bluenomad2 said:This is just confirmation that he isn't getting the Oscar. It’s pretty obvious now. History shows plenty of times where a Golden Globe is handed out as a consolation prize, only for the Oscar to go to someone else entirely. Sure, some actors sweep both in the same year, but in this case, it looks like they gave Leo the Golden Globe just to keep him happy while the Oscar goes to someone else.
The pressure from Leo's fanbase—both men and women obsessed with him—is just too much. I'm certain the Academy cut a deal to give Leo the Globe as a consolation prize while someone else takes the Oscar.
The competition is just too weak, and that's the real issue. I'm reading that Michael Fassbender is good in Steve Jobs, but the movie doesn't grab me right now. If Eddie Redmayne takes it, that would actually be worse than Leo; those kinds of roles leave me feeling empty. I don't know about Christian Bale—I hear he's great, so maybe I'll check that out today. Personally, I think Matt Damon is better than Leonardo DiCaprio, but he's nowhere near an Oscar-worthy performance here. Mark Ruffalo was decent, but honestly, this year is just abysmal.
I think they'll finally settle things with him, though personally, I wouldn't mind if his fans' agony dragged on a little longer. 😬
Edward Ortiz77;56968543a The Revenant was truly among the best of the current competition.[/QUOTE said:
quietbison86 said:It's a total joke—Narcos got completely robbed 😵
Absolutely. We’re looking at a race between The Revenant and The Martian for an Oscar—another classic DiCaprio vs Damon showdown. Personally, I think Spotlight is probably the best of the bunch. Either way, let's all root against the crowd behind that tedious The Revenant. ☕
The Martian isn't an Oscar contender, and let's be real—DiCaprio is basically carrying this whole movie on his back while everyone waits for that long-overdue Oscar win. It’s pretty obvious if you think about it.
I'm crossing my fingers that Spotlight and The Martian walk away with some wins—it should make for a decent night. I see Steve Carell is on the list, so we already know exactly how Ricky is going to behave. 😁
Nothing groundbreaking here, but it was an entertaining enough ride that flew by. Hardy absolutely crushed it, especially in his role as Ronald. The cinematography looks sharp and the soundtrack is solid—I particularly liked this track.
It felt a bit heavy on the family and romance drama given the subject matter, but I didn't mind it too much. 7/10.
I mean, seriously, let Bridge actually come forward with those call logs they keep talking about. They owe it to their voters, plain and simple. Right now, they’re just selling smoke and mirrors, and honestly, I hope this whole "coalition" falls apart so we can head back to the polls. It was pretty entertaining watching things play out so openly yesterday; Jelić is such a smooth operator—a total sleazebag who basically clawed his way into his position by getting into a physical altercation with a principal at the school where he taught. 🙏
Robin Fox2 said:Beirut used to be known as the Paris of the Middle East. Lebanon is a stunning country, and alongside Israel, it’s really the only place in that region that feels somewhat functional... I actually have a friend there; his father is Lebanese and his mother is from back home.
Naturally, a nation like Syria was simply unacceptable to them, so they tore it apart quite thoroughly. It brings me a certain grim satisfaction to see Syria facing a similar fate; it was easy enough to act tough when it was happening to your neighbors, but it isn't nearly as simple once those same actions are being taken on your own soil...
And no, an attack on Paris isn't the same thing as an attack on some city outside of Europe. Even within Europe itself, attacks on other cities just don't carry that specific kind of symbolism. Paris is the heart of the continent, much like how Rome holds its unique significance...
People are people, cities are cities, and victims are victims regardless of where they are.
Emily Ward3 said:Sandra Johnson58 gave you a nice answer, but I really don't intend to turn this into a debate about Americans and who did what to whom thirty years ago. If everyone held onto grudges like that based on past military actions...
It isn't hypocrisy. Their news outlets are obviously going to cover their own backyard rather than ours. 🙂
It matters to them. Personally, I don't lose sleep over the chaos in Lebanon; I haven't the slightest interest in studying decades of complex politics or hundreds of tribal divisions, nor do I care because they essentially tangled themselves up in it. That’s their world and their headache. Just as the events in Paris don't affect them, they certainly affect me. Especially nowadays, when you can grab a round-trip flight from New York to Paris for a couple hundred bucks.
