50% Real and 50% Politic.

I mean, with “WALL•E” being regarded by many as Pixar’s magnum opus, having a higher Rotten Tomatoes rating (96% to TDK’s 94%), having an even higher metacritic rating (94 to TDK’s 82), not to mention being the concensus Best Film of the year (counting #1 spots and overall spots in pooling together all the critics’ Top 10 Lists); there is PLENTY OF SOLID GROUND to say that “WALL•E” is the Best Film of the year.

If i were voting, i would go “WALL•E” for Best Picture (history in the making!!) & Christoper Nolan for Best Director. :))

……of course, that was two years ago. :((

I agree with the fact that the The Dark Knight (even thou it was a great film) was overrated. There was a part of me that was disappointed that The Dark Knight was not nominated for Best Picture. However, I think part of the problem of film is that the fans seem to like it for all the wrong reasons. Fans seem praise the action and the villain rather then the story. Heath Ledger did an incredible job as the Joker (and I’m glad he won Oscar for his performance) but there was more going on in the film then him. I don’t think ever good for any film to become overrated.

Now as far as the Two Face character goes, your really gonna seperate Dent and Two Face, that seems like a stretch, i know what you mean, but really? That character has to be considered as one, Dent was strong, but more than that he was a manifestation of all the hopes that the DK had. He was the one that was supposed to make it, as said in another movie. Yet his fall from grace is nothing short of true tragedy. Two face represents the ugly side of TDK, the monster he can become if he is blinded. Of course luckily TDK gets to see the downward spiral of Dent and its due to this that the Two Face character was not underused. His actions and presence give the film its true balance. So, i could go on forever, but if i haven’t made my point yet, then it just isn’t going to happen.

I do feel the movie deserved at the very least a nomination for best pic. I think if it would’ve been nominated it stood a good chance to win. Seriously, look at the 5 nominated. Was there any doubt that Slumdog Millionaire wouldn’t win? That being said, let me ask you this, if It was Dark Knight in place of Slumdog against the same other 4 would it win?

Oh and just to prove that i can also find flaws in my favorite movies, right when DK starts, the voice over from the bank robbers was incredibly ridiculous. : )

The one reason I think it should’ve been nomitaded is that the Academy would get that up in audience it’s always looking for. Having said that, I think Revolutionary Road deserved a place among the five nominated. The Reader is not as good as they pretended it to be.