But one doesn't judge the movie by its intentions, or the "greatness" of the figure being bio'd, but by the film itself.
Overall I have to say movies are in a big ol' slump. There is a noticeable lack of energy and imagination. It seems like people are either making a massive product with no personal feeling in it, bludgeon the audience with their points, or making these whiney little boo-hoo life sucks indie navel-gazer flicks I don't want to see.
It is a much better movie than the rest of this crap. By any objective standard, or by the subjective standard of millions in the audiences who packed theaters and were moved. I'm sure some were delighted for about five minutes by Kate's performance - that's why there is a best actress award after all. But best picture to Aviator? It was at best mediocre.