I don’t know if you’ve seen Moonlight, but I’ll just say, as someone who has seen all 90 Best Picture winners, it is nothing like the rest of them.
interesting considering that there are vast differences between the rest.
As I said, I’ve seen them all, so I’m aware there are differences. The point is the degree of difference.
If La La Land had won, it’d be the eleventh musical to win, and the fourth film about the entertainment industry to win this decade.
We would be here all day if I listed all the ways Moonlight is unlike other Best Picture winners, but suffice to say it doesn’t really fit into any of the usual boxes.
That was a very clear, articulate, and well-thought-out response. I have not seen all of the Best Picture winners, only about half, and haven’t had a chance to even see Moonlight, so I’ll take your word for it. It’s not an issue I take much time to think about, honestly, so the added clarification was helpful. My thought-process allowed an accurate prediction, though of course everything is always more complicated than that.
Thanks. The Oscars are a topic I care about far more than I should (not all of those Best Picture winners were worth my time). It was a smart prediction. Sometimes knowing so much about Oscar history can get in the way of recognizing when something’s happening that’s actually different. I’ve noticed a LOT of La La Land backlash recently, so I can’t say I 100% went into the night thinking it was a sure thing, but I figured the voters must have really loved it to tie it for the record number of nominations. I knew too that Moonlight was the most likely upsetter, but again, my knowledge of past winners got in the way and I thought they’d play it safe, as usual.
Moonlight, by the way, is a fantastic film. I can’t say for sure that everyone would love it, but I think if people saw it they’d know what I mean about it being a very atypical winner. It’s not even just the subject matter either, it’s the style. Certainly a unique film. In the end, I think it’s kind of cool that it won, and I think history will look back well on the choice, even though personally my favorite film of the year was, in fact, La La Land (and my favorites never win! haha I should have remembered that).