Yes, we know that Slumdog Millionaire stole the show somewhat, and thus everyone else was a little bit left in the poor shadows. I myself am a little bit on the doubtful side on the film's domination, but since I haven't seen the film, I don't think I'm legible to pass judgement at this point...Could have been that it was a typical Bollywood film that took Hollywood by surprise, could be the film itself was that great, or it could have just been pure luck...
Now we do have to remember that the Oscars (insert copyright sign here) is based on a closed voting system. It's not based completely on public opinions, and thus they often give us a kick in the head with surprises, that some (or most) of us will react with "What on earth were they thinking?!"
That does not mean, though, people, that you spend every second complaining in the chatroom about it. If the shows boring, turn off the TV, do something else. If someone stumbles on their speech, don't tell us again. If someone doesn't know how to speak English, don't mention it. If you don't like the music, too bad, and you do realized there's a mute button on the remote, right? And if Bollywood wins, so what? It's not a popularity contest, so your voice is unheard.
...With that being said, would you all just spend the next full year learning to shut up, and just watch the show? I'm trying to enjoy the show, and the chat box right next to me is about to burst into flames from drama over personal music preferences, censored swear words, and the moderator's trying to organize 25 somewhat chatrooms at once, but there are way to many morons running loose to be kicked off completely...
Next time, I'm watching the Oscars either alone, or with a bunch of more educated people that would only go "What? Now that didn't make sense to me..." and leave it until after the ceremony...then we can argue over it...
...Wonder how my Film class is gonna go this Wednesday...*evil scheming time*...
Moral of the story:"If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut." - Albert Einstein.
I'll say that 99% of the internet needs to learn part z.
