Best Picture: How Far Will Hollywood Go?
Alan Stone seems to be arguing that Brokeback Mountain’s reason for not winning the Oscar for Best Motion Picture might be attributed to Hollywood’s pre-existing homophobic sentiments. He starts out by noting the initial surprise at the actual result of Crash winning and subsequently expounded on the merits of Brokeback Mountain as an “important milestone” in Hollywood history in contrast to Crash and its failure to break new ground. While Stone only relies on his critique of the film to substantiate his ideas, he does put forth a persuasive image of Hollywood still being reticent towards liberal ideas such as homosexuality.
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