Re: The Sparrow

On 2008-05-13 22:07:09 -0700, Gene <gene@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:

> Kurt Busiek <kurt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
> news:2008051321215064440-kurt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
>> Does it matter?  How many awards would it need to win for it
> to be
>> arrogant to have missed it and not to seek it out?
> 
> If it won for Best Picture, Best Director, or Best Screenplay,
> I think it would have been kind of snotty to blow it off.

Really?

My movie-going over the years has been pretty snotty, by that 
yardstick.  I haven't seen this past year's winners in any of those 
four categories (Screenplay having two awards).  At least not yet.

Since 2000, I'm surprised to find I've actually seen six of eight Best 
Picture winners, but I don't think it was snotty or arrogant to miss 
the other two.  I've seen four of eight Best Director winners, two of 
eight Best Original Screenplay winners and three of eight Best Adapted 
Screenplay winners.

I don't think it's arrogant not to go to award-winning movies, and I 
don't think doing other things means I blew them off, because I was 
never actually assigned to go.  I do think it would be arrogant of the 
Academy if they were to assume that their votes mean everyone's got to 
go see the winners.

kdb