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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Absolutely. Go back 20, 30, 40 years, and most of the nominees were in that middle ground.
Unforgiven, Silence of the Lambs, Hope and Glory, Chariots of Fire, Rocky, The French Connection - exceptionally well crafted mid-budget films that don't aspire to more than telling an engaging story well. That whole class of film rarely gets made by Hollywood today. It's either tentpole blockbuster or social issue indie film.
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I think that's also a cultural shift of today, and we see it in music as well.
20 years ago, middle ground between artistic and mass appeal existed.
Now days, the masses only really watch and listen to pop pieces.
I don't mind Marvel movies, but they're really the Katy Perry's of film and I respect that the Oscars actually go to movies with more depth then that.
It's the reason I'll watch the Oscars but never the Grammy's.