Not at all wrong. Passion is obviously an important film with huge significance for millions of people. The Aviator is a fluff entertainment starring an actor who is hard to take seriously. Do you really think people care that much about Howard Hughes--enough to surrender three hours of their time, let alone the price of a ticket?
"Not at all wrong. "
Yeah you are. You accused me of watching the (dumb) 'Aviator' and not seeing 'POTC'. Both accusations are false. You actually seem to know more about 'Aviator' than I so I should probably be asking you these questions.
"Passion is obviously an important film with huge significance for millions of people. "
Popularity isn't the sole criteria for being award-worthy.
"The Aviator is a fluff entertainment starring an actor who is hard to take seriously. Do you really think people care that much about Howard Hughes--enough to surrender three hours of their time, let alone the price of a ticket?"
No argument, although unlike you, I don't even know what actor is in 'Aviator'. From what I've read today, the Academy didn't award it anything major anyways. I'm guessing some people cared, though, given its box office success. Not everyone is interested in watching someone get beaten for 3 hours over & over again. I personally don't go the the theater to get depressed.