"Spirited Away" wins Oscar!

Meksikanfude · Post by **Meksikanfude** » Sun Mar 23, 2003 9:26 pm

What about Naida: the Secret...er... I mean... Atlantis, the lost empire?

El Banana · Post by **El Banana** » Sun Mar 23, 2003 10:04 pm

I loved the lion king.
And on-topic, here's something a friend of mine did to mess around...

TnAdct1 · Post by **TnAdct1** » Mon Mar 24, 2003 12:44 am

Meksikanfude wrote:I think he didn't attend the Oscars cause of the war, right?
He didn't wnat to fly for safety precautions, right?
War is hell...
I missed the Simpsons cause of it... and now this!

As someone already pointed out, the war was the reason why his substitute wasn't able to make the ceremony. The main reason why Miyazaki wasn't at the ceremony was because he's currently busy working on Howl's Moving Castle.

Joe Klemm

Bushido Philosopher · Post by **Bushido Philosopher** » Mon Mar 24, 2003 2:16 am

Actually a lot of people got their award accepted by the academy. Academy Awards aren't really that big when you think about it. Who cares if a buncha Hollywood money-grubbing egotistical people like it. People's Choice-type awards are always really what's going to matter.

Besides, I couldn't picture an Oscar sitting on Miyazaki's desk. I'll bet he'll put it away to storage and it'll never be seen again.

Lonley Driver · Post by **Lonley Driver** » Mon Mar 24, 2003 3:15 am

Ko Oh Yoku wrote:Academy Awards aren't really that big when you think about it. Who cares if a buncha Hollywood money-grubbing egotistical people like it. People's Choice-type awards are always really what's going to matter.

Actually, a lot of people see to care if a movie has won an academy award. Harvey and Bob Weinstein (Miramax) push their movies hard to win academy awards because it means that they can put nice little labels on their movies which say, "Oscar Winner For Best Picture" and "7 Academy Awards Won" And believe it or not, those labels sell movies because people want to see the movie that won such a prestigous award.

And, the Oscars have become a cultural thing as well. People even throw oscar parties. (I even went to one.) As for people's choice awards, those don't even need to be held, there are box office sales charts. Movies are really voted on all the time, not with a ballot box, but with a wallet.

-David

CaTaClYsM · Post by **CaTaClYsM** » Mon Mar 24, 2003 3:23 am

JustinCredible wrote: I found Lilo and Stitch was one of the worst Disney theatrical offerings in the last 10 years.

hate to break it to you, but disney hasn't offered anything BUT crap for the past 10 ro 20 years. Pixar is picking up where Walt left off (and Don bluth had a handful of films that shame disney.) . Lilo and stitch is probably the best anyone is ever going to get from disney.

TaranT · Post by **TaranT** » Mon Mar 24, 2003 3:25 am

The people's choice: Madonna? Or Britney? Or...?

On topic...It's nice that Spirited Away won. At least it means that many "connected" Hollywood types watched some anime, maybe for the first time in their lives. However, I get the impression that - except for profits to Tokuma - Miyazaki could not care less about what happens on this side of the Pacific.

JustinCredible · Post by **JustinCredible** » Mon Mar 24, 2003 3:36 am

CaTaClYsM wrote:
JustinCredible wrote: I found Lilo and Stitch was one of the worst Disney theatrical offerings in the last 10 years.
hate to break it to you, but disney hasn't offered anything BUT crap for the past 10 ro 20 years. Pixar is picking up where Walt left off (and Don bluth had a handful of films that shame disney.) . Lilo and stitch is probably the best anyone is ever going to get from disney.

I totally disagree, Disney had a good stretch in the early 90s, as for what they are releasing lately I would agree with you... Pixar, is okay. But 3/4 isn't a true testimate that they are the 2nd coming.

WilLoW :--) · Post by **WilLoW :--)** » Mon Mar 24, 2003 4:34 am

Woooohooooo ! Chihiro Rulez !

CaTaClYsM · Post by **CaTaClYsM** » Mon Mar 24, 2003 4:39 am

disney has gone to hell. The quality of their animation is going downhill. They stopped caring about the quality of their stories alltogether and then there is the matter of all that 'stuff' they hide in their movies.