Thoughts About the Acadamy Awards

Posted by overmanwarrior 12 years, 1 month ago to Entertainment
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I love movies, so I love the Academy Awards. But I detested having to see a reminder of politics at the end of the show. Out of all of the films, I feel Atlas Shrugged part II was the boldest attempt of 2012. Some of the independent films and foreign film categories would have lost to Atlas if everything was really about film quality. But it's not.
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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 12 years, 1 month ago
    I love movies, but refuse to watch the Academy Awards. The wrong people and films win for the most part, and as you state some never leave their sheltered life political views out of it. Too many exhibit a hubris and pomposity while bashing the capitalism that makes their livelihood possible.
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    • Posted by Non_mooching_artist 12 years, 1 month ago
      I quite agree with your last sentence, OA. I enjoy stepping out of my world for a few hours to watch a good film. What I don't care for is the political grandstanding to make themselves feel good, or to appeal to the low info voters so ticket sales remain brisk.
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  • Posted by eskslo 12 years, 1 month ago
    I like films as much as the next guy, maybe even more. But the awards? Please. The people in Hollywood decline every year. Liberal socialist agenda. What's ironic if you have spent time there is that the work ethic is incredibly high. It is tremendously difficult to get a film made, just ask AS staff and producers. It's weird to me that talented people with a great work ethic are drinking the kool aide. Why work so hard to promote BO, liberal/socialist agenda and give more than half away in taxes?
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    • Posted by LetsShrug 12 years, 1 month ago
      Because they think it somehow makes them important....and it feeeeels so goooood. (Not to mention all that attention they receive.) It's very pathetic in a way.
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      • Posted by eskslo 12 years, 1 month ago
        Feel good? What the F*** do feelings have to do with it? ;) Seriously though. If you feel good by passively giving away your hard earned money to the worst financial team on record (BO and the US gov) so they can squander it on their so called "good intentions" and social experiements, then what does that say for your IQ? Is your brain even functioning? I think a lot of it is PR. They want to act important and "feel" like they are giving back, but inside they dont really care about helping as they are too self involved (I know this does not apply to every single person, but I am making a general comment).

        Btw, I hate the word "feeling". I hate even typing it. I "feel" dirty using it so much in one post. Like maybe I should disinfect my computer and go take a shower in bleach or something alone those lines haha
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        • Posted by LetsShrug 12 years, 1 month ago
          So do I....that's why I said it oh so sarcastically..."feeeeeels so gooooood"... feelings schmeelings! It's all self importance and hypocracy to the Nth. I think they are sad, shallow beings who's existence revolves around doing things for appearance's sake.
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          • Posted by eskslo 12 years, 1 month ago
            Agreed. Appearances be damned. What matters is what you "do" not what you feel. I always purpose to surround myself with doers. Being self employed I have a bit more say in who I interact with, which is nice. But unfortunately there are Trolls everywhere...look out!
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            • Posted by Non_mooching_artist 12 years, 1 month ago
              That's a very good thing to be able to exercise some control over. It must make you FEEL GOOD! Lol!
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              • Posted by eskslo 12 years, 1 month ago
                Sooo true non mooch. One of the only things that makes me "feel" good is a total disregard for people who act on emotion haha. I have been know to just turn and walk away from conversations when people are mid sentence when it is emotional dribble.
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                • Posted by khalling 12 years, 1 month ago
                  I do that! I have to be "managed" sometimes in social settings. apparently, I can be annoying. shit, I'm the one annoyed
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                  • Posted by eskslo 12 years, 1 month ago
                    My wife has what she calls "after company lectures" for when I behave badly...which is every time we go out. These days she loves it so much the lecture is just an inside joke. She eggs me on more than anything cause she knows I cant wait to let loose.
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                • Posted by Non_mooching_artist 12 years, 1 month ago
                  I have a friend that does that exact thing. Or he will call the person an idiot. It's pretty fun to see when he does!
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                  • Posted by eskslo 12 years, 1 month ago
                    Haha. I have gotten away with being pretty pushy with people as well. Construction/development in the private sector is a very different corporate culture. I come to work expecting to fight for what I want all day. And I love it. So when someone chimes in with some BS liberal agenda that I know for a fact they are repeating verbatim without an intelligent thought otherwise, I fully call them out in public. Often I find asking a few simple questions in front of a room of their peers and watching them fall all over the place stumbling for answers they do not have, is just as effective as being rude of walking away. I love the spectacle of throwing them a shovel and just watching them dig their own hole. Its too easy really.

