wow

well, i just finished watching the 81st Academy Awards, and i can't remember if i watched it last year or not but BLOODY HELL! Now i know why people go on about the show,because its so fun to watch!!!! and i think because this year especially, the movies involved are excellent in most ways, that actually, no one really needs to win and in fact, anyone could have won! I think Hugh Jackman was great as a host, and very versatile too! They really must have saved money by getting him because the dude can host, sing, and dance! he's a show on his own! Not to mention devilishly handsome:)
What i especially loved about the whole thing was the drama dedicated to the Best Supporting Actor/Actresses, Best Actor/Actresses and Best Motion Picture. The tears, and the fact that u are honored by your colleagues must be amazing. The most touching part was when the late Heath Ledger won the role of Best Supporting Actor for his role as The Joker in The Dark Knight. He was excellent in that movie, absolutely mind-blowing. He was the kind of villain, or negative role that he was just pure evil, pure and simple. The fact that he played and portrayed the character as such, shows the skill of a talented actor and its all the more painful when the fact that he's gone, is staring you in the face. A consolation is that he will never be forgotten because he has made his mark on the world, especially for going out with a performance such as that of The Joker. Not many people can claim to have made their mark on the world, or at least ensured that he's not forgotten after he's gone, especially since he went at such a young age.

Lastly, it was such a cool thing to see the child actors from Slumdog Millionaire actually AT the awards. Anybody who got onto that stage would probably never forget it and those kids, totally deserve the praise they get because they were exceptional. Thery weren't trained at all and yet, they did so well! I'd also like to put in a note. People are making such a fuss about Dev patel and Freida pinto, but they're forgetting about the third character, Salim, the oldest version played by Madhur Mittal. Maybe the fact about such a character is that nothing is new about his fate; that nothing is new about a tough slum kid becoming part of a gangster's mob, but he still is part of the movie. His character is not all bad, and he does repent. so i don't think we should forget about him. Oh and one more thing, that i thought i should say, even though a number of people don't agree: the movie didn't do well in india, and that's understandable. people don't want to see such painful things that suround them everyday. The things is that people also fail to see the message of hope in the movie, the good and happy ending at the end. and, i understnad why indians are unhappy about showing the "bad" side of india to the world, kinda like family airing dirty laundry in public, but they actually needn't be. many countries have slums too, not only india( in face, far from it!) and danny boyle didn't set out to expose the underbelly of india.all he did was show what everyone already knew to be there, and not only that, but he even romanticised it. I read somewhere, i think it was Time magazine, quoted by i think a taxidriver in Mumbai, that only the high up people, the cirtics, are attacking the movie, not the middle and lower levels. The others, actually like it because it DOES represent hope of a better life for them. and that's how i'll end this entry.
I plan on watching a number of movies now,so i have to be off! ta hildren!

love,
shini