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The Hurt Locker
Tom:
--- Quote from: Aurjay on 02 Feb 2010, 19:53 ---I still talk about this movie and try to get my army buddies to go and see it. Something i found out today was that both James Cameron and the Female that directec Hurt Locker were married and he persuaded her to make this movie.
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Pretty sure that was more of a "Hey James look what I've got, isn't it neat. I'm gonna make it an' it'll be sweet, what do you think of it?". Also her name is Kathryn Bigelow.
Alex C:
I believe this is the interview you guys are referring to. Anyway, it's a stretch to give him much responsibility. I'm sure directors talk shop about scripts all the time.
Alex C:
Also, I don't understand why so many people seem to be saying that Avatar should get best film and Locker should get best director. If anything, I think it's the other way around. Bigelow made an excellent film, one that I personally like better than Avatar. On the other hand, I can't imagine anyone else managing to make Avatar work as well as it does, which has to count for something in Cameron's favor.
KvP:
I don't know anybody who's saying that's how it should go, but that's the conventional wisdom on how it will go. Gawker put it best - most of the time, Best Picture is reserved for the movie Hollywood wants to pat itself on the back for (prestige films / war films / austere dramas / movies with "uglified" stars / biopics / movies fictionalizing the plight of minorities / whatever Harvey Weinstein wants to win. Or in Jimmy Cameron's case, movies that make unethical amounts of money) whereas Best Director goes to the movie everyone thinks is actually the best.
It might actually go to Tarantino, because Hollywood is full of cunts.
Alex C:
Sometimes I'm glad I don't understand hollywood.
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