tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309018495762077275.post8676468955743138262..comments2023-10-21T08:38:25.055-04:00Comments on The Lenient Critic: 2023 Academy Awards Nomination Breakdown: Best Adapted ScreenplayRowan Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14788833529581191423noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309018495762077275.post-60002027098612601552023-03-01T17:22:39.793-05:002023-03-01T17:22:39.793-05:00why don't you ever respond to my comments Rowa...why don't you ever respond to my comments RowanDavisMathisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309018495762077275.post-46240080373478397582023-02-26T13:11:56.827-05:002023-02-26T13:11:56.827-05:00It is not only the dialogues, but also the suggest...It is not only the dialogues, but also the suggestive way in which the violent background of the protagonists is captured on the big screen. We never see the violence the women have experienced. We only see brief glimpses of the aftermath. Instead, we see a community of women come together as they must decide, in a very short time, what their collective response will be. These contrivances and writing nuances are what make Sarah Polley's screenplay a worthy contender for the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar. Although the film was whitewashed at the British Academy's BAFTA awards, it has a presence at the SAG-AFTRAs where it scored a surprise and deserving Best Ensemble mention, plus, as of today, it looks like the safest bet to achieve recognition at the WGA and USC Scripter awards, which only solidifies its chances in the category, to which is also added the appellation that Polley is the only female director among the ten Best Picture finalists. All in all, the film deserved more love from the different branches of the Academy (I'm thinking, for example, actress in a supporting role (Jessie Buckley or Claire Foy) cinematography and costume design).<br /><br />In Glass Onion, Johnson proves once again how good he is at writing for the big screen. With a subversive script that subverts the expectations placed on certain characters, the Silver Spring, Maryland native constructs a screenplay that exudes tons of celebrity references and inapprehensible jokes, ranging from the obvious chauvinism and narcissism of the character played by Edward Norton, to jokes that come from Benoit's (Daniel Craig) disinterest in trivial things. The script's darkest gag is a mixture of the two's character portrayal, and it arises when Benoit and Miles have an encounter at the top of Glass Onion, Miles' evil lair, and it's so subtle that it's easy to overlook. Herein lies the brilliance of Johnson's writing. <br /><br />All Quiet emanates as a dangerous contender, after achieving 7 BAFTA awards including Best Adapted Screenplay. We'll have to wait and see how this passion translates among the British AMPAS community. <br /><br />In my view, the best scripts were left out of the race, but that's asking too much of the Academy's voting body, which always goes for the titles, directors and/or screenwriters they think will have the biggest impact on the season - I'm thinking, for example, of The Wonder, White Noise and Bones and All. Ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04149742750299965337noreply@blogger.com