Just got done watching the Academy Awards - to be honest, Leslie watched and I occasionally popped in because I have zero attention span for long thank you speeches - and have a few comments. One, the Lord of the Rings trilogy earned everything they got and kudos for them. Anything Lost in Translation earned was also well deserved. Now to my major gripe of the night.
Sean Penn? The same guy who was married to and made movies with Madonna? (Sidenote: being in a movie with Madonna should hereby ban you from ever receiving an award for anything) The same guy who has gone to Iraq twice just to badmouth our country and troops? Examples here and here; a sample of criticism here and here. In any case, I am in agreement with a lot more vehement people that this guy is a symbol of how entertainers mistake their job for activism. As much as I am against our original reason to go into Iraq, we have troops on the ground there and I would never go to a foreign land and criticize my country and its armed forces in such a manner. He won the Oscar for political reasons alone I surmise. Having thoroughly enjoyed Bill Murray and Johnny Depp's roles (Depp at least has attempted to apologize for his verbal errors) and always knowing Ben Kingsley to do a fantastic job, there were far more talented and deserving recipients of the best actor award.
In any case, one thing I really enjoyed was the "Tigershack" American Express commercial. If you haven't caught it, here is a writeup and here is the commercial itself.
We went out to the movies the other night and saw Miracle. I have to tell you, that was one heck of a fun, optimistic, inspirational movie. I wholeheartedly recommend you go watch it. Now, I have to tell you, maybe its the anti-Semitism it is spawning or the rude, condescending, holier-than-thou crowds we ran into and probably some of the horrible press its bringing up, but I really think we saw a more positive movie than everyone standing and waiting to watch Passion of the Christ. Seriously, isn't religion supposed to be a positive experience of overcoming the wretchedness and filth in the world and not a paean to masochistic whipping scenes? Granted, I have not seen the movie but, if one of you has, could you pass along a more glowing review? Just so I can get another perspective.
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