2/08/2012

Extremely Similar and Incredibly Close

Here's something interesting I discovered about Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. It got the Oscar nom for Best Picture because it's exactly the same as the other eight films.

Don't believe me?



It's the personal story of how one boy and his best friend were separated by an infamous act of international violence...



...Causing the young boy to lose his father in a tragic accident, establishing a mystery centered around a lock and key...


...But by using an unconventional strategy, backed by a mathematical algorithm involving normally overlooked people...


...He keeps alive the memories of his father, his enduring legacy and the impact he had on his adolescent life...


...By going on a futile journey for solace, to find answers as to why his once-perfect life has unfairly been upended...



...And Viola Davis is there, who has much bigger problems than the young, white, protagonist, but she agrees to help anyways...


...And there's a deeply depressed man, plagued by his own silence...


...But in the end, after meeting numerous interesting people, the hero learns to let go of the past and focus on his future in the city he loves.

1 comment:

  1. Oh. My. God. It's the only explanation. EL&IC is the ultimate Oscarbait.

    Dear Hollywood: look at your life. Look at your choices.

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