tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post7861820399286758241..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Watching Oscar: Shakespeare in LoveSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-89002102854648539022014-11-19T22:15:16.486-06:002014-11-19T22:15:16.486-06:00I heartily agree with that choice. I heartily agree with that choice. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-70849983010828624042014-11-19T21:10:13.413-06:002014-11-19T21:10:13.413-06:00I thought Thin Red Line was vastly superior to Sav...I thought Thin Red Line was vastly superior to Saving Private Ryan, and I was surprised at how many of my friends got defensive about it.<br /><br />As a matter of fact, I remember saying at the time that I had wanted to see a war movie like The Thin Red Line ever since I discovered war movies.<br /><br />That said, my favorite movie from 1998 is The Big Lebowski.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-67770803773567440302014-11-19T20:22:28.415-06:002014-11-19T20:22:28.415-06:00You're not alone (see Chip's comment above...You're not alone (see Chip's comment above). I like this film, but I'd have probably voted for <i>The Thin Red Line</i>. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-45574373416602840602014-11-19T20:12:41.024-06:002014-11-19T20:12:41.024-06:00I thought 1998 was one of the strongest years ever...I thought 1998 was one of the strongest years ever for the Oscar nominations. I liked all the movies. I was rooting against Saving Private Ryan because I thought it was a little long and I started to like it less and less s it went on. Everything else was PURE MOVIE GOLD. Especially Shakespeare in Love and The Thin Red Line.<br /><br />But ultimately I was rooting for Shakespeare in Love. Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-74561484828659803702013-05-03T17:07:12.118-05:002013-05-03T17:07:12.118-05:00It's a difficult movie to dislike completely. ...It's a difficult movie to dislike completely. A lot of that is that it's just a charming film, but a great deal of it comes from the clever screenplay. Tom Stoppard is a hell of a good writer.<br /><br />This is one of those cases where I'd have picked a different film (probably <i>The Thin Red Line</i>) for the winner, but I can't be terribly upset by this winning. I understand why it won, and it's not like it's a terrible film. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-45615983159512842222013-05-03T16:53:41.667-05:002013-05-03T16:53:41.667-05:00"The biggest issue that most people have with..."The biggest issue that most people have with Shakespeare in Love is that it won Best Picture over Saving Private Ryan and/or The Thin Red Line."<br /><br />I completely agree with this. And your bit about "how can a sweet little period piece beat out a serious war film" is also right on the nose. It's almost like the genre itself is reason enough for many people to hate it for winning.<br /><br />As you know from prior comments, I love this film. I have no problem with it beating Saving Private Ryan, a movie that I also like a lot. As you said, SiL is written as if by Shakespeare himself. His own plays had both elements for the educated and for the "groundlings" (the common people who stood on the ground in front of the stage.) SiL has these same kinds of elements.<br /><br />You are also correct on Shakespeare having gender switch themes in several plays. One of the most prominent is Twelfth Night, whose female lead is named Viola, and which gets referenced at the end of SiL.<br /><br />I loved the "that woman...is a woman!" scene, especially when the big burly guy playing the nurse does this little, very feminine "me?" hand gesture in response.<br /><br />In fact, the only criticism I have of this film is the historical goof - there were no British colonies in Virginia in the 1590s. That's just me being anal, though. It was necessary for the end of the film to happen.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-88333536282018451042013-05-03T10:52:21.150-05:002013-05-03T10:52:21.150-05:00This is a film that suffered a lot of backlash, so...This is a film that suffered a lot of backlash, sort of like <i>Titanic</i> did. People tend to forget that there's often a reason these films get acclaim in the first place--they're good.<br /><br />"Chick flick" is an unfortunate term that's easy to use because it's rhyme-y and easy to say. But it's also pretty degrading. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-38176999856676717242013-05-03T09:24:30.308-05:002013-05-03T09:24:30.308-05:00Steve, I think that many are too nasty towards Sha...Steve, I think that many are too nasty towards Shakespeare in Love because of its Best Picture win and forget that it's actually a very well-written movie. I haven't seen it since the original viewing in the theaters, so I wonder how it would hold up. I expect it would do just fine.<br /><br />On a side note, I appreciate your choice to not use "chick flick", which is one of my least favorite phrases and is used way too often. Bravo!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.com