How did a movie so great in every way get beat in the Oscars by garbage
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Flickfan-3 — 9 years ago(May 23, 2016 04:37 PM)
I think it is unusually interesting that what Michael Clarke Duncan tells Paul (Tom Hanks) is true for "American Beauty's" as much as "The Green Mile":
"He kill them wi' their love. Wi' their love fo' each other. That's how it is, every day, all over the world."
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nightwing60 — 12 years ago(March 20, 2014 04:15 AM)
Both are only been around for 14 years. Lets wait 50 years before we talk about standing the test of Time. What is perceived to be relevant today might not be in 50 years time. Frankly I find American Beauty to a lot more irritating and overly important even when it first came out. I don't see it as a masterpiece of any kind. Its just a hodge podge of PC B.S.. A lot people talk about how 2001 has lasted the test of time. But most of the time people just debate about how overrated it is.
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InsecureNeuroticControlFreak — 11 years ago(January 31, 2015 01:09 PM)
Back in like 2007 when I first saw American Beauty, I would've disagreed with you. I was fifteen when I saw it, and it deeply affected me Now in my 20s, I feel like the film truly is very ham-fisted and self-important as a lot of the people in agreement with you are saying. It's a good film, but it's definitely not a masterpiece and has not stood the test of time.
The Green Mile is an absolute masterpiece. It's a film that can make me cry every single time I watch it. Every actor in the film delivers fully and brilliantly, which is more than I can say for American Beauty (Sorry, Wes Bentley).
American Beauty is definitely an Oscar-bait film. It's pretentious, self-important, and acts deeper than it is. In 1999, I'm sure most people thought it was as deep as it pretended to be, but so many better films have gone on to do the exact same things but better And more deeply.
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seahawk3133 — 11 years ago(February 23, 2015 11:22 AM)
1999 had probably 3 of the 5 best movies of the 1990's in The Green Mile, American Beauty & Fight Club. (why Fight Club not nominated for best picture??)
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Planikta — 11 years ago(March 23, 2015 08:01 AM)
You could try to make a case and argue that The Green Mile is better than American Beauty, but to call it one of the worst movies you've ever seen only tends to imply you haven't seen that many movies. I also liked The Green Mile better, but American Beauty is a great movie, too. Maybe you should watch it again.
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juxtapose70 — 10 years ago(April 24, 2015 12:40 AM)
I'be seen all three films and everyone will have their differing opinions about which was best. And all three films were great but I prefer TGM to AB and CHR. But no one could convince me that TGM didn't have the best actors of all time. And Doug Hutchinson and Michael Clarke Duncan should have taken home awards as well as Sam Rockwell.
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hnt_dnl — 10 years ago(July 21, 2015 07:10 PM)
I have to say, with a LOT of perspective, because 1999 was a pretty good year for movies, I think
The Green Mile
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Flickfan-3 — 9 years ago(May 23, 2016 04:28 PM)
There were so many good movies, epic ones, in 1999 that it just shows how far the critical mass has fallen since then
"American Beauty" and "The Green Mile" are both excellent movies but they are totally differentin tone, point of view, purpose
It is like eating the best version of lasagna and the next night the best chicken fried steak meal you can imagine
Not the same foodeven if both reached the same level of excellenceand people likely respond to each meal from personal and critical insightsjust as they might respond to the movies
That level of quality is driven by uniqueness and individuality
You can appreciate both for how each reaches that level of exceptionality
I can't find anything to like about "Fight Club" but I know my opinion is in the minority
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