tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153656856691863253.post6133801679557261830..comments2023-09-22T05:14:05.230-07:00Comments on This Cinematic Life: Dark OscarsThis Cinematic Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657028100306362251noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153656856691863253.post-13099998090551314752020-10-25T12:01:36.153-07:002020-10-25T12:01:36.153-07:00Well famously Shirley Temple saved Fox because Ame...Well famously Shirley Temple saved Fox because America wanted happy stuff. The plot of Sullivan’s Travels centers on a comic filmmaker wanting to make a serious film only to discover the importance of laughter for people in dire situations. But the fact that the production code limited content could also be a contributing factor. Films about dark subjects were being made but they weren’t the big awards winners.Craig Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320210388989961626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153656856691863253.post-31507233167175086692020-10-25T11:47:02.825-07:002020-10-25T11:47:02.825-07:00You mentioned the Best Picture winners of the Grea...You mentioned the Best Picture winners of the Great Depression largely being sunny "feel-good" movies. I wonder if part of this was simply because films back then were far more constrained as to what they could show? That is to say, the studios didn't want to push big pictures that risked offending people?<br /><br />That said, your point still stands. Filmmakers have had far more leeway since the '60s, so it stands to reason that some of the award winners since then would more explicitly deal with the various fears and outrages of our time.Destronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08880259350300667791noreply@blogger.com