Tom Cruise has always delivered amazing movies and I think very highly of him. He has made really amazing movies (avg of his movies is likely 8.5/10 imo) and A Few Good Men is in my top 5 of all time movies. Oblivion, Edge of Tomorrow, Collateral, Mission Impossible series, Valkyrie, Minority Report etc. I don't understand how he has not yet won an Oscar.
Oscars have this disconnect with reality imo and just vote for movies that are shunned by most audiences and it is almost becoming irrelevant. I also don't understand how foreign movies can win in best picture AND in best foreign movie (where American movies can't even be nominated). While foreign movies are amazing and should be celebrated and I watch and enjoy them a lot, Oscars are about American movie achievements (mainly English language movies). To me, it is this sort of disconnect that turns me off of Oscars - no name movies I have zero interest in and low budget/low revenue out there movies getting nominated and wins. To me, this makes it very irrelevant in my life and while I still hope Tom Cruise wins an Oscar given there is no other equivalent to Oscars, I very much doubt the voters for Oscars will celebrate American achievements or movies or actors/actresses.
Long ago, Hitchcock movies, LotR and others were celebrated so well. There were few international movies here and there added in needlessly for wins like Life is Beautiful, Amelie etc. when they should've been in Best Foreign movies/actors, I feel Oscars is going ridiculous. And since they've gone that route, I hope Bollywood movies win best movies/actor/actress as well next.
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hootiehome (462)
2 years ago
99% agree. A Few Good Men is an all timer. Tom played the character perfectly. He had to have a touch of arrogance, yet still be likable.
One thing about the Oscars. A few years ago I decided to watch all ten best picture nominees. And loved nine of them.
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