Wouldn't You Like To Be A Pepper Too?

So......it's Saturday afternoon. Tomorrow is Sunday night. The question is.....will nurds be rejoicing in the fact that the mother lode of all nurd culture is finally recognized and honored as one of the greatest of cinematic achievements of the previous year?

You all know what I'm talking about. All we wish is that tomorrow is the day semi-human beings who just don't 'get it' will see that even the smallest creatures can change the way things are. I mean, sure, the Oscars are just for the film elite, the boring artsy pictures that have nary an explosion and rarely a joke exploiting the odd sounds that emanate from the human (and sometimes animal) body. Those pictures are not for the award for exemplary filmmaking, and rightly so. Sadly, they are for the average joe. Those that just have to see the Hollywood formula and the hottest hunks on screen. Bleh. I mean, eventually you would think that these movies suck would catch on. Who went to see Torque? No one. Why? B/C it's crap. I have faith that people will come around to the fact that these movies just plain suck. Then, people will make good movies. Then people will see them, and we can all enjoy.

I know several people who have been converted to nurd movies and have mysefl been responsible for maybe a few. Now is the time to show people that movies about Hobbits ARE INDEED better than movies about 8 legged spiders starring david arquette. Better than movies about cars that are speeding fast and are apparently very angry at something. Better than that washed up Stephen Segal. AND BETTER THAN THAT FREAKING ORANGINA!

Sigh, I'm sorry. I know it really doesn't mean anything if 'The King' wins an Oscar. And it's probably not the best movie that came out last year. But it's all about the respect. If it wins, people may say 'Hey, that movie may be good after all, I'll give it a shot.' When that happens, it helps ease the pain of us laughed at for liking fantasy. For believing in magic. For those who want to travel to a galaxy far, far away. For everyone who wants to take on that Black Knight singlehandedly.

Sigh. One day, we will be free.

Oh, everybody just wants somebody to love...

**NOTE: the comment about 8 legged freaks was changed from another movie comment about a king of insects played by 'the rock.' Though still incredibly crappy, that movie was sort of a sequel to a sequel of a mummy movie that I liked back in the day.