Sawyer Is Easily The Most Patient And Controlled Guy On That Island
Well, that's probably a stretch. Let's just say he's doing well under the circumstances. It's not just that Kate keeps (not) screwing with him; it's that he has no other options. She's literally the last woman on Earth for him, and it's not happening.
Also, I was really hoping the kid was Kate's, and that she'd had it with Michael. That would have been insane, but you know you'd tune in every week waiting to see how that happened.
And seriously, I'm amazed at the people who don't watch the show but still for some reason feel the need to comment in the recap threads. A commenter named BWeaves writes, "OK, I haven't been following this, because it just seems like too much effort. What evern [sic] happened to the hobbit?" Well, Dominic Monaghan's character, Charlie, died at the end of the last season, dumbass. If you don't want to watch the show, fine, but what the hell is the point of not watching it and then popping up in the thread and trying to sound relaxed and cool about your ignorance?
Also, in other news, I did an Oscar post-mortem over at Pajiba, and for reasons I don't yet understand — probably because I refuse to do more than skim the comments very lightly — it seems to be stirring up trouble with some people. Among the probable offenders are my remarks about Marion Cotillard, in which I say, "She’s French, she made a really moving biopic that no one saw about a singer no one’s heard of, and she’s coincidentally beautiful." The point I'm making is about the type of film the Academy likes to honor, and I'm not really bashing La Vie en Rose, but I stand by my analysis. Edith Piaf isn't Johnny Cash or Ray Charles, or even Jackson Pollock. In the general sense, most American moviegoers don't know who she is, and after keeping track of the awards this season, I still don't. And I'm OK with that. I'm sure I'll see the movie eventually anyway.
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I enjoyed the recap, even if it was a little "foresight is 20/20" for me. I, also, understood what you meant about Edith Piaf and, while I personally am familiar with her music and life, I decided making an angry comment about how I KNOW HER SO EVERYONE KNOWS HER would be a little...irrational.
Take for example, Émile Zola and Guy de Maupassant. The two most popular writers in their time and still pretty significant in france, but barely any Americans have heard of, let alone read, them. I'm tired of people thinking because they know something, it's common knowledge. Culture and time remove most Americans today from Piaf, and while she is fantastic, it's not out of the question to suggest what you did.
Would your analysis be the same if anyone OTHER than Ellen Page won Best Actress? It seems that class over pop culture would have applied to any of the other nominees too. I'm especially curious why you chose to focus on Marion Cotillard instead of Tilda Swinton since Cotillard has been winning awards internationally all year - so obviously there was something to her performance other than being French, gorgeous and in a biopic (and yeah - Edith Piaf isn't an American icon, but it wasn't an American movie).
I have a few more questions, but don't want to stir up any more trouble for you so I'll leave it here.
And yeah, you should see La Vie En Rose - you'll be glad you did.
Yes.
"...what the hell is the point of not watching it and then popping up in the thread and trying to sound relaxed and cool about your ignorance?"
Amazing that you said that right before trying to sound cool and relaxed about your ignorance of Piaf. And the film.
Textbook hypocrisy!
Well, I'm glad I didn't comment too harshly on your Oscar roundup--especially because I understood the spirit to which you were referring. That said, Americans don't necessarily know who Jackson Pollack is either.
I also didn't assume you were referring to your own knowledge of Edith Piaf's music. Judging by your taste, I think you'd like her.
Feb 25, 2008 11:54 AM