Wendy takes on...

...the blopic of the day and wins! (or just muses)

Sunday, March 23, 2003

 
...Oscar speeches

fic·ti·tious
adj.
Of, relating to, or characterized by fiction; imaginary.

If your nemesis is imaginary, Mr. Moore, why do you get so riled up about him? Why would anyone use take an opportunity to applaud violence-prevention programs in high schools and use it to shout about "fictional elections" and "fictional presidents"? You won the Academy Award for Best Documentary, not Best Marvel-Comics Adaptation. Of course, maybe you don't actually care about preventing violence. Maybe you just want attention and all those greenbacks that come with it...

And don't tell me Michael Moore doesn't "Google" himself every other day. Actually, he probably uses a less prevalent search engine, but I am expecting an answer eventually.

And, I know that the word "fictitious" has probably gained wider usage in today's world of non-absolutes, making Moore's usage not absolutely incorrect in many people's eyes. But, a lot of people can be WRONG. Sorry for my inflexibility here, but I was the third grader who was very upset to learn that the Little House on the Prairie books were in the fiction section of the Meriwether Lewis elementary school library. I had, after all, been to every house and hole-in-a-hill she'd ever lived in. The librarian had to sit me down and give me a BLACK and WHITE definition of "fiction" and "non-fiction". That led to all kinds of problems with my Southern Baptist teacher and my verdict on where the Bible should be Dewey Decimaled... In any case, I don't think it would hurt Moore to take advantage of the reference section at his local public library.

Gael Garcia Bernal was outcharmed only by Adrien Brody and I think he's right that Frida would be on "our side, against war" but I have to remind him that "our side" represents all of mankind. No one is for war. It's just that there are people that have to actually do the dirty work of keeping the rest of us alive to paint and make music and movies and write silly blogs.

Harrison Ford was introduced as the actor who starred in such films as Indiana Jones and The Fugitive. Does anyone else see a GLARING omission here? Would he really have gotten to play Indy or Dr. Kimble had he not become Han Solo?

And to end on a positive note, HURRAH for Nicole Kidman's reminder that there is NEVER anything more appropriate than individuals striving to be the best they can be!
Wendy 11:56 PM