 Let's not kid ourselves. Hollywood does have an agenda beyond just making lots of money, and it is pretty darned liberal (not that there's anything wrong with that, and I think liberals err by denying it for no reason...) That's why every year, the movies that win awards often make as much of a political statement as they do an artistic one. (As do the ones that don't. Remember when Denzel Washington lost out on a Best Actor Oscar probably because the character he played in "The Hurricane" had in real life been convicted of murder? And don't think the "Lord of the Rings" sweep in 2004 had nothing to do with that film's serreptitious jabs at the "Mordor" who lives at 1600 PA Ave...)
So what are we to make of the 8 Oscar nods for the gay cowboy flick "Brokeback Mountain?" (Not to mention the nods for George Clooney's "Syriana" and Spielberg's "Munich?" Exactly what the right is going to make of it. Hollywood is making a dual statement. Good films, messages they endorse. Nuff said.
By the way, go ahead and stamp "bona fide star" on Heath Ledger's forehead. I still haven't seen the movie (too queasy, sorry. Hey, I may have been born in Broooklyn, but grew up in Colorado for God's sakes. As far as I'm concerned, cowboys are supposed to shoot people and rope cows. Don't spoil my mental imagery...) but people apparently can't stop talking about the guy...
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