Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay nomination at the Oscars...
I truly think it deserves it.
Do you share the same sentiment?
It should but it won't.
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Agreed, but it won't get nominated for those. Let's shoot for Best Original Song - "Drive It Like You Stole It."
There is another reason to fill your heart with hatred.
Yes-lets not forget the music. And in my own academy awards is give a best supporting actor to his brother.
shareCOMPLETELY agree about his brother. As someone that has an older brother this is the first time someone elicits those same EXACT feelings so accurately as he did. Oh my god I hope they at least nominate him lol. :(
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I see most of the new films and this is by far the best film of the year...the last two years really. However it does not have the broad appeal necessary to support an Academy Award...maybe an Independent Movie Spirit Award. I agree that maybe we can hope for the Best Song however I'm guessing between now and the end of the year some blockbuster will feature a song by a name artist that will sway the masses.
shareI truly hope so. Favorite movie of 2016- but it seems like birth of a nation is gearing up for Oscar nominations
shareIt's a bit disappointing that Up isn't getting any recognition. It was personally my favorite song of the film.
shareI agree! It's like yeah "Drive it like you stole it" is AWESOME but UP is the romantic anthem of 2016, or at least it should be! I sure will be dedicating it to a certain someone I have in mind :D!! Latasss!!! :)
shareI totally agree with you
shareAbsolutely not. Carney doesn't seem to understand what kind of world in which he wants this movie to exist. It's like he tries to put it in a realistic world like Once through most of the movie, but then we hear these kids making music like they're in their twenties? It felt like he was so excited that Once was put on Broadway that he wanted to make another smash hit musical, so this starts straddling the line of realism and Broadway musical fantasy. The two ideas are far apart, so when he goes from one to the other I found myself rolling my eyes.
Plus, that music at the final concert scene was much more like pop-punk from the 2000's than an 80s band. If anyone can find 80s music that sounded like that then please show me. Even so, it was nothing like the music his brother showed him. That's something else that bothered me: this kid doesn't even know huge bands like The Cure without his brother showing him but he's able to write professional-level lyrics? It's completely ridiculous.
And don't even get me started on the end with saying this movie was about brothers. Conor only ever cared about the girl. He doesn't care about the band other than the fact that they were helping him get the girl. Not once did he do anything to show that he wasn't selfish. Even the redheaded kid had to talk to the bully to get him to join as a roadie. Then he leaves his "brothers" just to be with a girl? Unless Carney was talking literally about brothers (as in kinship), then this movie completely misses the boat. But if he was speaking of kinship, then again I didn't feel as strong of story about brothers as I did a story about siblings in Almost Famous.
One final minor gripe: there's a scene in the movie where the guitarist's mom said he can't play on the weekends because he has to work. Well, what days did they shoot the music videos and play at a concert? Oh right, they were all Saturdays. Hm. Seems like a pretty easy thing to take care of from the writing or editing room. Again, this just shows the movie didn't know what it was trying to be.
It's a charming movie with good music, but there are far too many problems for it to be nominated for either category.
Where to begin a response to your thoughtful critique of this brilliant gem of a film?
First, I respectfully disagree with your issues with the music played at the final concert film. I am a fan of Joe Jackson, Squeeze, Graham Parker,Todd Rundgren, the Jam and many other bands and artist of the 80's writing and performing similar to that heard at the concert. By the way, both The Jam and Joe Jackson were introduced to Conor by his brother.
Regarding your issue of the alleged split personality of the film, I thought that was brilliantly portrayed in the scene where Conor filmed Drive It Like You Stole It. Part of the scene was reality and the other as Conor visioned it in his mind. I thought that was the best scene in the film.
I TOTALLY disagree with your assertion that Conor only cared for the girl. If that were the case he would have lost interest in the band after she left for London. This movie is all about relationships, all of which Conor is deeply connected. Conor's relationship with his brother, Raphina, his writing partner, his family and the other band mates. I disagree with your conclusion.
Finally, the minor point regarding his mate's weekend work schedule. We weren't provided with a calendar but the ONLY day that was specified was the Saturday night of the concert. I believe you are speculating regarding the overall practice days.
This was my favorite film of 2016. It worked for me in spades. At least you "liked" it and cogently spelled out the reason for your concerns.
You make a lot of good points. Firstly, I too was reminded of blink 182 and other punk rock bands during that scene. Secondly, I also noticed the transitions between the Broadway fantasy and the grittiness and realism we saw in Once.
However it was because of these often quirky transitions I started realising early on that this movie was meant to be this way. It wasn't meant to subscribe to any particular theme or genre. It was made to be almost dream like and an idealistic vision of a young teenager dreaming of success.
I think it worked but I respect your opinion and can see how it could be portrayed as a bit all over the place.
Eamon's mum says they can't rehearse on the weekends because he's got a job at Quinnsworths on Saturdays. Conor says to Raphina they're "shooting at the lane at the back of Quinnsworth... this Saturday at 12 O'Clock." If shopping hours in Ireland were anything like here in Australia in the 1980s, the shops probably shut at midday on a Saturday, so meeting behind Eamon's work does not seem a stretch. These are teenagers, his mum would not know what he's up to all the time!
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