Nominees:
Broadcast News
Fatal Attraction
Hope and Glory
The Last Emperor
Moon Struck
Winner:
The Last Emperor
Broadcast News
Fatal Attraction
Hope and Glory
The Last Emperor
Moon Struck
Winner:
The Last Emperor
Story: A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic. Hilarity ensues.Trivia: The first feature film granted permission by the Chinese government to be filmed in the Forbidden City. A documentary produced and directed by Lucy Jarvis for NBC Films Ltd. in 1973 named "The Forbidden City" was the first western film permitted to film within the Forbidden City.
So, tell me what you think? Did you like The Last Emperor? Would you have picked another movie as Best Picture? Why?
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Ah, the life of an emperor...well, I guess it isn't so good. Pu Yi, an intellegent, dignified young man goes from being a prisoner in the Forbidden City (the emperor could not leave the city), to being a prisoner in a chinese "re-education camp" but the amazing thing is that all his life he has had other people doing things for him, like tying his shoes and dressing him.
Broadcast News - Image over content, the pretty boy reporter vs. the plain but talented reporter. Throw in the neurotic producer to complete the love triangle and hilarity ensues.
Hope and Glory - The epic story of a world at war. And a boy at play (in London during the Blitz or World War II).
Moon Struck - "Snap out of it!" A widowed Brooklyn book-keeper is torn between her fiancé and his brother.
Fatal Attraction - "I won't be IGNORED!" A simple little affair turns horribly wrong when Micheal Douglas starts getting stalked by Glen Close. She becomes obsessed with him and ends up dead in the tub. This movie scared the stuffing out of me. They actually changed the ending after audiences were not satisfied when Glen Close killed herself and Michael Douglas being arrested for her murder, they wanted justice, so she gets drowned and then for good measure, shot and he pretty much gets off. The problem is that with the changes the script went through, Glen Close becomes the evil bad guy, and Michael Douglas, who was unfaithful, ends up in a sympathetic role. Basically "jeez, it was just a one night stand, there's nothing wrong with that until the woman thinks otherwise." I remember there was a big uproar from feminist groups.
I think, because of the controversy of Fatal Attraction I would have picked it. Few movies have had this kind of impact on the nation, everyone was talking about it.
Ahhhh, the year Eric and I was married. The Last Emperor would be my pick for best picture also. It was mesmerizing to me. I loved the images and the sadness of the little boy. I actually like all the movies (except Broadcast News since I haven't seen it) in this year's list. Hope and Glory, another kid in a predicament, very touching. Moon Struck was good with Cher in her glory and Nick Cage being...well...Nick Cage. And of course, Fatal Attraction, the beginning of Glen Close's career. Hmmm, I think I liked her in 101 Dalmations a little better though (hehe)
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