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Kascadia
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Free State of Jones
And ~80 years later, his great grandson was still fighting. . .
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-free-state-jones-180958111/
It is as though I had read a divine text, written into the world itself, not with letters but rather with essential objects, saying:
Man, stretch thy reason hither, so thou mayest comprehend these things. Johannes Kepler
It is as though I had read a divine text, written into the world itself, not with letters but rather with essential objects, saying:
Man, stretch thy reason hither, so thou mayest comprehend these things. Johannes Kepler
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Bedivere
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NacMacFeegle
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Malachai Constant
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Oscars WTF?
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
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zephyr
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You're right. It was a cluster. Good grief.  ~z
The L.A. Times has some good articles. Here's one. Here's another. Quote: The moment will go down as one of the strangest and most shocking in Oscar history.
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NacMacFeegle
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The Oscars always annoy me - I always disagree with 90% of the picks, most of the winners typically aren't films that I have any interest in seeing at all!
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Backpacker Joe
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| Malachai Constant wrote: | | Oscars WTF? |
They're MORONS! What's the question?
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
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Toni
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Lots of conspiracy theories flying around I'm sure. PWC might get a little 'zing' for this debacle but Moonlight won over La La Land and life goes on. Personally I think Warren and Faye should have handled this differently, esp. Warren when he first realized something was wrong...ok, life goes on.
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NacMacFeegle
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Picks for best animated film & best visual effects were really weird. "Zootopia" was really good, but I would have thought that "Kubo and the Two Strings" would have won best animated due to how unique it was in just about every way possible! I also didn't find "The Jungle Book" to be anywhere near as visually impressive as "Doctor Strange" "Star Trek: Beyond" or "Fantastic Beasts".
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Sore Feet
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While I haven't seen Zootopia yet, Kubo & The Two Strings was a firm "meh" movie for me. Laika typically has a pretty good track record; I loved both Coraline and Paranorman, and I hear The Box Trolls was good too. Kubo felt truncated and rather anticlimatic to me - almost like it was just a long episode on a TV show of some sort. It just didn't have the weight of their other movies. Everything I've heard about Zootopia was nothing but glowing, so I really can't fault the Academy for that pick.
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Tom
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The only bad thing about Zootopia was that song by Shakira. I don't necessarily dislike Shakira but it was dreadful and had no real tie in to the movie.
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Josh Journey
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I gave up on the Oscars a long time ago. Critics ironically do better, albeit they are hit miss. Anyways -
Hacksaw Ridge  Great story about a pacifist getting involved in a really dangerous battle who ends up saving a lot of people. Held very strong to one's principles in the face of serious consequences. The battle scene was very gruesome/intense, pierced my 800mg of Ibuprofen due to how overwhelming it felt. A little slow at the start, but was very relevant to the theme of the film.
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NacMacFeegle
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| Sore Feet wrote: | | While I haven't seen Zootopia yet, Kubo & The Two Strings was a firm "meh" movie for me. Laika typically has a pretty good track record; I loved both Coraline and Paranorman, and I hear The Box Trolls was good too. Kubo felt truncated and rather anticlimatic to me - almost like it was just a long episode on a TV show of some sort. It just didn't have the weight of their other movies. Everything I've heard about Zootopia was nothing but glowing, so I really can't fault the Academy for that pick. |
Kubo was a very unusual story, I can see how it might not be everyone's cup of tea. I agree that it was a bit anticlimatic, but that seemed like the right way to do it IMHO. Zootopia is really good, don't get me wrong, I just think Kubo should have won because it seemed more original. It's possible I'm just biased in favor of anything Laika makes lol! Definitely watch The Box Trolls some time, it's definitely among their best films.
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I wish someone would have slapped Warren Beatty right off the stage. What an ass.
Zootopia had no business even being mentioned at the Oscars.
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"Life favors the prepared." - Edna Mode
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Tom
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I'm not sure why you think he's an ass. He was given the wrong envelope, one that was was difficult to read due to the color changes this year, not to mention under bright lights. He is pushing 80 and obviously wasn't in the best of health. You could see that as he walked on stage.
Zootopia was one of the better animated features to be released as of late. I'd say it was better than anything nominated this year or even the past 2 years. I'm curious why you don't think it warranted a nomination or win? My wife likes to wind down to animated features so I've seen them all at least a dozen times. 
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