Comments by "Morgan King" (@MorganKing95) on "Top 24 Oscar Bait FAILURES of Each Year (2000 - 2023)" video.

Considering that it didn't receive any nominations for Best Picture, director, acting, screenplay, or editing, the nominations it did receive is basically one big consolation prize
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@ItsMichaelFlinn No, the criteria was movies that "didn't win big time", meaning that they didn't win on a larger scale. Big difference!
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@ItsMichaelFlinn Let me break it down for you "lol", since you obviously didn't pay attention: - Not making big time =/= not getting anything. Case in point, having little money or being lower middle-class is not the same as being broke - Not much else than =/= nothing. If it's also "not much else THAN", it means that something beside a spot on the list is taken into account, and since "not much else" is not the same as "nothing", it did get something beside a spot on the list Maybe learn to listen to the intro next time?
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@ItsMichaelFlinn No, it's you who don't get it. But don't take my word for it: the dictionary is your friend, and what do you know? "(Not) make big time" (meaning "large scale", or "small scale" if it's negative) and "nothing" are two different concepts It's okay that you're too proud to admit that you're wrong, but it doesn't change the fact that I've actually defined the terms and used actual arguments, while you haven't done either. Checkmate! "lol"
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@ItsMichaelFlinn The intro never said that the criteria was movies that didn’t receive any Oscar nods. They said, “but failed the big time, whether it was at the Oscars, with critics, or the audience” and “didn’t win much more than a spot on this list”. The former quote indicates the following scenarios: - It didn’t win the BIGGEST awards at the Oscars (since “big time” means “highest level”, so in that sense it’s the most prestigious Oscar awards they’re talking about), and it wasn’t successful with critics or audiences. - It didn’t win the biggest awards at the Oscars but was viewed favourably by critics and audiences. This is a possibility because “whether” and “or” indicate different alternatives. - It did receive smaller awards at the Oscars, since “big time” points to the biggest awards at the Oscars, but it wasn’t viewed particularly well by critics or audiences. Again, a possibility because “whether” and “or” indicate alternatives. The latter quote on the other hand indicates that it won something since “not much more” is not synonymous with “nothing”. The difference between you and me is that I actually refer to that was said in the criteria, while you resort to assumptions and twisting the definitions to your advantage without using actual argumentation. But since you’re so fixated on the whole “must not have earned Oscar nods” criteria, let’s look at some movies that are considered failed Oscar bait: - Don’t Look Up - Australia - Vice - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - House of Gucci - Babylon - Nine - War Horse - The Book Thief - Invictus - The Post - The Lovely Bones What do all these have in common? They received at least 1 Oscar nomination. Hmmm… isn’t that bizarre? It’s almost as if “Failed Oscar bait” isn’t synonymous with “Failed Oscar nomination” after all. Your argument is officially refuted!
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@ItsMichaelFlinn And where are your arguments for you being right? Oh, I know! Not here Also, it's "you're", not "your", Einstein
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Yes, for Costume, Production design, and Visual Effects, which even a bunch of panned movies have received. Notice that there aren't any nods for Best Picture, director, acting, screenplay, or editing
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@blackguyofthesouth2161 I didn't literally mean that it's a consolation prize, and no matter how you slice it, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and the acting nods, are the biggest ones, closely followed by Best Editing. If you do everything in your might to win an Oscar, even if it's too obvious, try-hard, and "formulaic, and all you get are nods for some visual aspects, it definitely feels like a letdown, unlike with a movie that doesn't seem like it was made to win Oscars anyway (whether it's an indie movie, a fantasy flick, or an action thriller)
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