https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines

No.

It's a thread about RRR being featured at the oscars, and I used it to make a comment about the direction the oscars seem to take without saying anything about RRR.

HA on your ass! There it go!

"The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American film industry." Traditionally they do American movies with some categories for foreign films, but not nearly as many. Now it seems instead of focusing on better nominations for American movies, they add new markets. As I said, it's a good business move but I'm not sure I like the idea of a US-based panel of judges being the end-all be-all authorities on international cinema everywhere. Goes a bit against diversity doesn't it.

Sir this is a RRR thread

Nope

That would be great!

More movies like

Mad Max Fury Road

Top Gun

Avatar

I watched my vasectomy with picture in picture while watching this film. The film was the more painful thing to watch.

Radius

Jenna Ortega, pass

Yeah that's my point, the Oscars used to be about mostly English speaking movies from the US with specific categories for foreign films. Now they're opening into foreign markets more. Now you be the judge if it's good or bad for diversity if the ultimate body to judge any movie anywhere has a fully USA-based panel of judges.

Rest in peace, and thanks for one of my favorite films

Ted K is totally worth watching and probably unlike pretty much anything you imagine it would be like going in. Stylistically it’s very clear that it’s a visionary filmmaker’s passion project. Weirdly unique movie, but it’s fantastic. I feel like I got a lot out of it, and it’s like bold choice after bold choice that I really got a kick out of. Sharlto is in every scene and he does for the Unabomber what Charlize Theron did as Aileen Wournos in Monster, really humanizes and sheds light on a dark deeply disturbed person’s perspective.

I was at the movie theater like every week when this movie released and I have never even heard of it, although I do know Super Troopers. I guess it got a limited release or just got super lost in the shuffle of Avatar's release? Seriously, never even heard of it lol

Does anybody know what’s it about?

If you like Memento try Magnolia

Weird comparison

Most recently Close,

Come and See

Manchester by the Sea

Killing Them Softly, he's just so, ewwwww.

True. They have to use some kind of criteria though otherwise every indie movie and self-made film would have to be counted. And the “top grossing” ones are what matters most for someone’s career and for awards show recognition.

Wait did RRR get an Oscar? Did I miss something? I didn't say anything about that movie, I'm just saying they're opening to Indian audiences instead of focusing on what they traditionally did. I don't quite understand how Oscars, being based in the US and being comprised of mostly US critics trying to become the end-all be-all critical body of the world is a good thing but okay. Seems a lot of diversity would be lost but sure whatever floats your boat.

I didn't say anything about RRR

The comment you're referencing: "Per the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media: 17% of top grossing films had a female lead"

You left out the "top grossing" part, which would certainly skew your claim.

I didn't say anything about RRR wtf