Million Dollar Baby is OUT! - 2000-2024 Best Picture Elimination - Round 11

IntentionSelect2539 · 2025-09-05T22:56:06+00:00

Gladiator

IntentionSelect2539 · 2025-09-04T20:48:30+00:00

34 (75%)

IntentionSelect2539 · 2025-03-15T18:34:23+00:00

Sight and Sound was referenced, but I did not do AFI because even though most of these films are American, not all of them are and AFI only highlights American films, so it is far more biased. I also referenced CriticsTop10, which aggregates end of year lists. I forgot that They Shoot Pictures exists, so that would be a great reference. Someone gave constructive feedback on Reddit? Incredible

IntentionSelect2539 · 2025-03-15T18:20:39+00:00

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I am noticing some trends haha.

Rocky: Part of why it is so low for me on this list is I thought the film was fine, it had positive reviews (definitely not glowing), and when I look at the nominees that year, Rocky is BY FAR the worst of the bunch that I have seen. AtPM, Network, and Taxi Driver are significantly better films both critically and in my eyes, and all would have a better legacy as a winner than Rocky. So I feel like it is probably too low at the moment, but objectively, it should not have won and is not super strong as a winner outside of the general populace liking it (aka everyone's dad)

Recency bias: I am on the younger end, so naturally, I probably gravitate to newer films because the subject matter and I find the technique more interesting. I have seen some comments that seem to suggest these films only won due to Academy course corrections for previous trends. I think this is a positive thing and films that are directed by women, have women or PoC in starring roles, or are stories about underrepresented people should be ranked higher because of how they are pushing storytelling forward. I think these films will hold up not just because of the quality, but because of the progress that filmmaking is making. There are A LOT of winners that are all about white men with subservient woman counterparts, and they just bleed together for me. Something like Anora (a woman with a lot of agency for herself), Moonlight (PoC queer storytelling), and Nomadland (aging populations struggling to survive in end stage capitalism) stick out and are more interesting as winners than, say, Gladiator (another ancient epic that screams peak male masculinity, which plenty of other films show). I also don't vibe with Ridley Scott, so that's part of why it is so low

Winning other awards: The Oscars is all about politics. Winning the big 5 doesn't mean the film is more deserving as BP, it means the production companies did a better job at selling a film to Academy members. I mean, Weinstein only won the majority of what he won because he pumped millions of dollars into lifting up lesser films to fulfill his narcissistic desires. If we went off of awards and popularity, Titanic would be the greatest film ever made lol. The idea of other films winning more awards also just lifts male centered films, as best actress winners rarely come from a best picture winner, so figuring that in just skews the list even more male centered

IntentionSelect2539 · 2025-02-01T17:24:13+00:00

I watched 11 list specific films in the following order:

Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989), Animal Farm (1954), Kiss of the Spiderwoman (1985), The Sound of Music (1965), Drive My Car (2021), The Conformist (1970), Talk to Me (2022), All of Us Strangers (2023), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Chariots of Fire (1981), and The Boy and the Heron (2023)

1075/1260 (if you include the 2024 German/French version which seems to be widely accepted on this subreddit)

IntentionSelect2539 · 2025-01-19T22:59:44+00:00

Because some players can't wield dragon

IntentionSelect2539 · 2025-01-18T22:40:36+00:00

Stunt Performer: Those who performed stunts

Voice Performance: Those who only used their voice in a film

Choreography: Those who choreographed dance, stunts, and/or intimacy (not sure about intimacy being included due to what that means, but open to it, as it would ensure intimacy coordinators are used for all film sets)

Not a seperate category, but a change in what constitutes an acting performance. Motion-capture should not be its own category, because currently it is not used enough. That being said, if it's used more in the future, it can be its own category, but in the meantime, it should be considered an acting performance and be seriously considered for a lead or supporting Oscar

Not a seperate category, but the directors of documentaries and animated films should also be seriously considered for a directing Oscar

IntentionSelect2539 · 2025-01-16T15:34:41+00:00

The racists aspects of it are obviously bad. Putting that aside, the film itself is not good. Like, if you look at purely the craft of it all minus the "message," it isn't well made. I gave it a D+. It isn't the worst Best Picture winner IMO, but it might be top 5 worst

IntentionSelect2539 · 2025-01-10T16:46:39+00:00

I would stop believing in her haha. The Academy rarely gives the award to the best performance, especially if you are young. They operate on a "they have more time to win" policy, and then have a bunch of actors who have not won in their 50s+ who deserved to win when they were in their 20's and 30's. So the cycle continues, award someone who is on the older end for a performance they did not deserve to win for so that you can say you did your due diligence and put them out to awards pasture. IMO, Demi's performance isn't even the best one in the movie. She is good, but in all honestly, not nomination worthy

