Oscar Overlooked: CONTACT

[Klwasson]

There is little doubt that the members of the Academy have a collective
scientific literacy of an overcooked baked potato. Nevertheless, it is
disappointing that CONTACT was completely overlooked.

To those of you who are scientifically literate, I offer the following question
- which movie was most PROFOUND: Titanic, Good Will Hunting, or Contact?

Dr. K. Wasson
klwa...@nospam.aol.com

[Doug Tricarico]

In <19980210174...@ladder03.news.aol.com> klwa...@aol.com

Easy one: GOOD WILL HUNTING. CONTACT had a terible script, but it
certainly deserved mention in a number of other categories, such as
special effects, cinematography, editing and sound. That way-cool
slo-mo run to the medicine cabinet alone should be enough to get a
mention.

As far as the Oscars go, there have always been fine films which are
overlooked. Last year it was the superb COURAGE UNDER FIRE; this year
it's THE ICE STORM and COP LAND.

Doug

[Randal Morris]

Klwasson wrote:
>
> There is little doubt that the members of the Academy have a collective
> scientific literacy of an overcooked baked potato. Nevertheless, it is
> disappointing that CONTACT was completely overlooked.
>
> To those of you who are scientifically literate, I offer the following question
> - which movie was most PROFOUND: Titanic, Good Will Hunting, or Contact?

I'll give you Contact in the abstract sense, the question of man's place
in the universe - physically, philosophically, metaphysically. But,
Titanic was in fact profound in the sense that is was deeply moving, and
it told a complete story. The attention to detail was incredible. I
have not seen GWH.

However, I am surprised by the lack of nominations that I felt Contact
rightly deserved - Visual Effects, Film Editing (Air Force One!?!),
Sound Effects Editing, and Cinematography. As it stands, I do not see
Contact winning over Titanic for Best Sound.

What I cannot believe either is why the Academy limits the nominees to
only three for three of the big technical categories, especially with so
many technically driven films.

--Ranman

[Doug Tricarico]

In <34E0B2...@utmb.edu> Randal Morris <randal...@utmb.edu>
writes:

>
>
>However, I am surprised by the lack of nominations that I felt Contact
>rightly deserved - Visual Effects, Film Editing (Air Force One!?!),
>Sound Effects Editing, and Cinematography. As it stands, I do not see
>Contact winning over Titanic for Best Sound.

TITANIC's sound was excellent. I particularly liked hearing the faint
echoes of the past when they were doing the initial approach to the
wreck.

>What I cannot believe either is why the Academy limits the nominees to
>only three for three of the big technical categories, especially with
>so many technically driven films.

That's an excellent point. This is the most technical of art forms,
and to stint on nominations in these categories is ridiculous.

Doug