This gets better every time I view it

Rating: 10/10 (18 May 2010)

In 1956 The Academy Award for best picture was given to a very boring movie called "Marty". In that same year BAFTA awarded the incredibly well done Richard III with Lawrence Olivie the best picture award. In that same year we had Bad Day At Black Rock, and arguably the best movie of all time La Strada as well. Again and again the Academy of Motion Picture Artists fails to recognize true genius in favor of some politically popular statement. This year they did it again favoring a cute little Iraqi War film tribute to the poor unfortunate soldiers who have been unfortunate enough top be sucked into this idiotic conflict over a film that will be remembered for a thousand years longer, Avatar. In Avatar, the creator, James Cameron has given Hollywood and the entire movie industry a new art form. It is as much of an experience as a movie and it has a storyline I would rank head and shoulders over any of its many competitors. But, alas, it was not a war movie or a "cause celeb" movie so the ill informed of Hollywood chose to ignore it in favor of a much lessor movie. What a shame that the first woman to win the award for direction will know for ever after that in fact she received it as a token.