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The Oscar race flattens every beautiful thing by turning it into a pointless contest to find a consensus majority. There will not be a better film than #mank this year. No, it won& #39;t win the Oscar but that doesn& #39;t mean anything. It& #39;s a masterpiece. 1/6
I made the mistake of searching Mank reactions and got the typical robotic array of responses of its Oscar prospects. That is the wrong way to watch this movie - and frankly any movie. It robs it and you of the joy and glory of what art is supposed to be. 2/6
It& #39;s kind of like extracting sex for the sperm to use later or freezing your eggs. It serves a function but it can& #39;t replicate what sex actually is.Mank is a glorious, tragic depiction of a man who had one shot at greatness and not only was it greatness, it was Citizen Kane. 3/6
By contrast, the Oscar race is a sterile and pointless go through the motions routine that takes you nowhere you ever remember. After the excitement wears off there& #39;s nothing left except counting what you got right and what you got wrong. Never forget that movies are art. 4/6
And the whole point of the Oscars is to reward the magnificence of skill and risk. #DavidFincher is a maestro behind the camera and has made one of his best films. Movies have to mean something for the Oscars to mean anything. It& #39;s the movies, not the trophies. 5/6
I can& #39;t wait to write about this movie.I can& #39;t wait to invite people in to see what I see,what makes it great, what makes Fincher great, what makes Citizen Kane great. I mostly love that there are still artists out there willing to reach this high to make something this good. 6/6
Incredible score by @trent_reznor and Atticus Ross. Amanda Seyfried is wonderful as Marion Davies, Charles Dance and Hearst. Don& #39;t miss it.
