The Oscars

     It's that time of year again, where Hollywood comes to recognize movies for their greats. It has been going on for over 85 years. This year, there are so many movies nominated for best picture.


    First off some people like to call them "The Academy Awards" and some others like to call them "The Oscars"   It started in 1929 and the first film to win best picture was a silent film called Wings. And since last year, when The Artist won best picture, no other silent film won for best picture.

    There are some categories that all contain movies. All about movies. I am a movie buff, and I love movies. Some movies that I've seen have won best picture. All Quiet on the Western Front was one movie I've seen and it had won the third Academy Award for best picture. Some movies, I feel don't really deserve to win for best picture.

    One of them is of course, The English Patient. I don't know why it won, and I don't think it should have won. It was not one of the enjoyable movies to see. But other movies I like such as: Casablanca, On the Waterfront, Ordinary People, Ben-Hur, Titanic, Patton, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Schindler's list, Slumdog Millionaire, The King's Speech, No Country for Old Men, Forest Gump and Brave heart, were deserving of those awards. Some movies that I'm not a fan of, did win for best picture and let's just say we have a huge selection this year. There are so many to choose from. One of the movies was filmed in Philadelphia called Silver Linings Playbook. Based on a true story of a man who lives in Philadelphia and is huge fan of the Eagles. I bet a lot of people from Philadelphia are rooting for that one.

  Argo is another film that is a contender for the title of best picture, and Ben Afleck directed it. Sadly, he isn't nominated for best Director this year. Argo is also based on a true story.

 Lincoln is also based on a true story about the life of Abraham Lincoln and him abolishing slavery. I would love to see this movie. There are so many movies nominated this year. And every year there is a different host, this year it's Family Guy's own, Seth McFarlane. He's OK, but I stopped watching Family Guy. His movie has been nominated for music, but I think I already know Adelle will win for her rendition of "Skyfall" on the new James Bond film.


This year, it will be also a tribute of James Bond's 50 years in film, from Sean Conery to Pierce Brosnan. Even the new one will be there. I was never a huge fan of James Bond, but still amazing to see the 50 years of Bond. Plus if I had to pick my favorite, Sean Conery would be the one "Shaken not stirred"

This year there will also be the youngest actress nominated, at the age of 9 for work in the movie Beasts of the Southern Wind (which is also nominated) and the oldest actress nominated, at the age of 85. Both in the same year. Amazing.

Well I've always looked forward to what they are wearing as well as who will win the Oscar. Love to see the dresses and the beautiful jewelry that the girls will wear and the shoes and purses to go with it.

If I wanted to pick on what movie will win for best picture, it's going to be Argo although Silver Linings Playbook and Lincoln are very good, I just have a gut feeling Argo is going to win best picture. But that's just my prediction.

    I love movies, I haven't been in a theater in a while, and I don't like going to 3-D movies. I just like seeing a movie for what it is, without all that 3-D nonsense. Mostly because inspire us to go into a world of another person's life and see how they want to version of the world through pictures and stories, some fictional and some based on a true event, and at the Oscars, their story can be a crowning achievement and can win something more than just being the best of the year, but mostly knowing that so many people would want to see the movie, spend their money and give their positive feedback saying how much they enjoyed it that they would give the filmmakers, writers, directors, actors and many more people that made the movie possible, this one award. This Oscar, that shows this movie is worth seeing.

  Enjoy the Oscars till then Ciao Bloggers!

Short Poem: Feelings

FEELINGS

Sometimes we hide our feelings,

to show we aren't scared,

to show we aren't afraid, 

to show we can conquer our fears,

but deep down,

deep down,

we can't show,

or true emotions,

how we really feel,

how we can't shed one tear,

until something sad truely happens,

that is not under our control.

that's when our emotions, 

get the better of us,

or feelings really show,

feelings aren't always going to show our true meanings

our true emotions,

we are always going to hide them, 

until we find the time, 

to show when we really care,

and when we really love someone,

deep down inside

Love Actually- Why I like this movie

    There is a movie i like, that comes out around the holidays, called "Love Actually" Staring, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Liam Neisen, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson and it considered a very touching heart warming story about love and why it is important to these people.


    First off, I saw this movie in theaters when I was 19, almost TEN YEARS AGO!!! OMG I am old. I didn't know what this movie was going to be like. I found out immediately it took place around the holiday season, and it took place in England. It goes from one persons story to another. Liam Neisen plays a widower who just recently lost his wife (the tragic thing is he experiences it in real life when his actually loses Natasha Richardsen) He has to look after his step-son, who he tries his best to connect with, and he is in love with an American girl in school. He tries his hardest to connect with the kid, but being lovestruck, and heart broken from a sudden death doesn't help heal the relationship they're having.


   Hugh Grant plays the prime minister in love with a juror member named Natalie, but she ends up being harrased (Sexually), but that doesn't seem to stop his true feeling and love for Natalie. Eventually he confronts her and they kiss in the finalie of a school play, the secret revealed. Seeing that he and she were meant to be.

  Another story was about a guy who wants to go to America to see what it was like to fall in love with American girls after an incident happened long ago. Eventually he falls in love with a girl named "Harriet" who soon introduces her friend to his friend, Tony.

And much much more. Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson play husband and wife who is the prime minister's sister. They seem to be having a rough patch in their relationship.


It has been a while since I seen the movie, and I think that most of the stories are from one source, LOVE. Love can never die, love will never stop anything. Even if you want to show your affections of romance to someone on an airplane while she was getting on to go to New York, or try to know just because you fell in love once, and were crushed by sudden death, doesn't mean your life isn't over.

  Even Colin Firth's character falls in love and asks for her hand in marriage, in Portuigese. She says yes of course, in a crowded restaurant where she was a waitress.

     I admit some parts of the movie were pretty iffy (since there were some sex scenes, mostly to one couple who were shooting porn) but still was a watchable movie and also, before I leave I can't forget one more character:

    An aging Rock 'N Roll legend  who feels as if he has a second wind to perform again, with a Christmas jingle of course.


By the end of the movie, the song "God only knows" by the Beach boys play in a crowded air port where some of the characters are waiting for loved ones to come back from America. The son's girlfriend who soon plants a kiss. The guy who was in America and tells his friend about his new girlfriend, the prime minister, Alan Rickman (although not so happy) the family was a little joyful to see him home again. And by the end of the movie, they show random people hugging one another, as the song ends, and I love that song, and the movie both the same.

  Also this movie had a lot of songs in it, and going back, this movie was one of my favorites to watch over the holiday season, the young girl CAN sing "all I want for Christmas is you" Sometimes, love can show us many stages and we can be crazy to show how much we can love one another, that we can ask for someone's hand in marriage in another language, go to great lengths just to say good bye to someone on an airport, only to return later. Seeing this movie around the holidays is a really special treat, but I'm not big on hearing Christmas songs in this movie, unless it's the holiday season.

    Till then, Ciao bloggers. Hope you know that deep down, whatever happens, the strongest thing in the world is LOVE