So, the Oscars came and went as they do every year, and I wanted to go through the winners
and give my opinions, because since my Top 10 Movies of 2014 video, I’ve seen quite
a few of the nom movies, and by quite a few I mean 3.
I didn’t want to do a whole review for each of them, so this is kind of a mega review
for the Oscar movies I’ve seen.
But first, the winners.
Birdman took home Best Picture, which actually surprised me a lot.
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu got best director, completely deserved.
Best Actor went to Eddie Redmayne, and I don’t wanna be that guy who says Michael Keaton
got robbed, but come on Michael Keaton got totally robbed!
Best Actress went to Julian Moore, haven’t seen the movie, no comment.
Supporting actor went to J.K.
Simmon, again completely deserved.
Supporting Actress went to Patricia Arquette, which is fine, I haven’t seen Boyhood so
I don’t really know anything about her in the movie.
Best Animated Film was given to Big Hero 6.
Should have gone to the Lego Movie.
Just saying.
And finally best score went to The Grand Budapest Hotel, which, look, I’m gonna see it soon,
so I’ll judge it then, but I get the feeling even after I’ve seen at that I’m going
to think Whiplash should have won.
There were of course a lot of other winners, but those you can just look up later.
Also, I’d just like to say, a couple of days ago I posted my predictions on my Instagram.
And sadly only 2/7 were right.
Which isn’t that terrible?
Hopefully next year I’ll get them all right.
Now let’s get to the movies I want to talk about.
I’d just like to preface this with, I haven’t seen Boyhood, Selma, American Sniper, Grand
Budapest Hotel, or the Theory of Everything, but I am going to watch those last two very
soon, so I’ll leave a comment below with my thoughts on those when I have.
Anyway, Birdman: Or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance.
This is easily one of my favorite films of all time.
There are just so many layers to it.
The way it talks about the blockbusters and superhero movies we have today and how they
compare to quote unquote actual films is so fascinating.
As someone who is a huge superhero movie fan, this film really opened my eyes more to the
bigger picture.
The performances in this movie are just off the hook.
This was almost a biographical movie for Michael Keaton because of the obvious Batman comparison.
But everyone else too, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, everyone is phenomenal.
The comedy in the movie also works, and while it is pretty dark comedy, sometimes I have
dark sense of humor.
And oh yeah, there’s that whole one-shot thing, which makes it feel like you’re really
there with the characters.
Oh, and also, the soundtrack is awesome with just the drums and nothing else.
I have to say, as much as I love this movie, the ending still has me slightly puzzled.
That’s not a bad thing, but without spoiling the movie, the people who have seen it know
what I’m talking about.
Hopefully.
Anyway, in the end, I’ll give Birdman the old 1-10 treatment, and I have to say Birdman
gets a 10 out of 10.
If you haven’t seen it, you’re doing yourself a disservice.
It was hard to cram all my thoughts on it into this video.
I might do a full review of it someday, but for now, let’s move on to the Imitation
Game.
The Imitation Game was also really great, but not quite as great as Birdman.
But it is still really, really good.
Not just good, excellent.
It’s a really suspenseful movie, and that’s extremely impressive when you take into account
that it’s based on real events and you know how it’s going to end.
Alan Turing solves the Nazi code and we win World War II.
You know it’s going to happen and yet you’re still on the edge of your seat.
The film is also kind of depressing, especially towards the end.
Benedict Cumberbatch is amazing in the movie.
You feel sympathetic for the character even though sometimes he comes off as a cocky jerk.
Also, I didn’t know much or really anything about Alan Turing going into this, so I didn’t
know about the...kind of….twist.
I don’t know if you can call it that.
It’s not really a spoiler, because it’s history and they kind of say it in the trailer,
but basically Turing was gay.
And the way the movie showed that, sometimes through flashbacks, it was just, it was really
well done.
Oh, and also, Keira Knightley, Mark Strong, and all the other cast members give great
performances.
At the end of the day, I’m going to give the Imitation Game a 9.5/10.
The one thing I didn’t really like about it was the ending.
Like literally the very last scene.
Again, no spoilers, but it just ended on a lower note than the rest of the movie had
been on.
And finally, Whiplash.
Phew, this movie is intense.
At a point in the movie, my heart was beating as fast as Miles Teller was playing the drums.
Ok, that’s an exaggeration, but you get the point.
J.K.
Simmons in this movie might just be the most frightening villain in all of cinema.
Yeah, I said it.
First, let’s talk performances.
J.K.
Simmons, all I know the guy from is J.Jonah Jameson, which he’s great in.
Now, when I watch the original Spider-Man, I won’t be able to unsee Fletcher.
Simmons’ performance in this might be the best performance I’ve seen in years.
I know that’s a bold claim, but if you’ve seen the movie, you know what I mean.
The best part is, he switches characters literally in two seconds.
He goes from being this nice consoling guy who’s just like do your best and whatever
don’t worry about it.
Then when Miles Teller is playing the drums he suddenly just hurls a chair at him and
starts screaming at him and slapping him.
He is so mean to this kid and it’s almost hard to watch at a point.
When Miles Teller’s up on stage and Fletcher’s like, “Don’t f this up.”
And you know if he does it’s going to be ugly.
If you have a really mean aggressive teacher, watch this movie, then go to class, and if
they try to intimidate you I promise you’ll just laugh in their face.
The miraculous thing about this movie is, I really don’t like movies about instruments
and music.
And I have no interest in drums or jazz.
But this movie had me engaged and engrossed for every second.
The last bit of the movie is probably the best part, and it is so masterfully done.
I haven’t even touched on Miles Teller yet, who is pretty much equally as impressive as
J.K.
Simmons.
There’s only one word to describe this movie: intense.
If you have anxiety issues, this is not the film for you.
Funny story, I saw this movie for my friend’s birthday, and just for the record, this isn’t
a great popcorn partly flick.
That being said, I love this movie the more and more I think about it, and it also gets
a 10/10.
Also for the record, I don’t dish out these 10/10s usually as much but these films deserve
them.
So those were the Oscar movies I’ve seen and what I thought of them.
What was your favorite movie of the ones that were nominated?
And which one did you wish had won?
Be sure to let me know in the comments.
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