The Academy Awards were held last night and who would have ever thought that in the sophisticated world of film making a silent film shot in black and white would win for Best Picture? It certainly left me a gasp considering that the Martin Scorsese film Hugo was racking up the Oscars at the start of the night. The Artist was the underdog film that seem to have come out of nowhere and once again the underdog film triumphed. Not only did the movie win Best Picture, but the films leading actor, French star, Jean Dujardin walked away with a golden statue for Best Actor In a Leading Role.
Could this be Hollywood's way of moving back to an era when everything was not given to us in a film, but we had to use our imagination as well? No fancy 3D or freeze framing, but people performing on a screen no words spoken. All this is possible and in my opinion this will not be the last film we will see like this because due to the success of this film there are bound to be copycats.
CONGRATS TO ALL THE WINNERS AND NOMINEES OF THE 84TH ACADEMY AWARDS!!
