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I didn't actually compare the Oscars with Cannes.

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In Reply to: One can always compare Oscars with Cannes, or Berlin... but one can do whole lot better. posted by Victor Khomenko on May 20, 2006 at 12:17:51:

Your argument references the "experience" of the memebers of the Cannes audiences. I merely pointed out that the collective "experience" of the Brittish and American film academies are actually far excedes that of the audiences at Cannes. If one were to give *any* weight to the reaction of some individiduals at a screening at Cannes becuae of the "experience" of those audiences one would have to give even more creadence to awards like Oscars and BAFTAs which are clearly more representative of the opinions of "experience." I still choose to form my own independent opinions.

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Re: I didn't actually compare the Oscars with Cannes. - Victor Khomenko 13:30:20 05/20/06 (1)
There is great gap between the two worlds. Each one has its specialty. Personally I always am much closer to the choices and nominations made at Cannes, no matter how "popular" the Oscars are.
In forming your own independent opinion, do you see every film that comes out before deciding on what you like? Allow me not to believe you. I don't know how exactly you select the ones you eventually see, but I suspect your decisions are influenced by many sources.
We all want to consider ourselves "independent"... in reality that doesn't happen.
- Re: I didn't actually compare the Oscars with Cannes. - Analog Scott 15:14:24 05/20/06 (0)
  "There is great gap between the two worlds."
  These worlds being the audiences at Cannes and the memebers of the Brittish and American Film academies?
  " Each one has its specialty."
  Not sure what you mean here. The two film academies are made up strictly of acomplished working proffessionals of all catagories in the film industry. The audiences at Cannes are a mix of real pros and film neophytes. People like Paris Hilton and Donald Trump go to Cannes.
  
  " Personally I always am much closer to the choices and nominations made at Cannes, no matter how "popular" the Oscars are."
  No surprise there. I think the reason is obvious.
  
  "In forming your own independent opinion, do you see every film that comes out before deciding on what you like?"
  
  I see as many as I can. There are many I pass up because i know the likelyhood of my liking a given flm because of it's style or content are slim. I don't pass judgement on a film without seeing it first. So yeah, I see a film before forming an opinion as to whether or not I like it.
  
  "Allow me not to believe you."
  
  Allow you? I can't stop you from believing what you want to believe.
  
  " I don't know how exactly you select the ones you eventually see, but I suspect your decisions are influenced by many sources."
  
  My choices are influenced by objective information about films. I don't avoid a film just because of negative reviews. OTOH I may go see a film based on a high recomendation from a friend that I would have otherwise not seen because of the facts behind that film.
  "We all want to consider ourselves "independent"... in reality that doesn't happen."
  
  It's not a black and white issue. My *opinions* on any film are very much indepenedent of other peoples' opinions.

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