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Apple TV+ Film 'CODA' Wins Best Picture at 2022 Oscars
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It’s a good movie but not Oscar good. Definitely a Hallmark channel kind of film.
Honestly it’s probably just that best picture award recipients is less intuitive than others.
He’s not a producer so he won’t get an award, nor will some of the producers as there are so many. But it’s certainly not uncommon for other key stakeholders to get involved and as distributor they are fairly key, yeah? (They are distributor, right? Don’t judge me if not lol)
No. Apple acquired the rights for the film when it was already completed and shown on film festivals around the globe. Apple didn't produce or funded the production. It did not had any involvement in the creation of the film. So, apart from showing that Apple's TV+ executives have good taste and deep pockets, this award proves nothing about Apple TV+.
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I'm glad CODA won and I'm also glad Apple provided the resources needed when other studios wouldn't to repeatedly feature it throughout the year including keeping it front and center on ATV+ for all this time. It's a shame that Will Smith completely distracted from what should have been a great moment for the disabled community as well as embarrassing the Williams family.
Filling up a streaming services with "whatever" is necessary, especially when you stream in hundreds of countries and your viewers have different age, taste, preferences, ethnicity, religion, gender, and background in general. Offering something for every taste is crucial if Apple TV+ wants to expand and become popular. For example, there are people who enjoy documentary films about history more than anything else, or people who enjoy horror or Sci-Fi movies and ignore any drama. Imagine if the apps on the App Store are only those specifically picked by Apple as worthy to be on the App Store. At the end, offering an extensive catalogue, including local productions like Netflix is what makes people want to subscribe and maintain their subscription, not just a few good movies that you can watch in a single weekend and then unsubscribe.
Not amazing at all. Apple didn’t make this movie; they just bought it off someone else.
We shouldn’t be celebrating the purchasing power of a mega corporation with deep pockets. It means that most of the world will miss out on this (apparently) good movie unless they subscribe to Apple TV+.
I hate this fragmentation of the way that movies are distributed. Imagine if your phone provider only allowed you to receive calls from a few select people*. The world would be up in arms.
*And, yes, I know some wage slaves with certain company phones already suffer this indignity.
I can assure you that:-
Safari browser, Apple Arcade, Apple tv+, Apple TV, iMovie, Pages, numbers, Mac Pros , iCloud, Apple Keychain, and others are NOT the best.
maybe they aimed there, but they failed.
I would make a case for Disney+ being the exception. Yes they have a Marvel team and a Lucasfilm team, but I don't think that a big decision could be made without running it up to the Disney Execs. I truly believe that Moonknight was a heated debate with the Disney bosses.
Will Smith slapping Chris Rock on stage shows the low level of standards this academy has reached. This is no longer a prestigious award.
Great news for the Apple TV+ service. They will continue to evolve in what they offer — but I still think they should focus on serials over feature films.
If you actually loved this movie...you should check out the classic German gem "Jenseits der Stille". Storyline in "Jenseits der Stille" is way more impressive as the hearing child wants to become a musician and somehow tries to communicate her enthusiasm for music to her deaf parents.
Hope you find it somewhere out there...
Hope you find it somewhere out there...
Congrats to the production team and congrats also to Apple. Not sure why anyone would berate great art being rewarded, and good on Apple for recognising quality. That's what they've always strived to be known for so now they have an Oscar. Credit all round.
To add a detail, CODA is in fact the American remake of a French movie , named "La Famille Belier". It was a great hit here in France. The lead actor, Louane, was a young singe whose reputation rocketed thanks to the movie.
It does have great makings. I haven’t seen it yet, but I’m shocked it beat Dune!
Filmmakers must stop selling their movies to distributors/streaming services!!!
Let the audience seek them out for themselves as God intended!!!!!
This is the reason I haven’t watched CODA. La Famille Belier was a wonderful movie I have seen (maybe 3-4 times) in Australia. I mostly refuse to watch English (USA) Remakes that commercialise (and often butcher) an idea stolen. I'll always watch the original where I can, and stick to it.To add a detail, CODA is in fact the American remake of a French movie , named "La Famille Belier". It was a great hit here in France. The lead actor, Louane, was a young singe whose reputation rocketed thanks to the movie.
There is something about these Oscar movies that always make me fall asleep. It is my own kind of way of knowing "this one is going to win! I fell asleep!"