PowerDump wrote:

sallygucha wrote:LOL! Nolan got a little recognition there, spurred on by JGL.

Lol that was pretty awesome. I think he just emphasized what a lot of people are thinking, that being "What the F*** is going on?"

LOL Exactly! JGL for the win!

sallygucha wrote: Nolan is a visionary. Fincher is a hired hand. If Fincher sits down, writes his own script and directs it, and shapes the entire thing, then he can be considered a visionary. Nolan is so high above all these other guys when it comes to directing.

That's some crazy stuff right there.

I'm gonna say something here and I might get flamed for being a fanboy but seriously I do not understand how the social network is in any way better than Inception especially in directing. It is a decent movie but nothing too spectacular, it's basically only good because it's about Facebook and its creation, that's it, I don't think that movie would have been considered that good if it was about anything else than Facebook even with the same story. And this is not just about mainstream viewers I just don't understand why it's being considered as the best movie of the year when it had nothing new to offer, and being full of normal (didn't want to say mediocre since it's not bad). Can someone just explain to me how it can even compete with Inception in Directing or Best picture? Also what Sallygucha said is kind of part of my point here.

So it seems that Inception will get no love whatsoever from the HPFA, so far, out of the top five, TSN got 3 GG and will more likely get 4, The Fighter got 2, Black Swan got 1, and TKS will get 1. Inception looks like will get 0; what a pitty....

Nolan is a visionary. Fincher is a hired hand. If Fincher sits down, writes his own script and directs it, and shapes the entire thing, then he can be considered a visionary. Nolan is so high above all these other guys when it comes to directing

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Once again, WOW.

Again off topic, but Sandra Bullock is just the most boring presenter ever in history.

aTbagger wrote:I'm gonna say something here and I might get flamed for being a fanboy but seriously I do not understand how the social network is in any way better than Inception especially in directing. It is a decent movie but nothing too spectacular, it's basically only good because it's about Facebook and its creation, that's it, I don't think that movie would have been considered that good if it was about anything else than Facebook even with the same story. And this is not just about mainstream viewers I just don't understand why it's being considered as the best movie of the year when it had nothing new to offer, and being full of normal (didn't want to say mediocre since it's not bad). Can someone just explain to me how it can even compete with Inception in Directing or Best picture? Also what Sallygucha said is kind of part of my point here.

I disagree, most people didn't want to see the film because it was about Facebook, it was a fabulous and beautiful film, well written, acted, beautiful cinematography, and a great score. But as far as a director, Nolan is better, he did more than any of the other directors and pulled it off brilliantly. Notice his film is the one that made the most money out of all the others nominated because he can do something many directors can't do, he made a film that connects the bridge between filmmaking art and pure entertainment that critics and audiences all can enjoy, that's why he deserves to be known as best director.

aTbagger wrote:I'm gonna say something here and I might get flamed for being a fanboy but seriously I do not understand how the social network is in any way better than Inception especially in directing. It is a decent movie but nothing too spectacular, it's basically only good because it's about Facebook and its creation, that's it, I don't think that movie would have been considered that good if it was about anything else than Facebook even with the same story. And this is not just about mainstream viewers I just don't understand why it's being considered as the best movie of the year when it had nothing new to offer, and being full of normal (didn't want to say mediocre since it's not bad). Can someone just explain to me how it can even compete with Inception in Directing or Best picture? Also what Sallygucha said is kind of part of my point here.

Well, to be fair, TSN got a fantastic script, full of memorable dialog and lines that could become part of movie history, seriously, but apart from that (and the fact that I really, really like Jesse Eisenberg), I don't see much, specially with Fincher, perhaps the fact that he is "due" somehow? or the way he directed his actors? but on that I'll put it in the same plane as Nolan and Aronofsky, not above them. But hey, it's just an awards show, its enterntainment, nothing else; this doesn't take anything from the magic of Inception and the immense, almost infinite talent and intellect of Mr. Nolan.

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LOL! Who would have guessed that Nolan's downfall in the award season would come at the hand of freakin' Facebook! Facebook is so lame, and who really cares about the people behind it? I don't.