# I'm getting tired of Oscar nominated movies disappointing **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 20, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-tired-of-oscar-nominated-movies-disappointing/684161 "2014-03-20T16:49:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-tired-of-oscar-nominated-movies-disappointing/684161/21 "2014-03-21T22:40:42Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > I will never get over the horror I felt after watching Up In The Air. > > I agree OP See, now I liked Up in the Air a lot. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-tired-of-oscar-nominated-movies-disappointing/684161/22 "2014-03-21T23:05:58Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > Oh yeah, I too have long thought that only movies _I_ like should be nominated for Academy Awards, and my opinions trump anyone else’s, sorry. I’d appreciate them asking my opinion and taking my tastes into account over and above the 6000 AMPAS members, who are, let’s be honest, a pretty clueless bunch. What do THEY know about movies? Sheesh. Given the sheer volume of formulaic crap Hollywood churns out each year, I’d say it’s fair to question their taste (and motives, and standards of quality control). That’s like saying that because the people who vote for the Grammys are in the music business we should take seriously the notion that Coldplay and Lady Gaga and Jason Mraz are the “best” artists on the planet. ---
**Author:** ![zombywoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-tired-of-oscar-nominated-movies-disappointing/684161/23 "2014-03-21T23:32:12Z")
A tidbit some might find interesting is that Academy members (according to Anthony Lane writing in The New Yorker recently, quoting a 2 year old LA Times poll) are 94% white and 77% male, with an average age of 62. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-tired-of-oscar-nominated-movies-disappointing/684161/24 "2014-03-22T01:33:06Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > Well, right there you’re showing your hand a bit. Calling \*Gravity \*tedious is sort of like calling Kubrick’s \*2001 \*tedious (which **a lot** of people do!) IOW you’re kinda missing the point, those films are serious dramas, set pieces, practically plays, just set in space. They’re not your typical science fiction movie. If you go into them expecting something like _Star Wars_ or _Star Trek_ don’t fault the film for not being what it was never intended to be… Let me better articulate what I did not like about Gravity… As stated, I found it tedious. This was mostly because I really did not care for the character, and in fact felt myself hoping she would miss a hand hold and float off into space and stop annoying me with her… nasally whine. The action in gravity was actually quite good and actually kept me on the edge of my seat. But again, I had no reason to care for the character and really didn’t give a damn if she lived or died. And so, I was repeatedly left with sweaty palms as this character I had no connection to kept putting herself into more and more dire situations. The movie reminded me of 1998’s Ronin with Robert De Niro. Again, the action in that was great and very gripping, but at no time was I given a reason to care for De Niro’s character. So, in the end, I’m left expending emotional energy on a character I could care less for. Hence, tedious. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-tired-of-oscar-nominated-movies-disappointing/684161/25 "2014-03-22T02:16:21Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > This was mostly because I really did not care for the character, and in fact felt myself hoping she would miss a hand hold and float off into space and stop annoying me with her… nasally whine. Personally I liked how terrified and often helpless she was. It was a refreshing change from the usual ‘female in a man’s role’ always having to be as good or better than a man, never showing the slightest weakness or emotion. Oh so politically correct, and such total bullshit. It’s become worse than the old time trope it’s meant to correct. And I don’t get what you mean by 'putting herself into more and more dire situations"? She slowly worked her way out of them. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-tired-of-oscar-nominated-movies-disappointing/684161/26 "2014-03-22T17:11:50Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > Well, right there you’re showing your hand a bit. Calling \*Gravity \*tedious is sort of like calling Kubrick’s \*2001 \*tedious (which **a lot** of people do!) IOW you’re kinda missing the point Yeah, for cripes’ sake. It’s not like every movie is going to be _accessible_. Some people just have this sense of entitlement about how movies should be enjoyable.😕 ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-tired-of-oscar-nominated-movies-disappointing/684161/27 "2014-03-22T17:28:47Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > I’m getting tired of Oscar nominated movies disappointing There are some 6000 Academy members who vote for their personal choices (or maybe for their friends in the industry). You and I don’t get the option of nominating or voting. It’s for industry insiders only. You can still use the nominations to help you select which movies you’re willing to see. If the movie gets an Oscar nomination, don’t go. The same process can be applied to critical reviews. If you hate everything critic A likes, or if you like everything critic B hates, wait for them to review the film and decide accordingly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-tired-of-oscar-nominated-movies-disappointing/684161.md?page=1)