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Dr. Jim Denison
Anora won for Best Picture at last night’s Academy Awards and five Oscars in all. According to NPR, the film is “the story of a sex worker who marries a former client and gets mixed up with some Russian oligarchs.” I had to quote them since I will not see the film due to its graphic nudity. It also normalizes prostitution, euphemistically called “the sex worker community.”
Great cinema is apparently in the eye of the beholder. And many of the beholders are not many of us.
The Atlantic headlined, “The Oscars Have Left the Mainstream Moviegoer Behind.” NPR reports that the more popular the movie, the less likely it is to win awards.
Then there are the politics. Host Conan O’Brien made a joke about President Donald Trump’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying of Anora, “I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.” The audience cheered loudly.
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