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"Get Out" won best original screenplay?
March 5, 2018 at 10:10 am
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I remember everyone proclaiming what a wonderful movie it was. I decided to watch it, and I was disappointed. There was nothing "original" about it. It was just "Stepford Wives" with a cast of black people.
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RE: "Get Out" won best original screenplay?
March 5, 2018 at 10:14 am
I never got the appeal to either Forest Gump or Titanic. I thought those movies were over rated. But again, all I can say is I didn't like them.
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RE: "Get Out" won best original screenplay?
March 5, 2018 at 12:49 pm
What screenplay do you think should have won instead?
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RE: "Get Out" won best original screenplay?
March 5, 2018 at 12:52 pm
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Yeah I had high expectations going in to see it and was disappointed as well. I don't see how it's different from any other cheap horror movie. Still confussed as to what is supposed to be so great about it.
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RE: "Get Out" won best original screenplay?
March 5, 2018 at 12:55 pm
(March 5, 2018 at 12:49 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: What screenplay do you think should have won instead?
"Get Out" was the only one in the list of nominations for that category that I watched. As I've already stated, however, there was nothing "original" about the film. Perhaps the other nominations were simply slightly more unoriginal.
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RE: "Get Out" won best original screenplay?
March 5, 2018 at 1:06 pm
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(March 5, 2018 at 10:10 am)Lutrinae Wrote: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com...s-43285058
I remember everyone proclaiming what a wonderful movie it was. I decided to watch it, and I was disappointed. There was nothing "original" about it. It was just "Stepford Wives" with a cast of black people.
I liked it a lot. I was happy to see Jordan Peele get the award.
(March 5, 2018 at 10:14 am)Brian37 Wrote: I never got the appeal to either Forest Gump or Titanic. I thought those movies were over rated. But again, all I can say is I didn't like them.
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RE: "Get Out" won best original screenplay?
March 5, 2018 at 1:51 pm
(March 5, 2018 at 12:52 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Yeah I had high expectations going in to see it and was disappointed as well. I don't see how it's different from any other cheap horror movie. Still confussed as to what is supposed to be so great about it.
I think a horror movie that's a thinly veiled allegory about the bad side of being black in America just hit into the zeitgeist of these racially-charged times. Also, Daniel Kaluuya is an excellent actor who's finally getting the recognition he deserves.
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RE: "Get Out" won best original screenplay?
March 5, 2018 at 2:00 pm
Just like "The Shape of Water" was literally "Splash"
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RE: "Get Out" won best original screenplay?
March 5, 2018 at 2:03 pm
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(March 5, 2018 at 1:06 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: (March 5, 2018 at 10:10 am)Lutrinae Wrote: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com...s-43285058
I remember everyone proclaiming what a wonderful movie it was. I decided to watch it, and I was disappointed. There was nothing "original" about it. It was just "Stepford Wives" with a cast of black people.
I liked it a lot. I was happy to see Jordan Peele get the award.
(March 5, 2018 at 10:14 am)Brian37 Wrote: I never got the appeal to either Forest Gump or Titanic. I thought those movies were over rated. But again, all I can say is I didn't like them.
Who doesn’t like Forest Gump?! You’re dead inside! 😝
I know, right?? Forrest Gump is my fav movie ever!
(March 5, 2018 at 1:51 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: (March 5, 2018 at 12:52 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Yeah I had high expectations going in to see it and was disappointed as well. I don't see how it's different from any other cheap horror movie. Still confussed as to what is supposed to be so great about it.
I think a horror movie that's a thinly veiled allegory about the bad side of being black in America just hit into the zeitgeist of these racially-charged times. Also, Daniel Kaluuya is an excellent actor who's finally getting the recognition he deserves.
I guess I didn't catch the allegory? I mean, I saw that they made every single white person in that movie evil and racist against blacks, but was there a deeper underlying meaning I didn't catch.
I will agree about the actor. He did a great job.
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RE: "Get Out" won best original screenplay?
March 5, 2018 at 3:25 pm
(March 5, 2018 at 12:55 pm)Lutrinae Wrote: (March 5, 2018 at 12:49 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: What screenplay do you think should have won instead?
"Get Out" was the only one in the list of nominations for that category that I watched. As I've already stated, however, there was nothing "original" about the film. Perhaps the other nominations were simply slightly more unoriginal.
Original just means it's not a sequel/remake/adaptation, I think. Doesn't have anything to do with 'original' as in ground breaking.
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