And the Oscar winner is… Who cares?!
If you wanted to see your favorite actor
or singer win, you had the MTV VMAs and MTV Movie Awards. Best action scene,
best kiss scene, whatever. And it was fun until it became so obvious that
nobody would show up if they didn’t win something, to the point that people
stopped watching. That’s what’s happening now with both these shows. Everybody
wants a piece.
I personally can’t comprehend it—why
would you want an award that you know very well was not given to you based on
your merits? Especially in these times, in which, unlike years ago, it doesn’t
really help with sales or your status.
It looks like it’s all about “including
everybody” and “being PC,” which is great, BUT that’s not the case here.
They’re not including everybody because everybody SHOULD be included (why is
that even a thing?). They are doing that to reach a broader audience that was
excluded for so long, in order to make up for the audience that doesn’t watch
them anymore. It’s a business method that is applied everywhere. And it works
for like a minute, then it becomes kind of offensive, and the moment things
pick up again, “inclusiveness” flies out of the window.
If anything, it shows Hollywood is in
crisis. The films are not “filming.” People are not stupid. The viewership has
decreased from 32.90 million in 2017 to 17.86 million in 2026—the lowest ever
(excluding the 2021–22 COVID years).
How did “Golden” win over “I Lied to You”
or “Sweet Dreams of Joy”? Come on. Even their live performance was shaky. Don’t
wanna be hating, and congratulations to them, but come fuckin’ on—what’s Oscar
about that song?
And how did “Sinners” get 16 nominations?
Best Original Screenplay? Nobody watched “From Dusk Till Dawn”? Lmao, TF! And
I’m sorry, but what was so extraordinary about Michael B. Jordan’s acting in
this movie that touched their hearts so much that he deserved Best Actor? It
literally could have been Creed with a Southern accent. Hot af, good actor—but
was that performance Oscar-worthy? Nah. Timothée deserved it. “Marty Supreme”
was shit, but Timothée was great in it.
“One Battle After Another”? So overrated
and just a beef stew of a movie. Just throw every nonsense in, add Leo, and
everybody acts like they love it and tries to overanalyze it. “The Secret
Agent” or “Bugonia” should have won. Not that they were any greater, but at
least they made sense.
Clearly, Hollywood has a movie
problem—mostly because they suck—but there are plenty of interesting
independent movies that could have been included. I mean, Frankenstein was
nominated. They could nevAH, like 15 years ago lol. There are horror movies
nominated in the Best Picture Oscar category. Do you understand how bad things
have gotten? Lmao.
Then there’s the opening monologue and
the acceptance speeches… “What an amazing year for the movies?” Lol, OK Conan.
It hasn’t surpassed $10B since 2009, but what a great year! Universal
healthcare? Like anyone in the audience… anyway. I’m not saying these things
shouldn’t be brought up, it’s just… can we have one fucking movie night a year
in which we just talk everything movies? Because we come here for just that—to
take our minds away for a moment from everything that’s going on. And clearly,
clearly, I don’t need millionaires to lecture me on things that are not part of
their reality.
Shit happens—they get on a jet and gtfo.
Shit happens, the rest of us end up on the street. We’re not the same. But what
we’re not gonna do is take this “we care for you” BS while just trying to watch
an award ceremony. Cut that shit off and save those minutes for people whose
speeches are getting cut short.
And they’re throwing shade at Netflix
because someone needs to get blamed for all this—but Netflix is the only thing
that’s saving this industry. They’re trying to make it look like that’s the
reason people don’t wanna go to the movies anymore. Nah. Make better movies.
You have the actors, you have the technology, you have the industry—why can’t
you get better stories? It is so simple. You just need better stories. Because
your stories are based on money-making and tricking the audience instead of
creativity.
Because McDonald’s is better at
advertising, it does not mean their burgers are the best. And that’s the case
here. Make better burgers.
I know I sound like I’m angry or
something—it’s just that I grew up watching these award shows, and I feel like
we’re losing them one by one. Not because audiences don’t care, but because it
feels like everybody is becoming so lazy, and instead of keeping up with the
times, they just continuously try to find excuses and things to blame. Isn’t
admitting you have a problem the first step?
Great year for movies? Bish, have you
gone to the movies? And then you’re gonna call out the Netflix CEO for it?
Lmao.
So what should be done?
Well,I’m not getting paid to advise
anyone on that, but maybe revamp tf out of everything? Start with that stage
that has been almost the same for 100 years. Include more indie movies.
Recognize the new generation of actors. Audiences now have access to movies
made in every corner of the world—start including them. Yeah, there’s a
category; I’m just saying expand past that, etc., etc. so to keep being the center of the culture and not end up just a voice among many.
The only thing that will save Hollywood
is better writers. No one watches Casablanca for the special effects.
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