[REGNUM] As for the presentation of the award to the film "Navalny", the presenters did not particularly develop the topic of "bloody repressions". Zelensky, like last year, wanted to speak via video link, but, like last year, he was not allowed to speak. But at this ceremony there were a lot of ... blue pins and other items of blue clothing. And what did all those blue ribbon pins on the Oscars mean?
If you read the usually sparse, as a rule, responses in the Russian media to the 95th award ceremony of the American (and therefore stingy) Academy Film Academy with its Oscars, then an inexperienced reader may get the impression that one of the main events was the awarding of the main prize to the documentary film "Navalny," as well as the failed video speech by Zelensky.
However, it is not. "Unfriendly" America and its creative elite live their own deep inner life. Somewhere on a distant planet "Avatar."
The main prize was given to the comedy "Everything Everywhere and At Once", which was awarded prizes in other categories as well. If you ask what this film is about, the answer will be canonical - “yes, in general, about nothing.” A set of computer tricks, some kind of burlesque and flickering without a single captured soap (if there is, then it is definitely not deep).
But this is an "Asian film", and it was noted, apparently, guided by the very political correctness and desire for diversity. Like, if official Washington is now in conflict with China, then we, liberal Hollywood, will note precisely the senseless comedy about the adventures of a Chinese family in America, and even recognize the Chinese woman as the “best leading lady”.
The film was shot by two directors Daniel Scheinert and Dan Kwan , who have not done anything but clips in their lives so far. And now they gave money - you can combine the videos a la Tik-Tok into a full-length movie, especially since official Washington poisons Tik-Tok and prohibits it.
The legendary Steven Spielberg received a secondary prize for his autobiographical film The Fabelmans.
Lately, Hollywood has been generally nostalgic about its beloved and about America 50-100 years ago, when the trees were big, the grass was greener, the coke was cleaner, and the feelings were sincere (in the sense that directors were not jailed for harassment, but how many actresses got out into the people through the same case). And there was no need to be equal to any “political correctness”.
In this sense, another nominee is similar to Fabelmans - Damien Chazelle 's Babylon , but they decided not to give him anything. And that will be too much beauty. Nothing went to the deep philosophical film "Banshee Inisherin" by Martin McDonagh . In my aesthetic opinion, very vain.
But today one does not want the Academy of depth and philosophy, one wants lightness.
If it were my will, I would generally give all the Oscars this year to the film adaptation of Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front" directed by Edward Berger , recognized as the best foreign film . Don't ask why, just think. For the American film academy, there was, in fact, no choice: how not to celebrate the “war in Europe” this year. Besides, the film is really talented. Very.
But we will not list all the nominees and laureates, whoever needs it will find it and download it, since they don’t want to show these films to us legally.
As for the awarding of the award to the film "Navalny", their wife Yulia was invited to the ceremony, she said a few words appropriate to her and the ceremony, but the presenters did not particularly develop the topic of "bloody repressions", confining themselves to phrases like "it was an emotional year." Marked, they say, and okay.
Zelensky, like last year, wanted to speak via video link, but, like last year, they didn’t let him: they say, this is not the place for us to talk about modern war, we didn’t gather for this.
About 10,000 people voted for the Oscars this year. They had to watch all the films. Then decide which films they like the most.
The vote was not completely secret, as many "voters" managed to trumpet the media about their choice. Even then, it became clear that "Chinese-American burlesque" would win. Massively and cash (100 million has long been collected).
Voters were also asked to rank all 10 nominated films in order of preference. And although he did not win in any of the published ballots as a result, Ruben Östlund's "Triangle of Sorrow" was the second or third choice for a very large number of "voters", despite the fact that the film is also completely empty and meaningless, but there is perhaps no diversity and Chinese .
And also at this ceremony there were a lot of ... blue pins and other elements of blue clothing. And what did all those blue ribbon pins on the Oscars mean?
And the fact that badges and other accessories with a blue ribbon were shown as part of the #WithRefugees initiative, coined by the UN Refugee Agency - "as a sign of solidarity and support for refugees and displaced people around the world" . Organizers said "Wearing the #WithRefugees blue ribbon on the red carpet sends a powerful visual message that everyone has the right to seek safety, whoever, wherever and whenever they are."
God, how exquisite and high society touching. And at the same time, it's completely unobtrusive. Moreover, during the rest of the ceremony, the organizers did their best to avoid any surprises, scandalous antics, sharp and ambiguous statements, especially political demarches. In this regard, everything was successful.
March 13, 2023
Georgy Bovt