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Global Greats

Global Greats. Mrs Mays Ms Buckle. Do you know which films, actresses and actors have been shortlisted for the Oscars this year?. Best Film. Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les Misérables Life of Pi Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty.

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Global Greats

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  1. Global Greats Mrs Mays Ms Buckle

  2. Do you know which films, actresses and actors have been shortlisted for the Oscars this year?

  3. Best Film • Amour • Argo • Beasts of the Southern Wild • Django Unchained • Les Misérables • Life of Pi • Lincoln • Silver Linings Playbook • Zero Dark Thirty

  4. Best Actor in a Leading Role: • Bradley Cooper, • Daniel Day-Lewis, • Hugh Jackman, • Joaquin Phoenix, • Denzel Washington

  5. Best Actress in a Leading Role: • Jessica Chastain, • Jennifer Lawrence, • Emmanuelle Riva, • QuvenzhanéWallis, • Naomi Watts

  6. Quvenzhané Wallis Age 9 On January 10, 2013, she became the Academy Awards' all-time youngest nominee for Best Actress However, she was just six during the filming.

  7. How to define greatness… • Superior to and better than... • Greatness endures and is timeless • The traditional (Shakespeare) V the contemporary (films) • Modern greats?

  8. Greatness... • The terms "great" and "greatness" is dependent on the perspective and subjective judgments of the individual.  • It is dependent on point of view. • The perception of "greatness" is both fiercely contested and highly individual.

  9. Could this film be described as great?

  10. Les Misèrables • All the clichéd elements are there: • Tragic and yet uplifting • Heroic figures • Grand landscapes • Emotionally moving and meaningful

  11. Reviews of Les Misérables • ‘Stirring and striking’ • ‘A masterpiece’ • ‘...a magnificent achievement that overwhelmed me from the opening moments’ • ‘The most ambitious British film ever.’ • ‘It felt like it would drag on for ever.’ • ‘This is a bad movie.’ • ‘Exhausting and deadly’

  12. So which one is right? • Is one person's opinion more valid that another's? • Should Les Misèrables win the Oscar for best film when there is so much disagreement about its greatness?

  13. The importance of praise and awards • Who deserves the recognition? • The best actor? • The best director? • But everyone contributes to that award… not just winner

  14. Most people do like praise and rewards • When did you last receive praise & recognition? • More importantly…. • When did you last give praise and recognition to someone else?

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