I think many who’d seen EEAAO found these Oscars to be awesome precisely because they gave a different kind of a movie the limelight.
As an older millennial who saw the Matrix in the cinemas and kinda considers that a culturally defining moment for me and those my age, and, I’d figure, that it more or less captures the vibe of that moment — cyberpunk tech chic, 90s was peak western civ (?!), thought control is bad … freedom and conspiracy theories good (?), the apocalypse is in the distant future, you can actually fight the system and at least nearly win your freedom — the similar-ish way in which EEAAO made a statement to and for the present and the way it in some ways similarly captures this moment … was wonderful to see TBH. Like, at some point in the movie, it didnt’ matter to me whether I liked it or not, I was just happy that it existed and people were seeing it. When it won the Oscars, I felt the same way.
Also … am I way off base about linking in to the Matrix? Has anyone written up something about them together in anyway?
I think many who’d seen EEAAO found these Oscars to be awesome precisely because they gave a different kind of a movie the limelight.
As an older millennial who saw the Matrix in the cinemas and kinda considers that a culturally defining moment for me and those my age, and, I’d figure, that it more or less captures the vibe of that moment — cyberpunk tech chic, 90s was peak western civ (?!), thought control is bad … freedom and conspiracy theories good (?), the apocalypse is in the distant future, you can actually fight the system and at least nearly win your freedom — the similar-ish way in which EEAAO made a statement to and for the present and the way it in some ways similarly captures this moment … was wonderful to see TBH. Like, at some point in the movie, it didnt’ matter to me whether I liked it or not, I was just happy that it existed and people were seeing it. When it won the Oscars, I felt the same way.
Also … am I way off base about linking in to the Matrix? Has anyone written up something about them together in anyway?