                    If their behavior persists, that is when I usually walk away mid sentence, hang up on them, shut my door while they are still talking, or simple inform them that my time on earth is finite and I simply do NOT have time to listen to things that my 2.5 year old already knows doesn't make sense. I let them know that I feel progress is the only thing that matters, and for that reason I cannot regress my intellect to their level of emotional debate. The look on their face is always priceless. Worth whatever fall out I may have to deal with later.
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                    • Posted by Non_mooching_artist 12 years, 1 month ago
                      It is entertaining to watch the stuttering stumbling deer in headlights flailing that happens when asked to explain their stance. It's that or they get belligerent. I watched a senator from Minn do that two nights ago. He just kept repeating the question asked or speaking over the host of the news program. It was like watching a 4 year old arguing. "Bigger one! Are so"! That sort of base stupidity.
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                      • Posted by eskslo 12 years, 1 month ago
                        I hate to quote James Taggart, and I am not trying to hold him up as an example, but I think the movie did a great job in Part 1 when they are at the anniversary part and James is at the bar with Readen's brother Phillip, and Phil is quoting Scutter, and James turns to him and says "who are you" and walks away lol.

                        I have pulled that a few times and loves every second. The first time my wife shocked, but then proud once she thought about it. I was at a social party and someone I didn't know what running their mouth without thinking hoping I was impressed I think, and I was so bored I literally looked right at them and said "who are you and why are you talking to me?" Before they had a minute to answer I walked off to refresh my drink. The look on their face was priceless.
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                        • Posted by khalling 12 years, 1 month ago
                          I also loved that line. and the first actor who played James T. he nailed him, in my opinion, but I don't think he read the book, because I saw him in an interview, and , well, he only sorta got it, if you know what I mean
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                        • Posted by LetsShrug 12 years, 1 month ago
                          Funny you mentioned that...when I watched AS the other night I laughed out loud when James said that line! Brilliant! I will definitely use it some day. :)
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                          • Posted by khalling 12 years, 1 month ago
                            don't waste it on a GW employee, though-try it out when you have to renew your registration or license-no wait! janet napolitano when she comes home for a wee visit
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                            • Posted by LetsShrug 12 years, 1 month ago
                              I wouldn't be able to keep my puke down long enough to speak to that pile! How icky can one person be anyway? As for the GW clerks...I get my jollies by saying ,"No, I sure don't." When they ask me if I want to round up my total and donate my change to whatever the heck charitable junk their schlepping on any given week. Their attitude immediately changes with my answer. It's almost comedic.
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                          • Posted by eskslo 12 years, 1 month ago
                            Do it letsShrug. It feel great just to say it out loud. I think the other party wants to hear it anyway. Its like they are begging for a walk up call ;) Glad someone else enjoyed that part too. The only redeeming line James has

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                            • Posted by LetsShrug 12 years, 1 month ago
                              When the time presents itself...I WILL say it. No qualms about it at all. (I once told someone, who was taking forever and holding a group of us who were in a big hurry to get somewhere, "Listen, I don't have time for this." She was soooo offended she didn't come with us at all. As if that was going to make me FEEEEL bad or something.. Not! People really need to get over themselves.
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                              • Posted by khalling 12 years, 1 month ago
                                man, if I lived near you, we would be a virtual terror to lack of work ethic, time, and customer service sloths-
                                we'd keep a cry page. every time we made some panty waist cry, we'd keep track in a book. then publish it
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                                • Posted by LetsShrug 12 years, 1 month ago
                                  All of my customer service contacts are via email, but I have called a few out on different things. I won't be toyed with! Or ripped off. People can be so manipulative it's disgusting. At my old job (talking to people all over the country ALL DAY LONG (nightmare flashbacks).... I used to keep screen prints of funny names.... there are some doozies out there.
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                                • Posted by eskslo 12 years, 1 month ago
                                  Loving these ideas LetsShrug and khalling. You guys are rock stars! One thing I also pride myself on is being able to do other peoples jobs. Many people on job sites dont know me, and I typically wear a suit and tie, even though I go by sites, as most of the time is in my office. I have been know to walk up to people on the job site and literally take the hammer out of their useless hands and proceed to do the work myself if it is not up to my standards. Same with other trades like tile, flooring, framing, etc. You should see the look on a works face when a guy in a suit (me) comes up behind them and yells something like "goddammit, give me your hammer. Do it like this or else I am perfectly happy doing it myself", and proceeeds to show them how to do their job right. Priceless.

                                  I don't do it just to be a jerk though so I don't want this to come off wrong. Time is money so every second counts and I expect everyone around me to act accordingly. Also, constructions is dangerous, and if someone does not care to be safe and do their job right then they can leave.
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                      • Posted by eskslo 12 years, 1 month ago
                        Another thing that always gets people is using the word absurd. Far too underused in my opinion. When people are mid sentence I will sometimes say "thats absurd" quite loudly. They are so caught off guard that they rarely recover
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    • Posted by 12 years, 1 month ago
      I agree. I think they drink the kool aid to stay in work, and that is sad. To make a film like AS was a real uphill battle that was needlessly difficult. But Ayn Rand covered the issue years ago as it was moving far to the political left as an industry.
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  • Posted by khalling 12 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    eskslo,
    have you ever read Calumet K? it was written at the turn of the 20th century and was an influence to Ayn Rand when she first came to the US. I think you'd like it
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 12 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    The work ethic these days is sad. (Subject change.. what's with all this Pope interest?? I can't take it! Smash his ring, take away his red shoes.....bla bla bla.....I have more interest in the bum under the overpass...that oughta tell ya something.)
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