This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Washington chapter.
Because the black man whose name and legacy has been exploited becoming a “supporting character” in his own story tells you all you need to know about the movie. “Green Book” is a clueless display of tone-deaf pandering to neoliberal America. It pretends to be a brave, “woke” movie that stands up against prejudice but simply relays messages from decades past that are no longer relevant to modern society. Ali and Mortensen deliver warm and endearing performances that are simply not enough to save the film from its cliches and caricatures. It was created as a vanity project to make the white savior look good and as a circlejerk for white America as if to say “Isn’t it great we’re past these situations?” even though the racial tension in America has not dissipated and presents different problems today.
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Movies that Tackle Race Better
Black History month just passed by and America hasn’t made any progress in race relations for the past few years. These movies explore contemporary race-related issues such as police violence, colonialism, and wage slavery in capitalism.
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Movies Directed by Women
Because there have only been 5 female nominees for Best Director and one winner (Kathryn Bigelow) in the history of the Oscars. Meanwhile Woody Allen has had 7 nominations while continuing to provide us with his pretentious self-inserts
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Movies that Were Overlooked
These are the movies of last year that delivered award-winning performances, direction, editing, and/or writing that received absolutely zero Oscar nominations. Undervalued movies such as ‘Cold War’ or ‘At Eternity’s Gate’ do not even qualify for this category as these films hold nominations for ‘Best Cinematography’ or ‘Best Actor’. This category is reserved only for the films which received no recognition from the Academy Awards (though some have lucked out in more obscure, independent film awards)
