This is the first year since they went to 10 nominees that I've seen all the best picture contenders, so now when Oppenheimer wins I can at least feel informed in my disappointment. Not that it's a bad film or anything, but ever since it came out I've felt the hype around it was a few notches higher than was warranted. I'd personally go with American Fiction, I really loved that one and what it had to say about performatice blackness in a white majority culture, and the level of humour meant that it could get away with being a little "on the nose" without feeling preachy about that message. Also I understand why people might think the two halves may no mesh, there's a tonal juxtaposition there, but the main storyline about My Pafology needed a reason for Monk to keep pushing forward with something he morally opposes, and the pressure of the family drama provided that. But I'm certainly not going to argue with you over The Zone Of Interest, and I really hope Jonathan Glazer gets the best director award. The way each scene was constructed to work with, and at the same time contrast with the audio so you enver quire get used to it. The juxtaposition of Hedwig's indignation over having to relocate, the frivolous nature of it set agaisnt a LITERAL backdrop of one of the worst atrocities in history, was handled masterfully. Regarding the flash forward at the end, I took a more character focused meaning from that. Hoess had been talking a lot in the back end of the movie about how the camps would be his legacy, obviously something he saw in a positive light. But then we look at the camp today and see that he was right in a way, it IS his legacy and the legacy of the Nazis, but it's looked back on with horror and not admiration. I think that's why the film then cut back to him for the very last shot, to make that final statement about his expectation vs reality.
This is the first year since they went to 10 nominees that I've seen all the best picture contenders, so now when Oppenheimer wins I can at least feel informed in my disappointment. Not that it's a bad film or anything, but ever since it came out I've felt the hype around it was a few notches higher than was warranted.
I'd personally go with American Fiction, I really loved that one and what it had to say about performatice blackness in a white majority culture, and the level of humour meant that it could get away with being a little "on the nose" without feeling preachy about that message. Also I understand why people might think the two halves may no mesh, there's a tonal juxtaposition there, but the main storyline about My Pafology needed a reason for Monk to keep pushing forward with something he morally opposes, and the pressure of the family drama provided that.
But I'm certainly not going to argue with you over The Zone Of Interest, and I really hope Jonathan Glazer gets the best director award. The way each scene was constructed to work with, and at the same time contrast with the audio so you enver quire get used to it. The juxtaposition of Hedwig's indignation over having to relocate, the frivolous nature of it set agaisnt a LITERAL backdrop of one of the worst atrocities in history, was handled masterfully. Regarding the flash forward at the end, I took a more character focused meaning from that.
Hoess had been talking a lot in the back end of the movie about how the camps would be his legacy, obviously something he saw in a positive light. But then we look at the camp today and see that he was right in a way, it IS his legacy and the legacy of the Nazis, but it's looked back on with horror and not admiration. I think that's why the film then cut back to him for the very last shot, to make that final statement about his expectation vs reality.