Comments on: James Cameron Says Oscars Have Bias Against Blockbuster Movies

By: David Kilmer

David Kilmer — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 23:48:00 +0000

Hollywood in toto has bias against visual, non-verbal storytelling because most movies made there begin with words on a page, aka the script. I don’t think this is a good thing and we’re lucky there are exceptions.

By: Chase

Chase — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 20:58:00 +0000

In reply to Chase. You're welcome, Playlist. :)

By: Sleuth1989

Sleuth1989 — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 18:45:00 +0000

Look the Academy isn’t exactly what you’d call “creatively driven” anymore. Yeah you’ve had a few blockbusters in the last few years be nominated but how many ultimately win? You know I saw “Mad Max: Fury Road” and it was easily one of the most inventive films, not just visually but storywise. Now not saying “Spotlight” wasn’t good but let’s not pretend that there wasn’t a political motivation for having it (There was equal coverage of Mark Ruffalo protesting against the Catholic Church as much as coverage of the film). Most films that ultimately take home the statue are based in a political bias, now more so than ever. It was why when “Zero Dark Thirty” (The highest rated film of the Best Picture nominees that year) got destroyed by political opinion over the fact it was a great film and who do they give it to? “Argo”…the one where Hollywood saves the world. LOL The fact that three out of four of the last Best Picture winners was about film and Hollywood (And La La Land looks to continue this), says something there. And it’s not like Cameron himself hasn’t proven that blockbusters aren’t worthy. “Aliens” AND “Titantic”, a science fiction film about an alien infestation and a disaster/romantic film, were unlikely contenders but they were worth it. I’ve just felt films are so dredged up in political factors and that ruins the fun of storytelling that goes outside of politics and is more situation-specific.

By: Bluben

Bluben — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 17:49:00 +0000

I think the bigger issue is that most modern blockbusters have a bias against quality.

By: Chase

Chase — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 17:41:00 +0000

Check your facts: blockbusters “The Dark Knight” and “Wall-E” were snubbed for Best Picture in 2009, which LEAD to the field being expanded to 10. That expansion allowed nominations for quite a few blockbusters in the following years, including “Avatar,” “Up,” “Inception,” “Toy Story 3,” “Gravity,” “The Martian,” and “Mad Max: Fury Road.” That’s not even including sleeper box office hits like “The Help,” “The Blind Side,” “Black Swan,” and “American Sniper.” Not a bad haul in seven years, in my opinion.