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lifesthateasy t1_jae9q4r wrote

Reply to comment by TheDwilightZone in Oscars: “Naatu Naatu” From India’s ‘RRR’ To Be Performed During Ceremony by impeccabletim

Less and less people care about the Oscars, because they stopped focusing on quality and their rewards are based around other things like representation and virtue signaling, instead of great movies. Instead of getting back to giving awards purely based on quality, they're moving to include markets that are traditionally not represented at the Oscars to draw in a new audience.

Don't get me wrong, if I were them I'd probably do the same as it's easier and makes sense business-wise, but I don't think we'll see much uptick in viewership from US/European markets.

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thenumberless t1_jaedopb wrote

Your sad little rant falls apart against the fact that RRR is genuinely great.

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crzysexycoolcoolcool t1_jaej23a wrote

RRR received universal acclaim, like many North American films. And Naatu Naatu was a huge success, both among Indian and non-Indian audiences.

You shouldn't be so insecure about wider representation, it's not a good look.

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lifesthateasy t1_jaeraak wrote

I didn't say anything about RRR wtf

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cabose7 t1_jaesd8o wrote

Sir this is a RRR thread

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lifesthateasy t1_jaeskse wrote

It's a thread about RRR being featured at the oscars, and I used it to make a comment about the direction the oscars seem to take without saying anything about RRR.

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Jazz_Potatoes95 t1_jaectje wrote

> they stopped focusing on quality and their rewards are based around other things like representation and virtue signaling, instead of great movies. Instead of getting back to giving awards purely based on quality

It sure is a good thing RRR happened to be one of the best films of 2022 then, isn't it

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lifesthateasy t1_jaerni8 wrote

Wait did RRR get an Oscar? Did I miss something? I didn't say anything about that movie, I'm just saying they're opening to Indian audiences instead of focusing on what they traditionally did. I don't quite understand how Oscars, being based in the US and being comprised of mostly US critics trying to become the end-all be-all critical body of the world is a good thing but okay. Seems a lot of diversity would be lost but sure whatever floats your boat.

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