- And the winner is..... (Oscarverleihung der anderen Art) - Cosa, 24.03.2001, 19:54
And the winner is..... (Oscarverleihung der anderen Art)
Hi!
Zum Wochenende und passend zur Saison der Oscarverleihungen hier welche:
This year's crop of nominees is a far cry from last year's winners. The economy-watching public seems to have turned away from the previous year's bright and cheerful offerings, and are now camped in front of the moody and dark images perhaps best described as Economy Noir. Most indicative of the change, last year's Best Picture Winner, The New Economy, looks woefully out of fashion today, and Best Directing award winnerAlan Greenspan has been panned by critics for some of his most recent work. This year has brought with it new themes, personalities, and plots, and the Dismal Scientist is proud to recognize their significant contributions to our lives.
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So, with out further adieu, the winners are:
Best Documentary: New Economy, We Hardly Knew Ye
This film is a sentimental look back at a naïve time when anything seemed possible. It was a time when infinite demand seemed to meet with infinite supply. Concerns of productivity became a second thought, as technology had an answer to every question, not that anyone paused to ask questions. Money came with no strings attached, and consumption was limited only by one's imagination in conjuring expectations of future wealth. Bill Clinton taught a nation how to love, groceries were only a point and a click away, and foosball was an appropriate activity at work. Working titles for this one included:"The Bill Collector Cometh","Senseless in Seattle", and my favorite,"Titanic". Even with the revenues that may come with this Best Documentary award, the studio is going to be paying the production costs for this fiasco for a long, long time.
Best Short Film - Live Action: Nasdaq 5000
Critics say that this one takes short films to a whole new level. Unfortunately, this work was not a lasting hit with the general public; but then again, it was in and out of theaters in only two days. Moviegoers loved what they saw while it was playing, but many were turned off by the high price of tickets and concessions. In fact, most of those who bought into the experience while it was in theaters now wish that they had saved their money and waited for it to hit VHS. Even so, while the cost of seeing this one has dropped, it no longer holds the appeal that it had during its first run. In fact, your local rental store is sure to have plenty of copies on the shelf. It seems that no one's buying this one anymore, probably because everyone already knows how it ends.
*Special recognition also goes out to Dow Jones 10,000. This one had more staying power, but had less flash than the winner, and the ending was far too similar.
Best Costume Design: Wall Street for"Barrel with Suspenders"
Wall Street may not have invented this look, but their new twist on an old idea never felt so right. Wall Street has been known for its slick, tailored look for years. However, when they rolled out the new line of bottomless barrels held up with suspenders in this year's major holiday releases, Wall Street worshippers instantly warmed up to the new fashion, and it has been flying off the shelves of formerly high-end boutiques from San Francisco to Chicago to Boston ever since. This look is particularly spectacular when accessorized with a tin cup held in an outstretched arm.
Best Actor: The U.S. Consumer
The U.S. consumer wins the award for best actor based on the wide range of emotions he/she has played to great acclaim in this latest performance. Beginning its act with irrational exuberance, shifting to prudence, then concern, then anxiety, and finishing with what some have called irrational paranoia. The metamorphosis of this character has been called one of the greatest transformations ever seen on the silver screen. Perhaps the highlight of the performance came in the autumn scenes where consumers enter full of hope and promise and then turn on a dime, giving a chilling performance through the holiday shopping season that stopped both retailers and the economy in their tracks. U.S. consumers turned in an absolutely unparalleled performance over the last year--let's just hope they were only acting.
Best Actor In A Supporting Role: The Three Externalities
The award goes to an ensemble this year. The Three Externalities, often overshadowed by their chief competitors, The Three Stooges, came together to give an outstanding supporting performance to this year's best actor. If not for the combination of the presidential election fiasco, rising energy prices, and the dot com meltdown, U.S. consumers would not have reached the emotional breaking-point that they did in their troubling, but memorable, role in slowing the economy to a crawl.
Each member of The Three Externalities provided a subplot that lurked in the shadows of last year's brooding Economy Noir epic. The presidential election fiasco left us all wondering if we could start over and pick two new candidates. This story line stretched throughout the latter parts of the film and brought much of our political and judicial process to a whole new low. Rising energy prices weighed on oviegoers' minds at the pump and when paying the gas and electricity bill. This icy performance still haunts viewers to this day (we may even be in for a repeat performance in the sequel). Then, there is the tragic clown that is the dot com meltdown. This scamp, with its tattoos and funny hair, jumped and showboated across the screen through much of the screenplay. As if to say,"look at me, I don't wear shoes at work", this imp broke all the rules and paid the ultimate price. The gruesome beheading scene made some squirm and other viewers cheer, as the little punk had it coming to him anyway. These three characters set the stage for the protagonist's emotional meltdown that punctuated this year's best performance.
Best Directing: The Invisible Hand
This director's work may not be as pleasing to the eye as that of last year's winner. Nevertheless, this master of the Economy Noir school has turned in nothing but consistent work through the years. It is said that you may not love The Invisible Hand's work, but it is always assiduous in its story telling and evenhanded in its treatment of the material. Only The Invisible Hand would have thought to follow last year's pie-in-the-sky new economy works with a sober portrayal of the finite supply that governs our world and the imbalances that can create painful volatility in the workings of our economy when expectations get out of hand. Last year's bright and shining beginning coming to a crashing halt at the end is captivating, troubling, and above all, real. The use of power outages in California, a manufacturing recession in the Southeast and Midwest, a political crisis rising from the sputtering election process, rising energy costs, and the innocence that was ripped away when consumers awoke from their new economy dream are all tools used with effectiveness by this master storyteller. It is assured that The Invisible Hand's work last year has put an end to the question of who really directs the economy.
Best Film: The Business Cycle
It was thought that the economy could no longer produce such a film. This one harks back to the classic days of economic theory. Moviegoers first came to this one out of curiosity. Stock prices can't rise indefinitely? Why aren't I a millionaire? Why does gas cost so much? Why did the lights go out? What do you mean I can't have any more venture capital?! What does"layoff" mean, exactly? After a while, moviegoers couldn't escape its pull. Holiday spending was curtailed, money began to flow out of the stock market, and corporate and household earnings expectations were revised back sharply. This film is not one for the weak of heart, but it is a story that is as old as time, and one that spells out the basic truth of our existence. Also, it's playing right now in your place of work and in your home. If you see just one film this year…
This year's Dismal Oscars reflect the scars received and lessons learned from the tumultuous downturn in the economy. We still think that this one will end happily (i.e. no recession in the near-term outlook), but it's still scaring the heck out of us. There are still many reasons to be hopeful that this one will pull out a victory, and that's why the front runner for next year's Best Picture award is Rocky VI: Yo Adrian, We Broke Even On Our Corning Stock.
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