The OSCARS!!!

Four years ago, a friend and I made an effort to watch the oscar winning movies or just the nominated ones because it is such a big deal in Hollywood. We wanted to see what all the noise was about. We understood after we watched some of them. Just to name a few: Cold Mountain, Last Samurai, Gladiator, Crash, Departed, Lord of the Ring, Ray, Collateral, etc.

The depth of the storylines are what continues to hold my attention. Even though, many are nominated for best costumes,visual effects, music, and sound which are very important to some movie watchers but I love the plots. These movies challenge you to watch something out of your norm. And, I eagerly accept the challenge of learning new information.

Last year, I saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button which was terrific...it moved me to tears. It was just so heartwarming!!! If you get a chance, go see Brad Pitt 's performance in this movie which won an Oscar. This year I plan on going to see Slumdog Millionaire which won 8 Oscars and best motion picture of the year. The other one I plan to watch is Reader with Kate Winslet.

Here is a quick reveiw from yahoo:

Slumdog Millionaire: The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Intrigued by Jamal's story, the jaded Police Inspector begins to wonder what a young man with no apparent desire for riches is really doing on this game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out...




The Reader: When he falls ill on his way home from school, 15 year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age. The two begin an unexpected and passionate affair only for Hanna to suddenly and inexplicably disappear. Eight years later, Michael, now a young law student observing Nazi war trials, meets his former lover again, under very different circumstances. Hanna is on trial for a hideous crime, and as she refuses to defend herself, Michael gradually realizes his boyhood love may be guarding a secret she considers to be more shameful than murder.