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Absolutely furious about Oscar nominations. Or rather, THE LACK THEREOF.

Can't even talk right now, am so angry, and utterly, utterly disappointed.

Sigh.

Comments

[annundriel.livejournal.com]

Hi Nevvie! Found your journal over at the Playgroup and thought I'd stop by. And now I have to comment.

And the awards would validate the seriousness of LOTR, and the fantasy genre in general -- it's not just a 'silly fairy story' after all, it's blood, sweat and tears. It's beautiful and it's brilliant. And dammit, it DESERVES to be recognized.

Out of everything I've heard regarding the awards and LotR, I think what you said just about sums up exactly how I feel about it. LotR deserves so much more than it gets. I was terribly disappointed when Howard Shore didn't get nominated while John Williams got nominated for the 80 billionth time.

Grr. Argh.

-Annie

[angelislington.livejournal.com]

Hey Annie! *squish*

I wish everyone could see our perspective and not dismiss LOTR as being trivial fantasy. I think Chicago is more of a fantasy film than TTT, as it's done almost entirely through dream sequences, but you won't hear ANYONE call that a fantasy.
Such a hypocritical world we live in. Sigh.

[annundriel.livejournal.com]

You're absolutely right about Chicago. Even though I haven't seen it, I know enough about it to take a stand. People dismiss LotR as fantasy as soon as they learn that it's got hobbits, elves, wizards, etc. But it's really not. It's about the characters and the events. To me the characters are no longer of different races, they simply are who they are. I don't think of them in terms of "Frodo is a short, large footed creature" or "Legolas is a tall, pointy eared elf."

I sound like I should be selling something.