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Hurt Locker v Avatar: A film no one saw beat a film everyone saw.
Yes, I know Best Picture shouldn't equal biggest box office. And rarely does it. But movies are about entertainment. And a lot more people were entertained, enthralled, enchanted, amazed, etc by Avatar than by Hurt Locker.
Anyway, that was a weak year (like this year is) with no clear Best Picture. Perhaps there should be 'jackpot' and next year's winner gets two trophies... 
Neither film deserved to win imo. I remember being surprised that Avatar was even nominated, it's just not a very good movie.
When do you think it justified (other than financially) to make sequels to a film? In the current sequel happy enviroment, when writing a script, do you try to leave openings for the possibility of sequels, or instead try to put up roadblocks to prevent this and protect your original vision?
Also, regarding the Box Office, what your thoughts are (if any) on the current slump, and the possible causes.
The fact that fewer people are going to the movies is what I mean by "slump".
rtambree, Hi Welcome to the forums!
I know atleast in the UK that the numbers are down in terms of bums on seats. You absolutely right that the box office is at an all time high but it's because they are charging less people more money.
An 'intermission' on adaptations, and more specifically, comic book adaptations would be awesome.
The creative process behind it, why some are better than others, is it mostly the studios fault when its rubbish?, what makes a good comic book movie?
Why should we care about theatrical ticket sales as opposed to overall revenue? That's like worrying that sex is in a slump even tho births are up just because fewer people are doing it missionary style.
/was planning on making that analogy about cars
//not sure what happened
The cinemas make most of their revenue from concession sales. The less people that attend, the less money they make.
In any case, I can't see how it's a bad thing to want more people going to the movies.
I think an intermission about adaptations would be swell as well. As far as whose fault it is when they bomb, I tend to think that 50% of the time, the thing being adapted just isn't the sort of stuff that would make for a good movie, and the additional 50% of the failures you can chalk up to bad writing and/or studios altering the stories to try to make them more 'mainstream'. I always thought that was funny, considering that most of the time they were adapting them because they were already popular.
I would like to hear about moments in film or TV that totally shocked you. I mean, un-spoilered, real time surprised you.
I have two, and they are kind of girly, but I will never forget how amazing it felt to experience these moments. Both, actually, are TV moments that took place before the Internet or twitter were a big deal.
(That is another interesting topic: how does social media change and alter how we watch. I am watching Breaking Bad mostly because my twitter feed, comprised of people who like stuff I like, went nuts one day about something that happened on that show.)
Anyway, mine:
1. Kimberley takes her wig off and reveals the huge scar (Melrose Place. I know, dumb show, but ask anyone who watched it, that was a crazy awesome fucking scene.)
2. ER, S5, Carter is stabbed in the back and falls, and sees that Lucy has also been attacked. This one is
almost totally due to the Lo Fidelity All-Stars song 'Battleflag,' which gets louder and louder as the episode progresses.
My reaction to both these scenes was to call a friend and say "DID YOU SEE THAT!!?!!!?!!!?" And they were like "YES OH MY GOD!!!"
I would love to know what made you guys feel that way.
I remember the ER moment. I was shocked.
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