I finally watched anora winner of Oscar, and I feel like I watched a film different from everyone

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Spoiler warning: The following article gives the important details of the intrigue of Anora. So if you haven’t seen the last one yet Best Image Oscar winnerProceed with caution if you follow your impulse to read.

I guess I should have listened to the rumors I heard Anora would gain great 2025 Academy because I would have finished with a far Higher score on my Oscar ballot. I really didn’t expect the film – which plays almost as a darker vision of Classic Rom-Com,, Pretty woman – To win the best image (in addition to the original script, the edition and the director of Sean Baker). As soon as it did, however, I thought that I should give a shot to the film and watch it the following night.

I must be honest: if I was a member of the academy, I would not have chosen Anora like the Best film from 2024. Do not get me wrong: I appreciated the story of a young sex worker (played by Mikey Madison in a performance of the best actress), an unhappy impulsive marriage with the son of a Russian oligarch (played by Mark Eydelshteyn). Unfortunately, I also had some problems that prevented me from loving him and being like Happy with his best victory Like other people seem to be. Let me explain …

I loved the first half, but the second half left me warm

First of all, the title role of AnoraWho goes through “Ani”, is really one of my favorite film characters for a long time, especially for the way she is represented by Madison, that I absolutely agree deserved her best nomination for the actress for the role. Getting to know the fiery Brooklynite and see her apparently find love with Ivan, allowing him to leave sex work, was irresistibly endearing.

Although I was certainly intrigued by the dramatic turn when Ivan abandoned Ani after his father’s employees pressed him to cancel their marriage, I thought that the long research to find the Twerp was – forgive my frankness – a little a winding mess. I don’t want to say that in a disastrous way, but more in a little disappointing. Despite many fun moments and an effective effective conclusion, the second act simply lacked a pulse that could not captivate me as I had hoped.

In addition, I had problems with Anora’s dialogue

With all the respect due to Sean Baker, I would not have voted for Anora To win the best original script. The main drawback for me is the dialogue, which I honestly found a little repetitive and without inspiration, especially in its second half.

Uplining, I appreciate Baker’s apparent intention for realism and to underline the volatility of the situation by asking the characters to repeat themselves and talk to each other, a bit like the Super movie A242019 Uncoupled gems. However, I also thought that certain lines were repeated ad nauseam, and without many apparent purposes. For example, by the fourth or the fifth time, I heard Igor (the best candidate for the support actor Yura Borisov) at random and without reservation being called the same homophobic slurry, I was quite irritated.

Overall, I had much more powerful cinematographic experiences in 2024

I considered that my reaction to Anora This could be the result of a post-Ooscars media, which I could have felt different if I had seen it before attending its best victory. However, even so, I always think that I would have voted in the same way.

I can’t claim to have I looked at all the nominations of the Oscars of the best image 2025 However, but the others I have seen – the epic in motion The brutalistThe amazing science fiction masterpiece Dune: second partThe fascinating political thriller ConclaveAnd, my favorite film of the year and one of the Best horror movies I have never seen, The substance – really provided some of the most memorable and transfixing cinematographic experiences in my recent memory. More than anything, that’s why I, personally, I find it perplexed Anora is the collective choice of the academy for the film of the highest quality of the past year compared to one of its competitions.

Despite my reservations on AnoraThe film made me look forward to watching more sean baker, like Florida’s project Or Red rocketas I was impressive by his director style (even if My heart was put on The substance Director Coralie Fargeat win the best director). In addition, even if I cannot deny that I am rooted for Demi Moore to bring the best actress home, I am very excited to see where Mikey Madison’s career will take her after this victory, having loved her work in Once upon a time in Hollywood and 2022 Shout. Maybe I will try this film a second try when it is available with a Hulu subscription March 17 (according to Deadline)But for the moment, it is still a soft-meter result with 2025 Oscars in my eyes.