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Dot in the Sky ([personal profile] dotinthesky) wrote2018-03-06 08:16 am

Works of Art





Call Me By Your Name



The best film of 2018 is, hands down, Call Me By Your Name, and if the Oscars were truly about recognising art, and not marketing campaigns, or Hollywood's current mood, it would have walked away with all the major awards.


They’ve done something sweet with the novel’s audio version: Armie Hammer, who plays Oliver, narrates it. It’s a gorgeous, rewarding listen.


Why didn’t they pick Timothée Chalamet, who plays Elio, to tell his own story? I like to think Elio wanted to hear Oliver tell his story, just as he also wanted Oliver to call him by his own name…

[identity profile] picosgemeos.livejournal.com 2018-03-06 01:28 pm (UTC)(link)
The Shape of Water is a B-movie! I have no idea why people are calling it a work of art - it's baffling.

[identity profile] rockingthemike.livejournal.com 2018-03-06 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
del toro is an artistic genius, but at the end of the day, this one is no more or less exceptional than any of his other works... and not comparable to the nominees in the best picture category.

[identity profile] picosgemeos.livejournal.com 2018-03-06 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
It's one of his lesser works, in my opinion.

[identity profile] rockingthemike.livejournal.com 2018-03-06 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
i don't disagree on that point, at all.

[identity profile] picosgemeos.livejournal.com 2018-03-07 08:55 am (UTC)(link)
Good. Otherwise I'd have to hunt you down at the Kylie concert and give you a wedgie.

[identity profile] rockingthemike.livejournal.com 2018-03-07 12:41 pm (UTC)(link)
you'd have to catch me first. ;)