L. A. Confidential vs. Titanic

Rating: 10/10 (28 July 1999)

Acting: Kim Basinger got an oscar for her performance to prove that L. A. Confidential has better acting. Titanic got two nominations but even those performances were not the best they could have been.
Directing: Curtis Hanson got the nomination but Cameron the oscar. Why? Cameron's movie was more popular. Curtis Hanson was able to direct scenes so that they flowed together. In L. A. Confidential all of the scenes came together. In Titanic it was going from one scene to the next except it never flowed and never particularly came together.
Screenplay: The screenplay in L. A. Confidential was cutting edge, straight at you, and perfection. In Titanic. " I'm just a tumbleweed blowing in the wind "
Musical Score: The score for L. A. Confidential went right along with the movie. There was never a moment when the music did not draw you into the scene. With Titanic it only distracted me. I also recognized several of the melodies from other songs.
So why did Titanic beat L. A. Confidential for the Best Motion Picture oscar? Popularity. My Score 10/10