tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post5177371882100138154..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "What Are Movies Supposed To Be?"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-48557507048693423652014-01-09T09:24:35.334-08:002014-01-09T09:24:35.334-08:00I've always felt that dividing comedy and dram...I've always felt that dividing comedy and drama into separate categories for awards was to allow comedies to have a fair shot at winning an award, since there is a clear bias towards serious movies in giving awards. I always thought the Oscars should do the same thing as I watched movies I had no interest in beat out great comedies year after year. Although perhaps it should be one Best Movie, with separate categories for funniest movie, scariest movie... that sounds, however, like I'm suggesting the Oscars use the TV Land Awards as a template, so maybe I'm losing credibility here...pumpkinheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-80685993236157834922014-01-09T05:29:22.978-08:002014-01-09T05:29:22.978-08:00I think you're giving the movie people too muc...I think you're giving the movie people too much credit to attribute the categorization into drama and comedy (and what about letting James Thurber in on having created The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, hey?), in that the pairing goes all the way back to Greek classical times and can be seen all through the history of theater. (HAMLET has comic relief scenes, but we never think it's one of Shakespeae's comedies). On TV, the rule that comedies are half-hour shows and dramas are one-hour shows seems to be entrenched (I remember how confused I was when BOSTON LEGAL was classed as a drama. Were they kdding?). So my feeling is it's a mistake to view movies in isolation in this regard.<br /><br />wg<br /><br />Wendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.com