Oscars 2025 • Page 17

nah

 

What discourse would there be to have about Conclave in that situation? It would just be memes referencing it

 

Conclave is fine but the thing that sticks out to me most is that, for a film about unveiling scandals within the Catholic Church, is there even a single reference to the child sex abuse scandals? We’re supposed to be scandalized about some priest having a secret kid when *that* whole thing is just lingering in the background?

 

My only contribution to the Conclave discourse is it's a very conventionally entertaining and well assembled popcorn movie with a pretty milquetoast liberal message. It's closer to an airport novel than a serious art film, it's not better than at least 6 movies in this year's race, and yet somehow it still would be the best BP winner since Parasite aside from Oppenheimer

 

it is going to become the lowest domestic grossing best picture winner ever. by a factor of the least amount of people seeing it compared to any other winner i don’t see how this won’t be the case.

 

Sean Baker is only going to grow in esteem so more and more people will discover Anora and his earlier films.

 

I think they mention it but not by name just like there are troubles in the church

 

I actually think it is more realistic that Cardinals ignore that and pretend it isn't happening

 

since it's so vague I hope they do Who's On First

 

Would Anora be the most comedic Oscar BP win?

 

No Country for Old Men is pretty funny.

 

Green Book is cosmically funny.

 

probably a dozen winners i can think of off the top of my head that are funnier than anora

not to say they're better movies necessarily but come on

 

A dozen is insane. Annie Hall, I guess? I haven’t seen that in a while. The Departed is very funny

 

I was on the train and couldnt think of any without looking it up which I didnt do because of being on the train

 

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest is a funny one

 

oppenheimer had some good laughs throughout. argo is a much worse movie but is funnier. the departed. nevermind the old, old winners of which there are several straightforward comedies

 

Oppenheimer was not more comedic than Anora come on

 

Famous comedic film Oppenheimer

 

basically the entirety of damon's character. jack quaid playing the bongos. benny with the sunblock. sneaky funny movie.

 

Im talking about movies that are closest to being comedies. Movies that have scenes where the primary purpose is to set up a joke and comedy is important to the movie working.

Im off the train and looking the winners list now.

 

Forest Gump I guess