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A Pagan’s Guide to the Oscars
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A Pagan’s Guide to the Oscars
Posted by: Copperwoman on Sunday, March 07, 2010 - 06:00 PM
by Jason Pitzl-Waters
I have a confession to make, I love award shows. I’m not sure why, maybe it’s the pomp and pageantry, maybe it’s the idea of a shared cultural experience, maybe I’m just drawn to fabulously wealthy people giving each other statues. Whatever the reason, barring a few exceptions, if there’s an award show on, I’m generally watching. So it’s a given that I’ll be tuning into the 82nd Annual Academy Awards tonight. So as long as I’m doing that, why don’t we examine the nominees from a Pagan perspective.
Avatar’s pantheism vs. monotheistic morality: If there’s one dominant theme this year, it’s James Cameron’s “Avatar” vs. just about everybody else. Will the highest grossing movie of all time, the one that sends conservative Christians into fits, also take home the critical accolades of its peers? Most critics are split on whether Avatar, up for nine Oscars, will sweep the big awards, or if it will be shut out by critical darling “The Hurt Locker”. What’s fascinating when looking at the best picture, best director, and top acting awards, is that if Avatar is a showpiece for pantheism, then it’s up against a slate of films very much centered in Judeo-Christian morality (to different extents). From the evangelical dark-horse hit “The Blind Side”, to the vengeful Jews of “Inglourious Basterds” (and the suffering Jew in “A Serious Man”), to the redemption-song of “Precious”. We’ll have to wait and see if the pagan CGI blue people can win it, though Vanity Fair seems pretty certain of “Avatar” bringing home the best picture award.
Read the complete article: Wild Hunt
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by Ladyhawke4 on Mar 08, 2010 - 07:57 PM
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I saw Avatar; I haven't seen the other movies. My feeling is that the Academy called it just about right; while I loved Avatar, I'm not sure that it deserved a 'Best Picture"Award. That doesn't mean though, I won't be one of the first ones out there to purchase it on DVD. LOL
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