Tuesday, February 1, 2011

And the Oscar nominations are...

Being a college student, I don’t go to the movies often.  If I do go, I want to be sure that I’m getting my money’s worth, so forgive me if I sound a little one-sided.

With less than four weeks until the Oscars, the nominations are out. I’m actually looking forward to this year’s choices because I feel more movie literate this time around. (That and the overhyped movie “Avatar” is not here to steal the scene. Thank goodness.)

Scrolling through the list of nominations for best picture, I’m relieved to say that I’ve seen three out of 10 of these movies. I watched “The Social Network” and “Inception” on my eight hour flight from London to Miami at the beginning of the year thanks to in-flight entertainment.

I watched Toy Story 3 twice.  The first time with friends, the second time with family. I almost shed a tear on both occasions—something that never happens when I watch movies.

For this category, I’m torn between “Inception” and “The Social Network.” Inception was a creative masterpiece while “The Social Network” was a great portrayal of our generation.

It’s a close tie, but I might have to go with “Inception.” I’m big with bizarre movies and this just worked for me. The epic music, the special effects, the plot, etc. It’s one of those movies that make you go “hmmm.”

I do believe that “The Social Network” will take the prize for the actor in a leading role category. Jesse Eisenberg does a phenomenal job at being a cocky asshole in this movie.

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And as for “Toy Story 3,” I’m confident that this movie will dominate in the animated feature film category. I watched “How to Train your Dragon,” one of the other nominations for this category, but it didn't have the emotional appeal of “Toy Story 3.”

For kicks, I’m going to predict that “Alice in Wonderland” will win the costume design category. Wasn’t a big fan of the movie, but the creativity put forth in the costumes was astounding.

Teddy Newton’s “Day and Night” might stand a chance in the short film (animated) category. I watched this on the “Toy Story 3” DVD extra features and thought this was a great portrayal of human relationships.

In four weeks, I will have hopefully found a way to view all these movies without spending too much money.

See you all on Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theater.

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