I'm interested to see what people think: How much does story play into the decision for best picture?
In my opinion, it's overlooked a lot.
Of the eight best pictures, six have screenplay nominations too.
The Revenant was not one of them. (Neither was Mad Max, but that movie was pure visual fun entertainment!)
The Revenant was an impressive production and the cinematography was truly brilliant. I enjoyed that aspect very much so, and that aspect cannot be taken away from Iñárritu and Lubezki (I am a big fan of both by the way).
But it was kind of dull when it came to story. Maybe you disagree which is cool, but I didn't really connect with Hugh Glass or care about his journey.
Comparing this to the other best picture nominations, I found their stories to be far more gripping, unpredictable and emotional. I was able to connect with the characters on a far more deeper level. And they too were also well shot and visually initiative films with there share of other nominations in the various categories.
Visuals are obviously very important in film (duh).
But for Best Picture, surely Story has to have a bigger impact. And if that story was just so and so, average, not particularly exciting, then should that film get best picture?
I'm interested to see what people think: How much does story play into the decision for best picture?
In my opinion, it's overlooked a lot.
Of the eight best pictures, six have screenplay nominations too.
The Revenant was not one of them. (Neither was Mad Max, but that movie was pure visual fun entertainment!)
The Revenant was an impressive production and the cinematography was truly brilliant. I enjoyed that aspect very much so, and that aspect cannot be taken away from Iñárritu and Lubezki (I am a big fan of both by the way).
But it was kind of dull when it came to story. Maybe you disagree which is cool, but I didn't really connect with Hugh Glass or care about his journey.
Comparing this to the other best picture nominations, I found their stories to be far more gripping, unpredictable and emotional. I was able to connect with the characters on a far more deeper level. And they too were also well shot and visually initiative films with there share of other nominations in the various categories.
Visuals are obviously very important in film (duh).
But for Best Picture, surely Story has to have a bigger impact. And if that story was just so and so, average, not particularly exciting, then should that film get best picture?
I don't think so. Do you?