Sci-Fi Hi-Fi

As you might guess from my glowing review, I was happy to see The Aviator nominated for best picture in this year’s Academy Awards. I’m fairly convinced it will win, too, based on Oscar’s track record. Here’s why:

1. It’s an epic. Let’s face it: comedies and smaller movies rarely win best picture. More often than not movies like Dances With Wolves, Braveheart, Titanic, Gladiator, and Return of the King win the day.
2. It features crazy people. The Academy adores mental illness (see: A Beautiful Mind, Shine, Silence of the Lambs, Rain Man, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, etc.).
3. It’s about Hollywood. OK, this is probably my weakest argument—I don’t really have anything to back it other than, say, The Player (which was nominated for lots of things but didn’t actually win any). But come on—we all know that Hollywood is deepy narcissistic.

I think this hat trick attack will allow Aviator to handily trouce its competion.

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