and I could feel that Ana has been biting her tongue on the show with you.

I hate it when the only explanation that someone can give when someone wins something or someone gets a promotion is "oh, it's because they're ___".  Usually you hear white people say it when a black person or a woman gets a job... and you always hear it when a black woman gets promoted.  It's extremely annoying.

Let me put it to you this way... If Precious would have won, would you have written a blog post about how the only reason Precious won is because it was a Black Director? I don't think so, Cenk. I really don't think you would have been that stupid to write a blog about that... However, because it's a white woman, maybe you think it's OK.  But I think it's a bit sexist.

Here's the deal. None of the movies were that good this year.  Even Basterds had a crazy ending that on your show, half the guys said they hated.

Avatar was definitely a game-changer, but come on, did Star Wars win an Oscar for Best Picture? If it did, I will eat my words, but I don't think these fantasy films are every really Oscar material.

My honest opinion... Precious should have won best picture. I personally liked it the best. Plus, if your theory was true and it was all about "giving it to the minority" then Precious would have won because the director was Black. So that kind of blows your theory.

Finally, the Hurt Locker.... what do you say... I didn't even want to watch it. But my husband rented it and you know what, when the movie was over we both said simultaneously "Damn, that was a good movie".   Plus, apparently a lot of people really liked it.  A lot.  It seems like more people liked the Hurt Locker than Avatar, so why can't that be the same for the Academy?

Anyway, I know you loved Basterds, but it's still not Tarantino's best.  Basically, this was a crap year for movies... it really was.... so there you have it. It was the best of the crap.

by ilovecenk99 on 03/09/2010 08:02:11 PM EST