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"When movies like The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe make a killing and the crap like this are a bust, they will begin to correlate the two eventually
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The point of the Golden Globes and the Oscars are to CREATE MOMENTUM and ADDITIONAL FREE ADVERTISEMENT so that they can turn the "bust" into a hit.
Brokeback BTW, has already turned a profit (unfortunately). The site : boxofficemojo.com tells us that the fim was produced for only $14 Million. Assuming that marketing costs the same amount, the movie has already turned a small profit as of this writing -- $30 M.
Since the Golden Globe and the Oscars will "add" momentum and free advertisement to it, expect this movie to make a bigger profit ( although not necessarilly a killing ).
The lesson is clear -- Hollywood has an agenda. And it is "progressive". They want to award avante garde films that push our understanding of right and wrong tot he edge. Hence, they award movies like :
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN ( Its OK to indulge in Gay urges )
CIDER HOUSE RULES ( abortion is OK )
MILLION DOLLAR BABY ( Euthanasia is OK )
AMERICAN BEAUTY ( Gays are more tolerant than your average suburban dad ).
The Sea Inside ( its OK to lobby for euthanasia )
PARADISE NOW ( Just one last night. Its all about understanding how terrorists think ).
etc. etc. etc.
BTW, For what it's worth, the Johnny Cash Biopic --- WALK THE LINE was the other big winner.
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR COMEDY -- Joaquin Phoenix
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSCIAL OR COMEDY -- Resse Whitherspoon
BEST FILM ( MUSICAL OR COMEDY ).
Not bad at all. It remains to be seen whether we'll see the same thing at the Oscars. My bet is Brokeback will overshadow Walk the Line.