tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post1656239713845374405..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Animated Feature 2003SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-85250312576428618122014-10-05T18:25:10.151-05:002014-10-05T18:25:10.151-05:00In a very real sense, the Academy needs to figure ...In a very real sense, the Academy needs to figure out that "animated" isn't a genre, but a style. It's like NetFlix, which lists everything that isn't in English in the category of "foreign," so you get films like <i>Audition</i> and <i>Amelie</i> and <i>Solyaris</i> in the same category. It's infuriating.<br /><br />I didn't inlcude <i>The Animatrix</i> above for the reason you mentioned. I don't think it would have been eligible.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-8958071219213426582014-10-05T17:39:20.535-05:002014-10-05T17:39:20.535-05:00I agree this was a bad year for animated films. I...I agree this was a bad year for animated films. I haven't seen Brother Bear because it held zero interest for me. I did a search on IMDB and The Animatrix was listed as a 2003 animated feature film, although I don't think it was released in any theaters before first appearing on DVD, so that would have disqualified it from Oscar consideration.<br /><br />Picking between Finding Nemo and The Triplets of Belleville is a tough one for me. I completely agree with you that Triplets is not the kind of animated film the Academy gives awards to and that Finding Nemo presses all the buttons they like. <br /><br />It's almost impossible for me to compare the two; other than being animated they have nothing in common. I remember years ago when I was in a music club they had a laughably mixed "Black Music" section where they lumped together Michael Jackson, Public Enemy, Miles Davis, Kool and the Gang, and B.B. King. Lumping together Finding Nemo and The Triplets of Belleville just because they are animated is like that music situation for me.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-11196671571574587182014-10-03T15:59:33.330-05:002014-10-03T15:59:33.330-05:00As it turns out, this was kind of a lame year, at ...As it turns out, this was kind of a lame year, at least in animated films.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-33274632207193938772014-10-03T15:57:47.341-05:002014-10-03T15:57:47.341-05:00The only one I've seen here is actually Findin...The only one I've seen here is actually Finding Nemo.... and Tokyo Godfathers. I've heard good things about Triplets, but Godfathers deserved a placement above Brother Bear. Of all mentioned films, I like Tokyo Godfathers the most, but it's not exactly a family friendly film. Nemo has the widest appeal, so I can back its win.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.com