I guess I have to connect some more dots.
Everyone knows that Hollywood is dominated by left wingers many of whom are activists to some extent, some more than others.
I am sure most of us remember the comments that American Sniper director Clint Eastwood made at the most recent Republican convention. Yes, you got it, he is not a left winger. The very fact that he made the largest grossing movie of the year was demeaned by the presenter of the award for Best Picture, Sean Penn.
Sean Penn of all people. The same guy who accused the Bush administration of war crimes in Iraq. Is it beginning to hit home yet. Penn represents the far left and this was a deliberate slap in the face of Eastwood. The fact that Eastwood was not even nominated for Best Director is even a more obvious slap in his face. But choosing Penn to present this award was the Academy’s way of making another political statement directed at both Eastwood and his movie.
So Penn comments that the amount of money a film grosses is not the benchmark for Best Picture. Really, that needed to be said. The fact that more people went to see American Sniper is not even a consideration. Right.
All validity for the Academy Awards went down the drain this week. Politics rules the roost. The biggest slap in the face goes to the Academy who had to sit back and watch as Eastwood put together a masterpiece. Anyone who saw that movie knows what I mean. When that movie ended the theater was totally silent as everyone left, much like a church. Why, because that movie made you think. That movie made you face some realities. But first and foremost that movie did not fit the typical Hollywood mold.
Although Eastwood and his movie did not get the recognition they deserved all those who saw the movie know better. Liberals live in their own little world and this week it became even more obvious.
Everyone knows that Hollywood is dominated by left wingers many of whom are activists to some extent, some more than others.
I am sure most of us remember the comments that American Sniper director Clint Eastwood made at the most recent Republican convention. Yes, you got it, he is not a left winger. The very fact that he made the largest grossing movie of the year was demeaned by the presenter of the award for Best Picture, Sean Penn.
Sean Penn of all people. The same guy who accused the Bush administration of war crimes in Iraq. Is it beginning to hit home yet. Penn represents the far left and this was a deliberate slap in the face of Eastwood. The fact that Eastwood was not even nominated for Best Director is even a more obvious slap in his face. But choosing Penn to present this award was the Academy’s way of making another political statement directed at both Eastwood and his movie.
So Penn comments that the amount of money a film grosses is not the benchmark for Best Picture. Really, that needed to be said. The fact that more people went to see American Sniper is not even a consideration. Right.
All validity for the Academy Awards went down the drain this week. Politics rules the roost. The biggest slap in the face goes to the Academy who had to sit back and watch as Eastwood put together a masterpiece. Anyone who saw that movie knows what I mean. When that movie ended the theater was totally silent as everyone left, much like a church. Why, because that movie made you think. That movie made you face some realities. But first and foremost that movie did not fit the typical Hollywood mold.
Although Eastwood and his movie did not get the recognition they deserved all those who saw the movie know better. Liberals live in their own little world and this week it became even more obvious.
