I loved this movie, but I felt that it wouldn't get a lot of love due to the intimate study of the two main characters. It did not turn up in any of the Oscar predictions except for Daniel Day Lewis, but I am happy it was nominated. A beautiful film.
shareYou must be kidding. It is total Oscar-bait. Everything about it, including the timing of its release.
shareWhatever. Don't rain on my parade dude. You didn't like it fine. Peace.
shareI feel like you don't really know the type of movies that get nominated. Oscar bait doesn't mean it's bad. Typically they are good.
1) You have to look at history.
2) Renown of writers/directors/actors
3) Budget
The last collaboration between Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day Lewis was There Will be Blood, a highly cerebrated movie (for good reason). Another collab between PTA and DDL has been highly sought after ever since There Will be Blood.
Low budget movies that go through the indie circuit like Sundance typically have low chances of nominations with some exceptions. Lady Bird, for instance, had a low chance of nomination, but it grabbed enough public attention to get through. A masterpiece like The Killing of a Sacred Deer didn't get any nominations at all, to be expected.
"Peace"? Were we at war and I didn't know it? You say you're surprised it was nominated, and my reaction was the opposite -- surprised if it didn't get nominated. What's the problem? You want everyone else to pretend they were surprised so that your feeling of surprise is not spoiled?
shareI said that it didn't turn up on any of the Oscar predictions I read. That is why I was surprised. I loved the movie and am happy about it, but I read lots of predictions and don't remember it being on any lists. I don't think PTA's last two movies got any nominations, so it wasn't an outrageous statement that I made. I just figured that the academy had their fill of Paul Thomas Anderson.
shareHaving actually seen the movie, I tend to agree with the OP.... It is a much smaller and more intimate movie than what one would expect as Oscar bait
shareAlso, many people predicting the nominations left PTA and the movie off their lists, so it was surprising because many didn't think it would be nominated for best director and best picture.
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