<p>As for the children in Slumdog – wasn’t there a similar controversy concerning the children in Kite Runner?</p>
<p>yes there was
The child actors in Kite Runner, said they were paid $1000 to $1500 a week compared to union actors being paid $2634 a week for principal speaking roles.</p>
<p>While I would agree that the Academy Awards are very political- I don’t have a problem with that- other award shows have cropped up- that perhaps are more representative of the quality of work, or as Pearl Jam front man said when they won a Grammy in 1996 * I don’t know what this means, I don’t think it means anything*</p>
<p>Very disappointed Mickey Rourke did not win(although I also do like Sean Penn ). The Wrestler was NOT just him playing himself. That movie was a very intense movie. I recommend it highly.</p>
<p>To use the defense that Mickey Rourke played himself so he shouldn’t win, is nonsensical. It was a performance, and this year it was the best performance by a male actor in a leading role. The academy though decided not to recognize this, and instead went the with politically correct choice. (I don’t mean this as a slight to Penn; just saying that Rourke should have won)</p>
<p>“The child actors in Kite Runner, said they were paid $1000 to $1500 a week compared to union actors being paid $2634 a week for principal speaking roles.”
Hollywood has ALWAYS been the most exploitive industry on the planet. Our family depends on their “largesse” and the industry awards shows and the celebration of corporate showbiz “wonderfullness” makes my flesh crawl.
sorry for the bitterness…</p>
<p>the academy awards are not just about one performance- they are often about a body of work, about what the work means and it’s importance to the community of entertainers, yes, but also to the larger community.
I don’t see that as being " politically correct".
To me, politically correct" is a snide term that was used when others would object to sexist/racist jokes or assumptions.
What does politically correct mean in this instance?</p>
<p>Well we could say * Milk* is a movie which is topical ( being the civil rights of GLBT have been a hot topic/issue for many- & many have been putting their money where their mouth is- particularly in CA), about the first openly elected gay politician who became a martyr for the cause of human rights when he was murdered in 1978.</p>
<p>Or on the other hand *The Wrestler * is some say " sentimental" drama about an aging pro wrestler, decades past his prime, barely getting by & attempting to make a comeback- trying to make it up to his daughter that he abandoned in childhood and getting closer to the stripper with a heart of gold.
Except for the stripper- sounds like a Hallmark hall of fame movie of the week.</p>
<p>Perhaps if Mr Rourke continues to make movies that are well received he will be nominated again- but small stories don’t often win Oscars.</p>
<p>Ms. Winslet had been nominated six times before she won.
I don’t recall Rourke having any other nominations for other roles.</p>
<p>And I am sorry your family has a tough time with Hollywood musica- but most exploitive industry on the planet?</p>
<p>That’s the plot line of about 80% of all the successful books and movies going back to the invention of writing. That fact that they found a somewhat new way to tell it is great testament to the talent of the writers.</p>
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<p>Sure, Barbra Streisand played exactly the same role, presumeably herself, in every movie she ever made, and she won an Oscar.</p>
<p>* the plot line of about 80% of all the successful books and movies going back to the invention of writing. That fact that they found a somewhat new way to tell it is great testament to the talent of the writers.*</p>
<p>I don’t generally read fiction so perhaps that is why I wasn’t impressed- I think reality is plenty interesting enough. :)</p>
<p>Yes, I was disappointed that Mickey didn’t win. Very funny guy. A survivor. Just a little sick of everybody’s “rights”. Starting with the made up right to privacy the Supremes found in the “penumbras and emanations” of the Constitution taking away from the states their right to criminalize, or not, activities as they see fit to the right to own a house, the right of the government to take your house and give it to a developer to construct something that provides a greater tax base for the locality, the entitlement to welfare, on and on and on.</p>
<p>Just a little sick of everybody’s “rights”.</p>
<p>Because?
I happen to believe that in the US - the right to housing, to employment and to health care- shouldn’t depend on what race/sex/religion, yes and what sexual orientation you are.
apparently to some- it does matter.</p>
<p>I guess you don’t like having any rights and you don’t want to have privacy. You might wanna have a chat with your local government and let them know you are tired of having your rights, they might be willing to eliminate that problem for you and you alone. Because frankly I think the rest of us like having some rights.</p>
Really? Sad for an American to make that observation. </p>
<p>You haven’t specified your objections to Sean Penn. Is it that he won an Oscar for his performance as Harvey Milk? Is it that he reiterated his support for gay marriage? Is it that he has anger management issues? Is it that he and Madonna broke up? </p>
<p>If it’s the gay thing - you’re wasting a lot of energy in not just getting over it.</p>
<p>If you want to see the performance that should have won, see Richard Jenkins in The Visitor. </p>
<p>What I loved about it was that he was not jumping up and down in the movie waving “look at me act!” That is the problem I have with so many movies and actors (for example, Revolutionary Road).</p>
<p>Instead he created an unforgettable character that was real and relatable.</p>
<p>Too bad more people did not see the movie. Then maybe he would have had a shot.</p>
<p>I saw both. I thought Sean Penn mastered a bigger challenge. Mickey Rourke climbed Pike’s Peak beautifully, Sean Penn climbed Everest beautifully. Choosing between the two, I award “best mountain climbing” to the guy on top of Everest.</p>
<p>I don’t see what Barbra Streisand has to do with this. There have been tons of crazy awards in the past; so what?</p>
<p>I also think Sean Penn is a jerk. I haven’t seen Milk. But I did see his wife sitting next to him at the Oscars, and I saw how overjoyed she was for him when his name was announced as the winner. And I heard him thank his “best friend” – someone other than his wife – and a bunch of other people who weren’t his wife. I thought it was tacky and cruel that he didn’t acknowledge his wife. If their marriage has had trouble, maybe that’s why.</p>