Readers weigh in on The occasions’ Oscars safety
Kudos to film critic Justin Chang for his valiant, full-website try at explaining the premise of “every thing all by way of the place unexpectedly,” this yr’s most interesting picture [“the new-canine-Fingered selection for most interesting picture.” March thirteen].
My circle of ardent moviegoers continues to be clueless.
Hugh okay. Malay
Oxnard
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the one factor that bought here shut to holding the film collectively as a narrative was the character performed by Ke Huy Quan. It wasn’t a narrative, it was a lecture with occasional narrative parts. It supplied a terrific deal to imagine about, and film isn’t properly-suited to doing that. there have been too many vital factors to ponder inside the film, and by no means enough time for contemplating that significance.
Calling the film “every thing all by way of the place unexpectedly” solely defined the rationale for the smorgasbord of deep, significant human dilemmas; it didn’t do justice to their depth and that means. It ought to have been referred to as “Deep significant Human Dilemmas, Lite.”
Karen Robinson-Stark
Pasadena
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Justin Chang needn’t be despondent in his much less-than-in mannequin evaluation of the film that swept the Oscars. He wrote the definitive description: “… a frenzied mashup of immigrant fable, martial-arts spectacular, cosmological slapstick and multiverse-spanning group hug …”
That describes why I may not preserve watching the film to the extreme. a quantity of of us nonetheless do love the flicks that used to fill theaters.
Donna Perlmutter
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Editor’s notice: The letter author is a former contributor of dance and music tales to The occasions’ Calendar part.
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okay, somebody has to say it. The film “every thing all by way of the place unexpectedly” is amongst the numerous worst movies ever made. it is ridiculous, silly and an complete waste of 1’s time.
Ray Uhler
Laguna Niguel
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As a sound enhancing expert who’s labored on movies and tv for over forty years, I get aggravated when awards given for under the road achievements are nonetheless usually recognized as “… victories restricted to technical purposes … .” [“The Oscars: When all of it Falls Into Place,” March thirteen].
The academy has a separate awards event for exact technical achievements; they do not embrace seen outcomes or sound.
I’m constructive the seen outcomes and sound teams for “extreme Gun: Maverick” and “Avatar: the most interesting method of Water” made as many inventive selections as anyone else involved inside the making of these movies.
If Josh Rottenberg makes use of a phrase processor, does that imply he’s a technician and by no means a journalist?
Michael J. Benavente
Sherman Oaks
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relating to “all by way of the place, lovely appears to be like and lovely Smiles unexpectedly”: [March 13]: Watching the Oscars, i used to be thrilled to see the elevated illustration of various actors honored. It wasn’t the proper event, however it certainly was elevated.
however i used to be dissatisfied to see Michelle Yeoh choose a vogue that featured chicken feathers.
Why we proceed to tolerate killing sentient beings for vogue is past me. Society has gotten previous using fur, and that’s good. however we proceed to countenance killing birds for vogue. It’s a large blind spot.
The nationwide Audubon Society bought its large start when women virtually brought on an extinction event when vogue put lifeless unique birds on hats. we have gotten to get up as quickly as extra. Taking feathers from birds is a dying sentence; they don’t survive, and it’s extremely painful (the down feather enterprise is a disgrace). Please don’t choose feathers. there are so many sustainable supplies on the market, and all of us know elevated.
Marianne Davis
Encino
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Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel was offensive [“An Uncontroversial, Slap-Free Ceremony,” March thirteen]. His Irish “jokes” weren’t humorous.
it is 2023 and Kimmel was allowed to perpetuate ethnic stereotypes from 1855.
All in all, it was a humiliation for our little metropolis.
Robert Sheahen
Sherman Oaks
‘The Outsiders’ resonates with youthful readers
thanks for theater critic Charles McNulty’s evaluation and for reminding me of the vitality of S.E. Hinton’s novel [“‘The Outsiders’ Musical Stays Gold,”March eight].
each time I labored with college students as a tutorial therapist, it would not matter what the teaching problem was, they always resonated with the deep stage of emotion that Hinton dropped at her readers. always, every scholar may decide with no decrease than one in all many characters.
masses of the college students I work with have studying and language disabilities. nonetheless, readers have been by no means deterred from ending this character-pushed novel with its brave characters.
i am extra impressed than ever to share this timeless novel.
Pattie Earlix
Santa Monica
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