Does UP deserve an Oscar Nomination for BEST FILM?

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Originally Posted by toefer

We don't know how gravity works either, but nobody doubts it. I don't think anyone would really argue that Avatar wouldn't have been one of the five.

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And for all the crap Avatar gets for being unoriginal, how do you explain this painting?

[Show spoiler]It's not actually a panting, it was done on a computer, and this is the original. The one above was obviously a quick PhotoShop...

I believe that some would argue that point.

After being screened at Cannes, the Best Picture award rumors started churning hard and heavy for Up. They went on for months. I dont think we should discount the possibility/probability that Up may have been one of the nominees even if there were only five. It was all we heard about for a while.

I dont see much of a similarity to Up in that painting. Looks like a reach to me. It doesnt depict a story, just a theme. The theme of life. Where is Russel, Dug and Muntz? 90% of the movie takes place AFTER what that painting depicts in its fourth cell.

I personally wouldnt compare a movie where the main focus is story, to a movie where the main focus is the technology employed to make and exhibit it.