What was better?

Rating: Null/10 (19 October 1998)

I have noticed many people blasting the Academy for awarding 11 Oscars to Titanic. However, I have not really seen anyone offering other movies that were more deserving. This is mostly because Titanic was one of, if not the best, movies of 1997. Remember that the Oscars are given for individual years and not for all time. 1997 did not provide many stand-out movies, with the exceptions of Titanic, Good Will Hunting, and L.A. Confidential. Personally, my vote for Best Picture would have gone to Good Will Hunting, but, I cannot blame people for thinking that Titanic was the best picture of 1997, because, quite frankly, what else was there?
Another thing that bothers me is that many people say that the storyline is horrible, dialogue is bad, etc. Did Titanic get nominated for Best Screenplay? No, it didn't, so it doesn't make sense to me that people would complain about that, since the Academy obviously recognized better stories than that of Titanic. The same holds true for DiCaprio, and I will admit that, in my mind, Winslet and Stuart probably shouldn't have received nominations, either.
Perception of the movie is vital to the viewer's opinion. If a person goes into Titanic looking for a love story, that person is sure to be disappointed, because, in my opinion, the love story should be viewed as secondary, or complimentary, to the sinking of Titanic.
All in all, I feel that Titanic is definitely not one of the best ever, but certainly it is one of the best of 1997.