Really. Do the Oscars matter anymore? They only pick the best of the best now that tick off criteria that has nothing to do with the end product before they can even be considered for nomination. You need to meet certain behind the scenes standards before you can even get thought about being nominated. In theory you could have the greatest film in the world but because it doesn’t meet some subjective DEI standards it can’t be considered. And really that may not be enough for those that wanted those standards. For example the kerfuffle involving Barbie and Margot Robbie.
I think to the Bechdel Test (or Bechdel-Wallace Test) which measures female representation in film and entertainment. This and like tests are subjective standards that measure nothing other than what the creators THINK should be with little to do with overall quality. Reportedly the Bratz films passed it. Much like the standards employed these days by the Academy to get a film to consideration. And you will not please enough people that any hurt opinions can be ignored. Example: Barbie.
Since getting taken to the woodshed repeatedly on social media over the years for no women directors or no individuals of color and so forth getting nominated for this, that, or the other thing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences instituted DEI standards for nominating. They went into effect this year to make people happy and clearly did not. Oops!
These standards have nothing to do with a film’s quality. They are subjective and meaningless. These are based around what a small group of people feel should be. Created in a bubble, once you go further and further from that bubble the less these standards meet what other people feel. It is like ordering a pizza that everyone will like. The more involved, the harder it is to agree on toppings. The toppings here being Barbie or any number of future controversies.
The Oscars are an industry award no different than those for law enforcement or your local group of plumbers. The difference is what they do is encountered by the general person more often than plumbers or the law. If that is not the case you might have some serious problems regardless. What the ceremony should be showcasing is the best of the best end products regardless of what was involved that the average consumer will never see or know about. Make it a genuine meritocracy.
I feel that the relevancy of the Oscars may be at an end. At least anything beyond a night of glitz and glamour and truthfully there they are not as glitzy or glamorous as they once were. But that’s a whole other story.
Warren Watched A Movie 