20 years of an American Masterpiece...

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2009)

As of today "Born" is 20 years old, and I thought it would be appropriate to review and look back on it.
The first time I saw "Born", I was an 8 year old boy laying in his hotel room in Las Vegas. I couldn't stop watching it. I was absorbed by it. I didn't see all of it then, but I watched it on DVD many years later and I have realized it is an American Masterpiece.
Tom Cruise is absolutely extraordinary as Kovic.
There's a lot to say about the technical aspects of "Born". From it's Amazing Direction(Stone won the Oscar that year and deserved his win) to the Beautiful Musical Score by John Williams. It also deserves props for its Cinematography and Editing.
But I can't understand why this film didn't get either a Best Picture or Best Actor win. And I don't understand it's somewhat low 7.1 rating on this website. This film is a Masterpiece and deserves more credit.
To close this I must say this is the Best of Stone's films, even "Platoon".
10*** out of 10***