Is it just me …

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Or are the large majority of the Oscar-nominated films/actors/etc. this year just depressing?

You’ve got Milk, where people die. Doubt, which is about a priest who may or may not be abusing young boys. Heath Ledger, who’s dead. The Wrestler, which is about a washed-up wrestler. Rachel Getting Married, about a recovering drug addict who ruins her sister’s wedding. Changeling, about a kidnapped kid …

It seems to me like the only category that has any uplifting films is the animated category — and even Wall-E has a serious message.

Geez. Writing this has depressed me. Is it wrong for me to prefer movies that are just fun?

On the TV front, I’m looking forward to the Super Bowl this weekend (go Cardinals!) and the return of programs like Chuck. I think it’s one of the best shows folks aren’t watching right now. And I’m still loving Gossip Girl, How I Met Your Mother, NCIS, The Closer, and Leverage.

Heroes comes back on Monday too. Meh. If it’s not any better than last year, I’ll be tuning out. And please, please, please, can someone kill Sylar for good already? His eyebrows are really starting to creep me out.

What about you guys? Seen any of the Oscar films this year? Looking forward to February TV? Share in the comments.

10 Responses to “Is it just me …”

  2. Brian says:

    I could not disagree more. Annie Hall is one of the best movies ever. I love Star Wars, but Annie Hall is in my favorite five films of all time.

    Once again I have no plans to watch the Super Bowl, I planning on watching Big Love on Sunday night.

  3. Jennifer Estep says:

    Is Annie Hall the one where Michael Caine is sleeping with his wife’s sister? That’s about all I remember, if that was even from Annie Hall (or some other Woody Allen film).

    I would have to go with Star Wars because it’s such a cultural touchstone for so many people. It’s a fairy tale in space. What could be better than that? Although Empire Strikes Back is my fav of the trilogy …

  4. Brian says:

    You are thinking of Hannah and Her Sisters, which is about ten years after Annie Hall. Annie Hall stars Diane Keaton.

    I remember reading a few years ago in The Atlantic Monthly that Americans can be divided into two groups — Those that think Woody Allen’s early movies are funny and those that never thought Woody Allen was funny. I guess I don’t fit in with either group because I still enjoy Woody Allen’s films.

  5. Jennifer Estep says:

    I knew it was one of those two, just couldn’t remember which.

    I have to say I’m not a WA fan. But then again, I tend to like action or fantasy movies where things go boom. WA doesn’t do so much of that …

  6. PurpleRanger says:

    I think the only Woody Allen movie I have ever seen was SLEEPER.

    I won’t be watching the Super Bowl. Not sure what I will be doing, but I won’t be watching that.

  8. Brian says:

    I’m not sure what the dividing point would be for most people, plus I’m in no way up on all of his movies. Though I think it would most likely refer to films like Bananas and Sleeper — which predate Annie Hall.

    The line that I mentioned from the Atlantic Monthly I believe is part of a line from his film Stardust Memories.

  9. Louise B says:

    The only interest I had in the Oscars was The Dark Knight. Since it wasn’t nominated, I won’t be paying attention again this year. (And I’ve worked as an accountant in the musical theater business.)

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