Sweeney is to Brokeback Mountain as Pajama Game is to Crash — Page 2

Right, Brokeback didn't win not because of bad acting and crappy writing, but because of homophobia.

Every reviewer in fact who disliked the movie had to tiptoe around that. "Now, I have nothing against gay people, but..." It was ridiculous. It was like by thinking it was a bad movie, you were automatically labelled a homophobe.

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Lockport Illinois was deleted, but this is not?

If Crash lost to Brokeback, people would claim it was because of racism and the gay agenda.

There will never be 100% satisfaction with the outcome of an awards show.

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If Brokeback is good taste, then I don't want it.

Look, think it was a good movie all you want. Everyone's entitled to an opinion. But to claim that the ONLY reason people could possibly not have wanted it for Best Picture is because of homophobia, and no other factors which could make people dislike a movie, is ridiculous.

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But on the other side of the coin, if you didnt like Crash you were labeled a racist. I despised Crash from day one and I got called racist many times for not liking it.

Updated On: 6/16/06 at 12:36 AM

Bag analogy. I hate always bringing this up but Crash deserved to beat the hell outta brokeback mountain which really was not a good movie at all. Sweeney was brilliant ans shoulda beat pajama game but dont ever compare it to brokeback mountain not john doyles sweeney. now perhaps the burton depp sweeney thats another story.

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Double double, toil and whatever those three Witches say...

~Steven

Updated On: 6/16/06 at 01:05 AM

"I believe directors vote for directors, actors vote for actors, but everyone votes for best picture. Ang Lee's win was probably more accurate because it came from his peers."

That is not all true. It is true for nominations, that the branches vote for the 5 but once the ballot is down to the 5 in each all members vote.

*This is not Broadway related*

But why do people blame homophobia for Brokeback's lose? Do you not think it's cause it wasn't the best choice? The movie was a lot of sweeping landscapes and intimate scenes. It didn't have a real build up or anything profound to say. I thought Crash was a highly intelligent film. When Sandra Bullock says "You're my only friend" at the end to her maid, I could only thing "Brillnace."

Well, again, my problem is that many voters didn't even watch Brokeback. I'm not blaming homophobia on this, but doesn't that seem a bit unfair if not everyone has seen the movies nominated (there are only five, all are sent to voters on DVD) and then you're supposed to vote on the best one? Something's definitely wrong somewhere...

Which is a flaw of the Tonys as well. How are people supposed to vote when they haven't seen all of the nominated shows/performances? If the show had a limited run during the summer?

There is no excuse with the Oscars, though.

~Steven

Gandhi is to Making Love as...?

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Yes, Brokeback's loss was a huge dissapointment and the Academy should be ashamed of themselves. But we have to look on the positive side. We don't know why exactly they didn't reward a 'gay-themed' film, but the buzz that this film has received has been extremely important in our narrow-minded society. The academy isn't ready, fine. They'll just have to take baby steps in this path to social acceptance. Then, one day, maybe a gay-themed movie will actually win. It'll be like Halle Berry winning for 'Monster's Ball'. The speech will be something like this, "This moment is so much bigger than me. This moment is for every closeted person; every gay, lesbian, bi, and transgendered person who now has chance because this closet has been open!" (haha, little joke....) Anyways, I guess 'Brokeback's' nomination was the Hattie McDaniel of this type of film-theme. Let's just hope it isn't too long until Hollywood's money corrupted, socially ignorant, short-sighted views actually reward and create these type of films with cultural significance. I'm not saying to recreate a lot of Brokeback Mountains. Just because a film has gay characters does not categorize it into the same type of movie with the same storyline. Just because a movie has the same theme, doesn't mean it's identical. Forgive me, but a movie with black people in it aren't all the same. Neither is this. We need to shed this misperception fast, save ourselves the time and money, and realize how important this cultural revelation really is.