The Academy Awards Speech We Should've Heard

I thank you for this wonderful award. Receiving an Academy Award gives the recipient an almost unique opportunity to speak to hundreds of millions people around the world, so I would like take this once-in-a-lifetime moment to say this:

One: the band would start playing whatever person gave this speech off the stage in about 40 seconds.

Two: why do conservatives keep looking to Hollywood for a validation of their beliefs? Who cares what these people have to say? It's a waste of time and energy to hope that some celebrity will mirror your personal political views. You want that speech to happen? Star in a movie, win an award, and let the band play you off the stage.

Never happen...

Having once been emmersed in the acting profession (Stage) before quitting to go work in the real world I can attest that the vast bulk of actor's are self-absorbed, narcicistic, self-righteous, vain, self-important, boobs. Just a casual listening to an actor will tell you what they are all about. They want "to matter". The irony of their profession is that they dont. They think they do..its why "message" movies get made so much. In my experience the single most unpalatable aspect of acting for actors is that at their core they are entertainers. It drives them nuts. The idea that all they really are is someones means of wasting time...a way for people to amuse themselves drives them absoluetly nuts. Its why they talk so much of "making a difference" and "making movies that count" or "matter" or "have a message" or "change someones life".

George Clooney's rant about being glad to be out of touch because it means they are progressive. Noone seemed to comprehend that it is a business and people dont pay money to be preached to they pay money to be entertained. The best classiest and most tasteful acceptance speech of this past awards show was Reese Witherspoon and even she couldnt get get past the "I'm just trying to matter."

I guess everyone wants to matter in life and there really isnt anything wrong with that. Reese wanted to matter in a pleasant enough way..but people like Clooney want to matter in a sense that they know they dont and resent it. He wants to matter by cramming his ideology down your throats..screw entertainment I want to educate you.

In the end being classy and humble is next to impossible for most of these people (with a few notable exceptions)..they are too absorbed with themselves and making what they do "matter" more than just entertainment to have any serious kind of introspection. They cant really be thankful because most of them dont really feel they deserve it....after all they are just entertainers...and it drives them nuts.

well why aren't we(anyone NOT looney)starting our own "new" hollywood. Make movies that DO entertain an enlighten by telling the truth. We sit here NOT going to the movies because none of us can relate to the garbage hollywood turns out , yet there is a real need for someone out there to crank out movies with values and good story lines that are patriotic and interesting. Where is that person?! Maybe we should all look into funding some new up and coming film makers who will make "OUR" kind of films

"well why aren't we(anyone NOT looney)starting our own "new" hollywood. Make movies that DO entertain an enlighten by telling the truth."

Read the preceding post by Prysson. I doubt it would work. The industry begets self-importance, egoism, vainglory. To provide movies we'd watch we'd have to rely on people in the industry and the vast majority is already brainwashed. Even if we relied on outsiders, they'd soon become enamored with their own 'importance'. It's human nature. That's what I take out of his post (which, to me, hits the nail on the head).

Sorry, but promoting an alternative to Hollywood puts far too much importance on the industry in general (IMHO). As Prysson puts it, it's simple entertainment and nothing more. There's all kinds of ways we can (and perhaps should) entertain ourselves besides watching movies. I say give Hollywood and the industry their due; ignore them.

My wife has a half-brother (who I've never met). He and his family moved to LA in the mid-80's. As I understand it they were a religious family and from what we heard from them they found Hollywood difficult. Nevertheless, he became a successful writer for two very well known TV shows. We'd see his credits after every show. In the last several years we've lost contact with him. We've never seen his credits on any newer shows. We've often wondered whether they're still in Hollywood,or whether they returned back East. I guess my point is, did they eventually bow to the almighty dollar or retain their souls and leave? We don't know, but I think that puts 'Hollyweird' in perspective somewhat. And that's why I doubt it would work.

The best classiest and most tasteful acceptance speech of this past awards show was Reese Witherspoon and even she couldnt get get past the "I'm just trying to matter."

Her speech was insipid and vapid, as was Phillip Seymour Hoffman's. Me me me me me. My mom took me to plays. Wahh wahhh wahhh... How original. Nobody cares. You're a highly-paid actor and that's the best you can do with a major speech? Not much depth there.

It would have been a good speech, but I imagine they would have cut off the speaker's microphone pretty quickly, and Stewart would have made some mean joke about it.
I was outraged as I listened to Clooney's self- righteous acceptance speech. One part which particularly annoyed me was when he talked about the Academy's courage when it presented the first African- American with an Oscar in 1940 when Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress for 'Gone With the Wind,' while failing to mention that her character in 'Gone With the Wind' was an extremely stereotypical black slave. If I were there, I wouldn't have applauded Clooney: I would have given him the finger.

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