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the academy is not trying to please the public that is what is so great about the academy awards ... who knows the reasoning for them as to why one movie is better than another( but i would think they are looking at the total package from story, to acting, to production, to cinematography, and etc. ) but if you talk to some people --- mean girls should have won the academy award for best picture last year.... public perception and artistic perception are usually doing 180 from each other ....

and as for your opinion that it was an aweful movie that does not bother me to each his own .... but for once the majority of the people that have seen it think it is a great movie and along with the academy ... and the academy is all that matters when you are getting the gold statue

Chairoits of Fire (1981) beat out Raider of the Lost Ark
and Anne hall (1977) beat out star Wars

raiders and star wars were both great movies but neither one should be considered best pictures ...
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