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Originally posted by amycat412:
I also think Traffic should have won best picture.
Its always funny to me when it happens that a Pic is named Best Directed, Best Written, Best (Supporting) Acted -- but its not the best picture?
Traffic, IMHO, is a more important film in its message than Gladiator. Its more representative of the year and the era. But again, its just my opinion, I did not care for Gladiator--thought it was basically an action movie with no script. It took three people to write that? Come on. It was largely visual.
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I agree with you totally, in terms of being more important, and i'm not gonna 'jump' you or anything - but all i'm asking is if social/cultural importance makes for a better movie? And when writing a movie, the visualization plays an important role (much like shakespeare's "exit, chased by bear", on a more grand scale) . . . plus, traffic's message is pretty wide-spread - the 'drugs ruin lives' message is pretty common-knowledge, and many people that use know the dangers of use. Meanwhile, who knew the dangers posed by gladiators?!? ; ) i'd vote for the 'best picture', ie the one that made for the best overall experience (not telling which one). anyway - i'm one of those 'analyze movie crap too much' kids . . . and how crazy is the crack-whore scene in traffic? i loved both those movies though -
Rob
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