Thirty years ago? 🤣 They basically admitted they were arming ISIS, the very group that caused the chaos in France. And we’re talking about stuff that happened just a year ago. For God's sake, use some basic logic to see who actually messed this up.
It isn't hypocritical. Their media focuses on their own mess, not ours. 🙂
In their world, it matters. Personally, I couldn't care less about the slaughter in Lebanon—I'm not interested in spending my time studying decades of political shifts and hundreds of tribal divisions. Honestly, they tangled themselves up in it. It's their world and their problem. Just like how events in Paris don't affect them, even though they clearly affect me. Especially nowadays, when you can grab a round-trip flight from Chicago to Paris for a couple hundred bucks.
Sure, all of Europe is tied to France. Don't worry, nothing is going to happen to you in this backwater town; you have just as much connection to France as you do to Syria. 🙂
This isn't our problem, and it never will be. We're far too small and insignificant compared to these "global players."
Look, things have always been a mess, but nothing on this level. Bottom line: the current disaster in France wouldn't be happening if they hadn't stuck their noses in. They would have settled their own score and left it at that. In my opinion, ISIS wouldn't have even surfaced, let alone gained that kind of power, if they weren't being constantly fueled by outside help. 🤷
Honestly, all this crying over that attack in Paris strikes me as ridiculous. Things are going a thousand times worse on the ground right now because of the French and people like them, but that just doesn't make the news. Don't get me wrong—like any sane person, my heart goes out to the innocent lives lost. But there are far more horrific things happening elsewhere that nobody bothers to wail about. It’s pure, unadulterated hypocrisy.
Emily Ward3 said:Why is it that every single one of you defending these Islamists always drags America into the conversation? Look, I couldn't care less about the Gulf War. Just like I don't care about Pakistan or Libya. Those wars aren't mine, and honestly, I don't see why we have to force America into the spotlight every time this topic comes up.
If you’re planning to try and "open my eyes" by claiming this is all just some organized plot by a secret agency somewhere, let me save you the trouble right now. At the end of the day, it all circles back to Islam—a religion that simply doesn't belong in a civilized society, acting as a magnet for backward fanatics. That is what interests me, not who America was fighting when I was three years old.
My apologies, I thought you understood that a crime committed during a direct military conflict isn't the same as sitting in a diner after a long work week only to have some maniac start shooting at you because his imaginary friend told him to.
Why? If they hadn't meddled in that region so much, these conflicts wouldn't even be happening. It’s simple logic: those extremist groups wouldn't have formed in the first place. People aren't stupid; eventually, they realize what actually happened, and we're seeing the fallout today. More people are dying there every day because of the mess Western powers made...
I honestly think we're looking at a massive failure within our intelligence agencies. They tried to thwart some attacks in Europe recently too—if I recall correctly—and failed miserably. In France, this is already the second time this year, but get this: the attack hit five or six different spots across the city, and they couldn't even track a single cell. 🤷
As for the attack itself, what kind of idiots were they expecting? People have been dealing with absolute chaos in the Middle East for fifteen years; people die there every single day, yet nobody reacts with the same level of hypocrisy we saw yesterday and today. Of course someone is going to step in and tear everything apart. Now I'm sitting here rereading an Obama speech, and I know he’ll find a way to turn this whole mess into an even bigger disaster. Honestly, he could have ended that war in Syria ages ago...
From what I can gather, those folks over at the Reform Party don't actually care who holds the office of Prime Minister; their eyes are strictly on pushing through their agenda. I think Petrov even mentioned that the specific leadership was never really his priority.
ruggedjackal46 said:Honestly, the timing for the Libertarian Party was just perfection. Right when the Democrats, Republicans, and Independents had completely burned themselves out in the media cycle, they swooped in right before the election as this viable third option. It was a photo finish. If the timing had been even slightly different, any one of those players could have snatched up 18 seats and held all the cards in deciding who runs the government. Brrrr...
It’s true. In the end, the Democrats and Republicans are deadlocked—it's a total circus. Let's just hope the Libertarians make a smart move; I'm betting they actually have some sense.