So as usual, Roger Ebert as chosen a film to endorse through Oscar voting (usually with positive outcomes for that said film in the winning department), and this time it's...'Milk'! I'm so excited that he's done this, but is it too late? Is it the best timing possible? All I know is that I'll have died and gone to heaven February 22nd if Van Sant's masterpiece takes home the big one. No more blog posts for me, unless they have computers in heaven.
I especially love the karma that stems from that fact that if 'Milk' were to conquer over 'Slumdog,' then that would mean that it would be like Ebert correcting his mistake of backing 'Crash' over 'Brokeback' back in 2005. We all know what happened then... Just, please God let good conquer over evil (also known as Jamal Malik) this time!
Of the five nominees, "Milk" was far and away my personal leader in Elevation. I think it worked because Gus Van Sant's direction, Sean Penn's performance and Black's screenplay earned the right to that final shot. It didn't exploit it, it deserved it.
Amen.
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