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Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 02-09-15
Replies: 188
Do you think Academy Awards has hurt film?
Posted By Yoda
I would not, no. I think there are lots of great...

I would not, no. I think there are lots of great films today.


Well, that's an entirely different question. Yes, the ratio of great films to non-great ones is totally different, because people...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 02-09-15
Replies: 188
Do you think Academy Awards has hurt film?
Posted By Yoda
I think this is kind of impossible. If the only...

I think this is kind of impossible. If the only people able to make movies back in the day were professionals who'd already worked in the industry, it's pretty much inevitable that the average film...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 02-09-15
Replies: 188
Do you think Academy Awards has hurt film?
Posted By Yoda
Leaving aside that this is a completely different...

Leaving aside that this is a completely different claim (I thought we were talking about quality?), this can't be avoided: if you want a vibrant filmmaking industry where lots of people can make...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 02-04-15
Replies: 188
Do you think Academy Awards has hurt film?
Posted By Yoda
What's this based on, though? Anecdotally it...

What's this based on, though? Anecdotally it seems like lots of weird films with very little chance of being a rousing financial success (Birdman, to pick a recent and prominent example) are getting...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 02-03-15
Replies: 188
Do you think Academy Awards has hurt film?
Posted By Yoda
Re: Do you think Academy Awards has hurt film?

And also from what people assume the subject matter is.
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 02-03-15
Replies: 188
Do you think Academy Awards has hurt film?
Posted By Yoda
Re: Do you think Academy Awards has hurt film?

Yeah, I think this is an example of trying to shoehorn preexisting beliefs about the influence of money into a situation where it doesn't seem to apply. The running joke about the Oscars is that they...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 02-03-15
Replies: 188
Do you think Academy Awards has hurt film?
Posted By Yoda
I suppose it depends on what you think "quite a...

I suppose it depends on what you think "quite a bit" is. Whiplash made $8 million. All the others had modest grosses in the $20-60 million range. Only American Sniper was a genuine hit.

And...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 02-03-15
Replies: 188
Do you think Academy Awards has hurt film?
Posted By Yoda
Re: Do you think Academy Awards has hurt film?

Looking at the nominations, I see very little evidence for the idea that they're chosen for monetary reasons.