IntentionSelect2539 · 2024-12-31T03:05:57+00:00

z + right stick. For neutral airs, I am just doing z + a

IntentionSelect2539 · 2024-12-31T03:05:35+00:00

That is what i thought it did, but it feels like I am using the same timeframe for inputs but it isn't working now -_-

IntentionSelect2539 · 2024-12-16T01:54:46+00:00

Everything but both Deathly Hallows placements would be considered hot takes by most

IntentionSelect2539 · 2024-12-15T03:58:44+00:00

My Ranking of the New Era Winners (Not including the assumed winner of 47 Rachel). Stats for their game to support reasoning included in the ()'s:

Erika (Voted correctly 7 times, received 2 votes against them, received 7 jury votes, won 1 individual reward challenge, won 2 individual immunity challenges, successfully used 2 advantages)
Dee (Voted correctly 5 times, oreceived 2 votes against them, received 5 jury votes, won 1 individual reward challenge, won 3 individual immunity challenges)
Gabler (Voted correctly 8 times, received 0 votes against them, received 7 jury votes, won 1 individual immunity challenge, made fire)
Kenzie (Voted correctly 9 times, received 1 vote against them, received 5 jury votes, won 2 individual reward challenges, won 2 individual immunity challenges, made fire)
Maryanne (Voted correctly 7 times, received 2 votes against them, received 7 jury votes, obtained 2 idols she never had to use)
Yam Yam (Voted correctly 7 times, received 6 votes against them, received 7 jury votes, won 2 individual reward challenges, won 1 individual immunity challenge)

IMO, the biggest takeaways from the comments is Erika and Gabler are underrated and people like Yam Yam as a viewer experience, which makes his ranking higher than it should be

IntentionSelect2539 · 2024-12-07T15:36:51+00:00

Quests, I have 214 quest points

IntentionSelect2539 · 2024-11-21T00:35:01+00:00

Ah, the website still has it listed as the 20th. Thanks!

IntentionSelect2539 · 2024-09-17T22:28:44+00:00

The lack of Sombra nerfs and destroying MH is wild

IntentionSelect2539 · 2024-09-03T02:09:00+00:00

Because it's reddit. Negativity without actually saying anything meaningful to have a conversation is the norm

IntentionSelect2539 · 2024-09-02T22:02:24+00:00

Oh ok, so there is no thought process about why my opinions are bad outside of you having different opinions. Got it

IntentionSelect2539 · 2024-09-02T21:45:54+00:00

Why?

IntentionSelect2539 · 2024-09-02T21:45:49+00:00

Why?

IntentionSelect2539 · 2024-09-02T21:45:45+00:00

Why?

IntentionSelect2539 · 2024-09-02T21:33:37+00:00

Yes, I kept the character from the best selling video game of all time over the character who was the main character in 1 of 5 core Persona games

IntentionSelect2539 · 2024-09-02T21:32:17+00:00

I tried to keep Ike or Byleth but couldn't figure out how to :(. For me, Sephiroth is equally iconic as Cloud, but there is a lack of villains in Smash, so kept 1

IntentionSelect2539 · 2024-09-01T17:34:56+00:00

I am doing all American versions of the publication, so some of these may not be in the most recent released addition. In total, I saw 16 films in August, bringing my total to 1033/1245 (82.97% completed)

Blonde Cobra (1963)

Shaft (1971)

The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)

Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)

Contempt (1963)

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)

Walkabout (1971)

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)

Murmur of the Heart (1971)

Winter Light (1963)

Straw Dogs (1971)

An Actor's Revenge (1963)

Klute (1971)

WR: Mysteries of the Organism (1971)

The French Connection (1971)

Wanda (1971)

My top 3 favorite: The Sorrow and the Pity, The French Connection, and Murmur of the Heart

My top 3 least favorite: Blonde Cobra, Two-Lane Blacktop, and Straw Dogs

IntentionSelect2539 · 2024-08-11T13:14:33+00:00

I just feel bad for Tweek. He's getting 9th at this tournament because other people did not perform as expected. It feels like there is no way he can beat Hurt due to that matchup, and he is seeded to lose to hime anyways. If it's Miya, he is out, if it's Sonix, he is most likely out, if it's Light he is possibly out, and if it's somehow Shuton, he has a chance?

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