“If it’s being released this time of year, it’s a dog.”
If it’s anti American, the academy will love it.
Really? This year's Best Picture went to The Hurt Locker, an action-packed, nail biting war film where the heroes were courageous American soldiers and the bad guys were barbaric Muslim jihadis. The film was helmed by this year's winner for Best Director, a woman who had the grace to thank the troops repeatedly during her acceptance speech and various interviews.
This film was also a commercial flop. Nobody went to see it. It earned an embarrasing $12.6 in total box office receipts during 16 weeks in the theater. People here complain that Hollywood churns out nothing but leftist, anti-American drivel yet when Hollywood produces something patriotic, a film Americans can feel good about, a film that celebrates the courage and bravery of our fighting men in uniform, --and awards this film their highest honors, Hollywood was thanked by filmgoers staying home and sitting on their wallets.
Expect more Avatars and less Hurt Lockers in the future. If I were a producer, this would be my business plan.
What BP winner do you base that on?