Oscar
Winner Russell Crowe
And The Academy Awards
True,
Russell Crowe did not
win at the 74th Academy Awards on March 24, 2002. But because this
highly-coveted award show by those in the industry is losing viewers,
wonderful actors like Crowe become even more important in the survival of
movies as
entertainment.
Audiences
continue to stand-in-line for the movies,
but less are clicking-in to the Oscars. Possibly because the focus
has turned into the highly publicized
"best-dressed/worst-dressed" status of the Oscars.
Instead,
there should be more on how films are artistically made. An
excellent example of this is during the presentation of original and
adapted screenplays. How the writer's words were transformed into
pictures by actors like Crowe showed just how much work it takes to do this. Read more
about movie
scripts.
Also,
there should be more focus on why movies
get nominated not simply because critics like Ebert like them, but more
on how a Ron Howard, Crowe, and Akiva Goldsman "craft" a film. Read more
about how movies
are "creatively crafted."
If
the Oscars do this, then more audiences will become better informed
viewers on the artistry of filmmaking. They will know why Crowe and A Beautiful Mind get nominated for Oscars.
They will appreciate movies as a Crowe
would see them. More importantly, they will continue to support
actors like Crowe
and the past and present filmmakers and their contributions toward the
survival of the industry.
The
fashion, though, is fun to watch. It is another aspect of
creativity that's like the charming frosting on the cake.
Amazing actor, Russell
Crowe!
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