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Les Triplettes De Belleville - March 28th, 2004, 01:04 PM

don't worry mods...I"m not asking for it... I've seen it and am asking an opinion...

OK, well... I saw The Triplets of Belleville (which was nominated for an oscar...but won over by Nemo) and I think it deserved the oscar. I think it is one of the funniest and most poignant movies I have ever seen. It totally rocks and I would recommend seeing it.

and, if you have seen it...What did you think of it? Did you like it? Did you think it was racist?

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March 28th, 2004, 02:19 PM

I don't think that it deserved the Oscar over Nemo, but it was one of the more interesting movies of the year, even with the little dialogue involved. I enjoyed the songs featured in the movie as well - i actually got the soundtrack (my first music purchase in a while!!) and it features some good music, especially the many versions of the title song Belleville Rendezvous, which quickly became one of my favorite songs.
As for the movie being racist, i don't think it was as there was many shots towards French pop culture as well. And as for making all of the Americans fat in the movie, i wouldn't call that racist - WE ARE FAT!!, well, at least most are.

Overall, i would give the move 3 or 3 and a half stars.
   
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March 28th, 2004, 02:31 PM

well..it was interesting...and I love the fact that you can totally understand the entire movie...even if you were to see it fully in french, like I did, without subtitles. The movie's director is french and his wife is british. They purposely made the movie point out the racial stereotpypes of the french for americans (fat, hamburger loving, lavishly-living), the americans for the french (eccentric, poor, cigarette-loving, skinny, and quiet), the world for italians (the barbershop mouseman), and the world of the portuguese (the grandmother, just fat, caring, and misshapen)

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March 28th, 2004, 02:33 PM

hey, Robin...why do you think Nemo deserved the Oscar over TOB ?
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March 28th, 2004, 04:35 PM

Though the movie was very poignant as you mentioned, the story line was somewhat strange to me (Maybe I'm just used to American films though!), and although the plot for Nemo was a bit trite, it was handled well which makes it remeniscent of the golden years of Disney (Before Eisner) when they put much thought into their animations (Pinnochio, Beauty and the Beast) which are sure to live on forever in movie history.

As to why the Oscar voters didn't feel the same way about Belleville the way you did, i think it's because most Americans are a bit ETHNOCENTRIC and don't understand the views of other cultures the way you seem to know them, and probably would have needed someone to point out the stereotypes in the movie to them who is a bit more culture-wise, which they obviously didn't have.

Also, Disney is a very American corporation which movie goers and Oscar voters alike are accustomed to from child-hood and are more likely to lean to in terms of movie taste.
   
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March 28th, 2004, 06:45 PM

true true...though...I did love nemo...oh well...what has America gone to, eh? ;)
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March 28th, 2004, 07:32 PM

i havent heard it or seen it.. Is it an animation or what?
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March 28th, 2004, 08:06 PM

yes it's an Anim. It's awesome tho...one of the best ever I would say...really awesome animation, even some CG.
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March 28th, 2004, 08:08 PM

if you watched the Oscars it was nominated for best original song "Belleville Rendezvous," which was performed there; and nominated for best animated feature film...it's nomination clip was one of the three triplets (in their 70s) dancing and singing with Madame Souza accompaning on a bike rim.
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trailer - March 28th, 2004, 08:58 PM

If you have no idea what this movie is - watch the trailer - here is the link

http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony/t...bellville.html
   
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March 28th, 2004, 09:23 PM

ah, ty pillar
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March 28th, 2004, 10:26 PM

weird, fast paced...stange trailer...doesn't have the calm and lightheartedness the movie does
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March 28th, 2004, 11:03 PM

havent seen the movie myself but i love checking out the trailers at the apple website - its prety cool when iam really bored - and i see many movies that i never knew about on thier..

here is the link to thier main page

http://www.apple.com/trailers/
   
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March 29th, 2004, 09:01 PM

This Was Not Meant To Be A Three/four Person Thread!!! Grr! Speak!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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March 29th, 2004, 09:11 PM

Pweeeze!?

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