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I disagree. The problem with bigotry lies in our hearts, and CRASH brought that heart-problem front and center. You will never solve the email forwarding, etc., until people's hearts change. CRASH shined the light on the ugliness of racism which, as you alluded to, often likes to hide in the...

Don't forget "Star Wars"...even though it lost to a deserving film, few films have had the same cultural impact, either in the year of their release or in years to come.

Racism is shallow, Eric, and CRASH showed us in all our shallow, racist glory. Not that I put any faith in film to be a vehicle to change attitudes, however (see above discussion of Day after Tomorrow).

Well, I did think Munich was better than Crash, but I also have not seen BBM. I would have been fine with a Munich win over Crash, but Crash was very deserving on its own merits.

Congrats to Crash, my number 3 film of the year!

Ah, but I thought that was what made it powerful, Patrick. Instead of focusing on "being truthful to oneself", as you put it, Crash shows us the ramifications (for good or ill) that our actions often have on others. One of the most powerful aspects of the movie, IMHO.

Well I don't agree with that at all. Crash deals with the racism issue in a way that I've rarely seen a film deal with it. It will be a very deserving winner if it does indeed win.

Well, I agree with this. The Oscars are a great focal point for discussing the various merits of different films. I don't think you should write them off just because your favorite films didn't get nominated. Rather, we should seek to understand why, if possible.

As crazy as this sounds, it's not ridiculous to assume that similar attitudes abound among members of the Academy.

Even if what Wells said was true, it's too bad that a more deserving film (ROTS) has to bear the brunt of the supposed "backlash."

Hey, even I'll admit that the sound work wasn't all that great in ROTS. I liked the sound work better in TPM and AOTC.

Adam: I'm happy that Narnia got a nomination, because I really loved the movie. But, when I step back and just consider the technical merits, it's hard to put ROTS on the list ahead of Narnia.