I don't know if it's a conscious thing
or a group of people reacting positively to something that resonates with them.
When all's said and done Hollywood is a deeply, deeply sentimental place and loves nothing more than a story of success to failure to success again and Quan's journey from child actor to years in the wilderness to success... well... let's say it's very VERY Hollywood.
And from a PR perspective I think they got it bang-on. In his speech screaming "this is the American dream" well, that's what they want and to be honest it't the best fantasy going. Why not indulge a few moments of delusion and enjoy the ham!
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Tue 14 Mar 2023, 14:12,
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i agree and I'm not upset or invested in the awards, just me speculating
Brendan Fraser has a compelling backstory too, as he happened to reveal while his film was in contention he was abused as a child actor. That's a nice story arc, suffering to redemption. Ovation. fade to end credits
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 14 Mar 2023, 22:07,
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We appear to have had a polite conversation
how did this happen? I thought it was all waaah!! waaah!! waaah! in here these days?
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Wed 15 Mar 2023, 9:15,
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There is quite a lot of that above.
Suffice to say I wouldn't look to these grumpy bastards for film recommendations.
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