Okay, I didn't see most of the best picture nominees. I think the only ones I saw this year were "Toy Story 3" and "The King's Speech." Why only these two? I have kids.
Don't get me wrong, that's not a bad thing. I love my kids. And my kids are very media savvy and pop culture savvy. We watch The NBC comedy lineup most every Thursday night (well, some of it -- Perfect Couples and Outsourced are pretty lame). Now that we have a DVR we can record it (since 30 Rock is now past their bedtime). And we take them to the movies two or three times a month. But the youngest is 10, so even though she gets exposed to a lot of stuff on TV that wouldn't make it into a PG-13 movie, and even though she gets a lot of the subtle and not-so-subtle adult humor on, say, 30 Rock and The Office, she still digs the kid stuff at the movie theater.
So long story short, taking them to see The King's Speech -- and having them like it -- was a huge step for us. Probably the first time that all four of us have seen and enjoyed a movie that is not explicitly or implicitly targeted at the under 17 audience.
My older daughter (they're both daughters) is 15 and reading Shakespeare and Dickens in school, so it wasn't a surprise that she enjoyed it -- although, going in, she wasn't really convinced that she would. I think the subject matter looked a little dry and dull to her, as indeed it would have to me at her age.
But that my ten year old dug it -- well, that was very cool.
So it was nice to see the movie get the recognition it got at the Oscars. Especially nice for my kids. 'Cause let's face it, you do tend to want the Academy to recognize the movies you saw. And there was no way Toy Story 3 was gonna walk away with Best Picture
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