How Woke Hollywood Killed the ‘Oscar Movie’

Breitbart ^ | 29 Nov 2022 | John Nolte

[Rummyfan]

There was a time when Oscar heat meant big bucks at the box office, when Oscar talk would boost a movie no one was paying attention to into profitability and beyond. Again and again, what was known as the “Oscar effect” would kick in, and cash registers would clang.

Why?

Well, believe it or not, there was a time when the Oscars were trusted as an imprimatur of quality, a reliable signal of something special, and as guaranteed bang for the hard-earned buck.

As Oscar talk increased in intensity, interest and box office receipts would grow. Hey, look at all the nominations/wins/talk. This must be a movie worth seeing.

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Well, those days are behind us.

Here is the domestic box office for this year’s titles enjoying the most Oscar talk.

Till – $8.7 million
The Banshees of Inisherin – $7.9 million
TÁR – $5.1 million
She Said – $4.3 million
Triangle of Sadness – $4 million
Bones and All – $3.8 million
The Fabelmans – $3.5 million
Armageddon Time – $1.9 million
Aftersun – $756,000

Top Gun: Maverick and Everything Everywhere All at Once might be nominated, but their status as box office successes had nothing to do with Oscar talk. If anything, it’s the other way around: their box office success won them some Oscar heat.

[escapefromboston]

Shakespeare in love killed the oscars .
It’s a noticeable drop off in quality before and after than flick one

[Rummyfan]

Top Gun: Maverick is on its way to $700 million domestic. (Paramount Pictures)

$700M domestic is a huge hit any way you look at it. Proves if you make an entertaining flick people will still come out to see it.

[BenLurkin]

Ever notice that there is a “Best Picture” Oscar every year?

Doesn’t matter if very movie that year stinks. One of them will be “Best Picture”

[Steely Tom]

Did Homophobia Steal 'Brokeback' Oscar?

[ClearCase_guy]

What a forgettable movie that one was.

[Dr. Sivana]

This has been a problem with the Oscars for a LONG time. For instance, in 1968, "In the Heat of the Night" won largely for being racially correct. It could have been worse. At least it wasn't "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"

WINNER IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
Walter Mirisch, Producer

NOMINEES
BONNIE AND CLYDE
Warren Beatty, Producer

DOCTOR DOLITTLE
Arthur P. Jacobs, Producer

THE GRADUATE
Lawrence Turman, Producer

GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER
Stanley Kramer, Producer

[circlecity]

One of the reasons I quit following the Oscars was that I had never heard of any of the movies nominated for best picture.

[Steely Tom]

Fake virtue crowds out real virtue.

[Vision]

More like Communist Hollywood.

[Rummyfan]

More on She Said:

Hey Hollywood, maybe make a #MeToo film in which the men are innocent?

[Roadrunner383]

Wife and I intend to see ‘The Fabelmans’, but that’s about it from the ‘Oscar’ list.

[GOPJ]

People trust Biden more than Hollywood... and they don’t trust Biden worth crap.

Go WOKE - Go BROKE

[Rummyfan]

I want to see The Banshees flick that's about it. I have no interest in a Spielberg autobiographical movie. The rest of them I have not even heard of.

[ontap]

I was brought up when the Oscars were a big deal....not so much any more....really could give a sh!t less!!!

[Rummyfan]

In the Heat of the Night and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner were garbage.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

"Shakespeare in Love" worked for Gwyneth.

I still give that movie credit for when Gwyneth's character asks Shakespeare if "he wrote all those plays?" and Shakespeare hesitates before saying "of course".

A funny nod to the conspiracy theorists.

[BenLurkin]

Till – Racist propaganda
The Banshees of Inisherin – About self-mutilation
TÁR – About an orchestra conductor.
She Said – Lesbian propaganda
Triangle of Sadness – Communist propaganda
Bones and All – About a pair of psychos crossing the country and eating people.
The Fabelmans – Spielberg loves himself long time
Armageddon Time – “Coming of age”
Aftersun – “Coming of age”

[hardspunned]

Getting greedy but I’d kinda like to see Musk buy himself a movie studio. He might as well go the Howard Hughes route having just gotten his Citizen Musk role going.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

“The Fabelmans”? I hope you’re not diabetic. If so, then bring your insulin cuz that looks to be more sugarcoated than “Oops! Just Crunchberries”.