Post by Toasted Cheese on Feb 12, 2020 23:19:53 GMT
That's just the thing - it isn't really THE global film awards, is it? The Academy loves to sell it as such, but it is and it has always been the Hollywood award, with a few token nominations and wins to non-English language movies over the years just to keep the illusion going that it's THE global award and therefore the ultimate measuring stick for film quality - and if French, Japanese, Italian, Russian, Mexican and Indian movies never win, well, that's just because they are not as good as Hollywood movies, isn't it? That is what the Academy wants people all over the world to believe.
I loved Parasite (although not as much as "1917") and I watch tons of international films every year, but I hated that "Parasite" won. I don't want film fans to think of the Oscars as the World film awards. I don't want Brazilian fans dismissing French or Japanese movies because "if they were any good, how come they weren't even nominated for the Oscars".