Rapprochement
Speaking as a reasonable man, I am now entertaining a working theory. Depending on how I respond next weekend to Zero Dark Thirty (although I have a pretty good hunch as we speak), I might be willing to ease up on my Silver Linings Playbook fervor and let a little ZDT light into the room if — I emphasize the word “if” — Sasha Stone will agree to back off a bit on her relentless Lincoln campaigning.
This is all theoretical, of course, and to a certain extent metaphorical. I’m just saying this might be a way out of the swamp, although I’ll never change my mind about SLP — it’s the best and most satisfying film of the year so far, and the best of its type in years.
It would be understood, of course, that both parties (HE and Awards Daily) would adopt a come-what-may, comme ci comme ca, “the public likes what it likes” attitude about Les Miserables. The general current I’m getting is that you kinda have to be a Les Miserables theatre queen to really get off on the film version. Please correct me if I’m wrong.
Or Les Miserables will sweep the Oscars anyway. Given their recent selections, I think that’s the more likely of these hypotheticals.
I don’t understand what Sasha’s opinion has to do with yours, champion SLP if you believe it’s the Best Film, why compromise your own opinion based on another site changing their opinion. I love SLP but most of my industry friends love Lincoln, especially actors who obsess over DDL.
The idea is to find an island of consensus, and in so doing calmly and rationally negotiate Lincoln into a third- or fourth-place ranking.
See, apparently this is not really about SLP or ZDT.
It’s really about Lincoln. Which is to say, it’s about Spielberg.
A “way out of the swamp”? That reminds me of something a wise man once said about the prudent use of a compass…
>The idea is to find an island of consensus, and in so doing calmly and rationally negotiate Lincoln into a third- or fourth-place ranking.
Sounds like you’re trying to pass the 13th amendment, or something.
What we REALLY need is some kind of critical summit. Maybe a week spent at the Beverly Hilton — scratch that, too expensive, maybe the Inglewood Motel 6 — where the nation’s critics can meet and calmly negotiate the correct movie they should be praising as “best of the year.” Leave emotions and personal preferences out of it entirely. Just be cold and rational and work it all out now. Voila: no more need for “Gurus of Gold”, yearly Top Ten lists, or any of that utter nonsense.
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