My Reactions to the Oscar Nominations

I will say this. I do not really care all that much about the Oscars. This is because I think the academy is full of old, overpaid snobs. And I firmly believe that they are paid off sometimes. I still find myself watching them every year, and, honestly, it was so worth it for the 2010 show because I got to see Zachary Levi and Mandy Moore sign my favorite song from Tangled. So, without further ado, these are my thoughts on the 2013 Oscar Nominations.

BEST PICTURE

• "Zero Dark Thirty": Oh yay, another war movie.  And it's by that chick that won an Oscar for a different war movie, set in virtually the same time and place.  Honestly, I haven't seen this movie, and The Hurt Locker was fantastic, but mostly for the acting and cinematography.  Movies like this feel like they get nominated because of a political agenda.
• "Silver Linings Playbook":  This one I'm pretty happy to see on the list as I love movies that take a different approach to talking about mental illness.
• "Lincoln": I love history, Assassin's Creed is my favorite game franchise, but this movie felt like Oscar bait from the get go.  
• "Les Miserables": Holy crap this movie made me cry.  I loved how it merged film and theatre almost seamlessly.  I really hope this one wins.
• "Life of Pi": I didn't see this one.  I kind of want to, because of its unconventional plot, but I can't stand the director.
• "Amour":  I hadn't even heard of this movie before the Oscar nominations.  Interesting plot, with the aging couple.
• "Django Unchained": This movie was awesome!  I don't know if it's worth Best Picture though, it feels very episodic.
• "Argo": Great movie, but I didn't like how the role of the Canadians was diminished in the film.
• "Beasts of the Southern Wild":  I have no idea what this movie is, and, let's be honest, most of you don't either.