as the season of the Oscars approaches, i find myself asking more and more, what makes a movie good? is it script? character development? direction? acting? an original plot? what is it? what makes a movie worthy of an Oscar?
according to my extensive research (i seen a few of the movies that are up for Oscars. and i've watched other movies besides those. WHAT NOW!!), i've come to the conclusion that it's a mixture of all those things and others. but everybody knows that. finding the perfect blend of all these essential ingredients is the key to making a memorable film. and few people can do it. true, different movies appeal to different audiences, and while people who think rom coms are the best things since luke's haircut may not particularly enjoy "silence of the lambs", they can at least appreciate the talent and effort that went into making the film.
but there's another thing that makes movie critics do a double take; originality. take the best picture noms for this year: black swan, the kids are all right, 127 hours, inception. all movies that that either made your head spin or pushed the social envelope in a way that was too monumental to be ignored. so the academy rewarded it. but only one film will join the 82 other immortal Oscar winners and become extraordinary.
as i start to plan a movie of my own and look at elements that will make it successful, i wonder what the process really is, how the judges break down the categories and rate them. how do they assess performances? just what makes a script worthy of an award?
i'll probably never know for sure, but it sure will be fun trying to figure it out.
"the best things since Luke's haircut"
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