[Cali Panthers Fan]

I'm want to start by saying this was a weak pool this year for the Oscars. It's not like there were a lot of epic films, and much of that is a hangover effect of COVID, since it takes more than year from inception to realize a movie on screen, and then reap the rewards 6 months later.

So if you don't love EEAAO, I understand, it's not a traditional Best Picture winner. However, it was fully deserving of everything it received. Just such a rare treat to see a unique approach to film. It is technically fantastic, has some genuine and heartfelt performances, and is full of enough insanity to keep your attention (looking at you Sliver). I thought it was compelling, weird, intriguing, joyful, exciting, funny, and fully entertaining for a long run time. That's not easy to do, and the accolades are well deserved.

And lastly, we all know that Ke Huy Quan's award was just a make up for not receiving a best supporting actor for either Goonies or Temple of Doom. In those movies, he stole every scene he was in. Even in EEAAO, he was genuinely moving in a small amount of screen time. His recognition was my favorite moment of the night, bar none.