figure comes across nearly as the ultimate effeminate *parody* of a gay man; - confirming the stereotypes instead of challenging them and moving beyond them into the universality of human emotions the way BBM does. I can unfortunately see how it would seem more "comfortable" and less stereotype-challenging for those trying to pass off as progressive and liberal to award that kind of portrayal over BBM's one. It's a pity if gays can only be "accepted" as long as they "act stereotypically gay".