Posted on 12/30/2010 1:12:53 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Each year the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) nominates 10 films in its Golden Globe competition for best motion picture, five in the drama category, five in the musical or comedy category.
This year, the HFPA chose not to nominate a film that was more powerful than any of the dramas selected and funnier than any of the comedies, the Coen brothers' "True Grit."
In fact, "True Grit," the year's best movie and one of the best Westerns ever made, received not a single nomination for anything not supporting actress, not screenplay, not anything. If ever a sign were needed that Europe was a lost cause, this may be it.
There had been earlier warnings, among others the 20-minute standing ovation at Cannes in 2004 for Michael Moore's dreadful agitprop, "Fahrenheit 9/11," or the Nobel Peace Prize for Al Gore's already camp classic, "An Inconvenient Truth."
If I might speculate, the Europeans likely slighted "True Grit" for its unapologetic celebration of republican virtue. I refer here to those virtues necessary to build a successful republic: self-reliance, resourcefulness, strength, competence, charity, piety.
Unfortunately, these virtues are as alien to our own president as they are to the Europeans, which may explain why Barack Obama's approval ratings in Europe still hover in the 90 percent range.
"In America," said Obama upon his return from the putative Million Man March in 1995, "we have this strong bias toward individual action. You know, we idolize the John Wayne hero who comes in to correct things with both guns blazing."
Obama had other plans for America. "Individual actions, individual dreams, are not sufficient," he continued. "We must unite in collective action, build collective institutions and organizations." V. I. Lenin could not have said it better himself.....
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Cinderella Man was pretty damn good. I know they pushed the New Deal,but was plesantly surprised in how they treated religion in the film.
A couple of dozens of film critics cheering for Moore or Gore is as little representative of Europeans as Hollywoood is of Americans.
Nota bene: Europeans have been voting for conservative governments, Americans for Marxism. Perhaps it pains the author too much to face reality and the result is denial and a search for a scapegoat to vent his frustration.
Don’t think that the Golden Globe November 5 deadline for nominations and the film’s December 22 release date had anything to do with this “snub?”
Oscar nomination ballots were sent out on Monday, December 27 with a deadline of Jan 14, 2011. A film that was only released five days before probably wont be included no matter how good it is.
A movie like “True Grit” could make tens of millions and yet these morons would rather award a movie about homos that barely breaks even and other than people with the same tastes nobody will be willing to spend 0.05 cents and walk more than two steps to watch the loser that received the awarded.
I did not like the first True Grit.
Horrible, simply horrible acting by Glenn Campbell ruined every scene he was involved in.
He stunk up the screen so badly that even John Wayne could not save it, and it was disgraceful that True Grit was picked to give John Wayne an Oscar that he earned in the Movie “The Quiet Man.”
All films released during the nomination period should be on equal footing but it doesn't work that way in real life. A movie released very early or late in the year has to fight against movies that were released at just the right time for nominations.
Or the Searchers. But Kim Darby was okay. Have always liked Campbell’s music, though.
I haven’t seen the movie yet but apparently the movie ends with this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2BAqUuIQqo
Not always true, they liked "Broke Back Mounting".
Why do you think they were called “Spaghetti Westerns”............but that was a different Europe then..........
The Bad, The Good and The Ugly.
Well done..
Very pleased by the strong positive buzz on this one. Very much looking forward to seeing it.
Matt Damon, well cast as Lebouf.
Agreed - that was a great performance. And Maureen O'Hara was a gorgeous co-star.
Any western with Clint Eastwood in it is one of the best westerns ever made.
I've watched the original probably 20 time, one of my all time favorites, we'll see what this remake is like.
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