What do you guys think of Spielberg's proposal
If so Roma would not have been nominated or won the Oscar for Best Foreign film
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture...teven-spielberg-s-proposed-oscars-ban-n978846
This Fall (October), the film 'The Irishman' from Marty Scorsese will be released on Netflix.
Netflix paid $130 million for it by the way.
Now, if Steven Spielberg ('Ready Player One'), one of my favorite filmmakers in the cinema history, and one large voice in AMPAS (Academy voters in Hollywood), among 8,000 other voters from the movie industry, says that films like Roma, The Irishman, ...shouldn't be nominated for the Oscars, even if those films abide by the rules of AMPAS, he is one voice and one voice only, regardless of how big is his voice unless that voice can convince the Academy voters, the majority, to accept his proposition.
I agree with what Marc said above, pretty much he said it all in only few words...post #2.
I know that in Hollywood movie theaters are their bread and butter and that Streaming services like Netflix is enemy public numbero uno for gentlemen like Mr. Steven Spielberg.
I would also love to hear from Oliver Stone, Marty Scorsese, Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo del Toro, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Quentin Tarantino, ...all the other 8,000 voters from the Academy on their own take from this.
Me personally I believe in democracy, justice, equality, expansion, higher knowledge, better advancement, sharing of culture, solidifying peace, opening hearts to love and friendship among the various diversifications, ...all that jazz from Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Canada, USA, Poland, Holland, Germany, France, Netflix, Hollywood and the Oscars under a universal cinema roof here in America...USA.
But, I am only a super minuscule voice outside the confines of the Academy voters...brief I count for less than nothing, minus zero, and I'm only Canadian...not viewed very well right now by the Americans, the Chinese (Huawei), Saudi Arabia (Chrystia Freeland), Canadians themselves because of Venezuela and Cuba and Alberta and Quebec and SNC-Lavalin (Justin Trudeau). Still, cinema is big in Canada too and we have some terrific film directors (Denis Villeneuve) and actors and natural decor sets (British Columbia).
I have zero issue with 'Green Book' Best Picture, and even less with 'Roma' Best Foreign Language Film. ...Same for all the other Oscar winners in all the twenty-four categories, including Best Song. If Steven Spielberg has an issue it is his right. I respect that right to have an opinion that others might agree with or not. It's the voice of all people that counts, worth fighting for.
I think Mr. Steven Spielberg I understand 100% very very clearly his view. I respect that view.
What is the Academy thinks of it, all the people who have the power of veto?
I go with the overall harmony of all.
Movies are one part of our culture (music another, paintings one more, architecture, gardens, parks, forests, cities, etc.) and our culture comprises the riches and the poor. Not everyone can afford a movie theater in the land their ancestors died for, they are living on, their towns, villages.
If Mr. Steven Spielberg wants to make the Oscars an exclusivity for the theaters only, English language only, whatever pleases him, he's free on this land of the brave and the free to tweet his opinion to the universal cinema culture of the American continent, to the entire world, including Sunset Boulevard.
I could ask the same question back to you Steve?
As much as I love Steven Spielberg I love even more Alfonso Cuarón right now, and his own take in this all cinema affair in Hollywood @ the Oscars (AMPAS).
Netflix is a disease for the unfortunate few, and a liberation for the fortunate handsome few too.
