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Originally Posted by Locke
You're going to call Hidden Figures 90s Oscar bait and then point to Moonlight?
Moonlight was pure Oscar bait. The only difference was that it worked. How many edgy themes can be wedged into a single film? Moonlight must hold the record.
They were both good movies I just found Hidden Figures to be more genuine.
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Nothing about a small movie like Moonlight felt like a prestige movie. Hidden Figures, La La La, Fences and even to a certain extent Manchester by the Sea were clearly placed to be Oscar plays.
Moonlight by comparison was small intersectional story about one person's experience. There wasn't anything cynical about Moonlight, it is authentic and honest.
Moonlight didn't even have a major studio behind it. It was an A24 film. It's an art house film and was rewarded.
I mean it probably won because if ranked balloting and a split between La La Land and Hacksaw Ridge. But that's another topic.