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Another Elaborate Look At The Oscars
03.07.14
BY MICHAEL GOODPASTER

The Oscars have come and gone. It was the 86th annual Academy Awards, but for some reason we call them the “Oscars” because that’s the name of the trophy that’s given out. We don’t call the MTV Awards “Moonmen” because that’s stupid. We don’t call the Grammys anything else because it IS the Grammy Awards. Otherwise, it’d be stupid. Calling the Academy Awards “The Oscars” is stupid. We all just accept it though and rationalize it. I say this because most people don’t care enough to care enough. I can guarantee you that there are many people out there who think “The Oscars” and “Academy Awards” are two separate entities. Yeah, that sick feeling in your stomach is called “the truth”.

Ellen Degeneres was a really good host. She has proven to be a natural on screen and it’s a wonder why she’s not hosting this every year. Just save everyone the hassle and give it to her for a three year chunk. She was funny, engaging, and kept the show moving along. People complained a little about her monologue. My only gripe was that she was too nice. Regardless, she proved to be pretty entertaining and did her role very well.

The music performances were good. Pharrell Williams has been a huge part of popular music over the past ten or so years. It’s great that he’s FINALLY getting to own the spotlight and take in all the praise he should have been getting all a long. NERD’s first album holds up as much as rock or rap album in the past decade. All of this is just the icing for me. U2 was good. They’re one of my favorite bands so I’m a little bias. I can admit to cringing at Bono’s vocals when ti started, but as it went on it found it’s place. I could have lived without Bono getting creepy at the front of the stage. Karen O’s spot was perfect, casual, and sweet. I could have lived without Pink’s ‘Wizard of Oz’ segment. It’s an iconic song so it’s hard to nail. I like Pink, but the song didn’t feel as big as it should have been.

The awards went about as expected for me. I make a big deal about seeing every Oscar nominated movie that I can before the show. It turns out the only movie I didn’t see would win a lot. “12 Years a Slave” will be viewed soon, but I’m happy to see everyone from Dallas Buyers Club getting little gold men. Leto’s 20 minute acceptance ramble, McConaughey’s cool speech, Spike Jonze confusing people with imagination, “Gravity” winning stuff, and all of that stuff.

It was a good show. I normally half-watch the show. I’ll have it on in the background or flip back and forth to it while other things are on. This year was different. I actually sat down to watch it and I’m not upset I did. It was a pretty good year in movies and I was happy to celebrate that in my own way. I’d love to see more variety and less typical films included in the show, but at least it was entertaining.






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