I paid for Slumdog Millionaire in quarters tonight.

[brawndolicious]

Crash was a good film if all the characters were the same color.  Since there's no racists in thing movie.

The fears the character have is just from fearing a sub-group of people that they don't interact with regularly (and it also finds the 10 most segregated people in LA).  The problem is that real racist genuinely believe that they are being smart and well-informed by believing that another group of people is inferior so that is a hell of a lot more complex of an issue than what this movie is about.

That's the reason a lot of people say that this movie doesn't have any subtlety.  It doesn't have any real message but it tries to claim that it's about racism.

[Cheebs]

Cheebs: I'd imagine politics played more in Munich not winning than this Milk situation

I agree.

Looking at Munich when ignoring the religions involved vs. the religions that make up hollywood it is normally the type of movie that'd win in a heartbeat. Extremely well reviewed historical drama from Hollywood's golden boy director with popular stars (Eric Bana, Daniel Craig..etc). It would in a normal year easily beat Crash. But the issue of Judaism in it mixed in with Hollywood's very Jewish nature and well.....

[Bloodwake]

Crash nor Brokeback Mountain deserved to win in 2005. 2005 was a great year for blockbusters, so-so year for the traditional fall drama. Out of the nominated movies Spielberg's Munich was probably my personal favorite. Shockingly in 2006, 2007, and 2008 the film won I felt really deserved it (Although in 2007 I liked TWBB more but No Country was very deserving, Coen brothers earned it). Hasn't been that much consistency like that in a while (Crash, Chicago...etc).

I agree with most of this but I think out of the films nominated Good Night and Good Luck was probably the best.

[Cheebs]

Crash nor Brokeback Mountain deserved to win in 2005. 2005 was a great year for blockbusters, so-so year for the traditional fall drama. Out of the nominated movies Spielberg's Munich was probably my personal favorite. Shockingly in 2006, 2007, and 2008 the film won I felt really deserved it (Although in 2007 I liked TWBB more but No Country was very deserving, Coen brothers earned it). Hasn't been that much consistency like that in a while (Crash, Chicago...etc).

I agree with most of this but I think out of the films nominated Good Night and Good Luck was probably the best.

I'd be fine with that too. Great movie.