“Shallow Was The Realest Part of an Oscars Celebrating Fraudulence.”

[FinnishGypsy 921]

An amazing article by Pitchfork.com:

“‘Shallow’ Was the Realest Part of an Oscars That Celebrated Musical Fraudulence”

You could feel everyone’s backs straightening to attention at the beginning of the third hour of the Oscars last night—no easy feat. Quickly following a technical award, a grand piano was rolled onto the stage and, without an announcement, soft guitar strumming suddenly flooded the Dolby Theatre. The camera panned toward the crowd as the night’s long-awaited duet partners, A Star Is Born’s Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, emerged from their seats, hand in hand, as if they were accepting an award. The mesmerizing performance that ensued was a welcome relief from the rest of the ceremony.

Read more:

https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/shallow-was-the-realest-part-of-an-oscars-that-celebrated-musical-fraudulence/amp/

(Sorry if AP! I just thought this was such a great read, I wanted to share it).

[Rat Boy 43,518]

'musical fraudulence' - I'm going to use that phrase.  

[iCpro 14,846]

15 minutes ago, FinnishGypsy said:

The emotional subtlety of “Shallow” was a refreshing departure from the overwhelming cockiness of Bohemian Rhapsody—and by that I mean, the audacity of such a terrible movie to masquerade as homage when it, in fact, is a queer-shaming, patronizing portrayal of Freddie Mercury.

This line here. That is all.

[FinnishGypsy 921]

 

6 minutes ago, iCpro said:

This line here. That is all.

The whole article is extremely accurate, in my opinion. They actually said what everyone else was thinking. I also have a particular fondness for the following excerpt:

”What’s so perfect about this tip-toed intimacy is that it didn’t break the illusion of authenticity—a kiss would’ve been too cinematic, too performative—and it didn’t end up becoming a gimmick, a line Gaga could’ve easily crossed. The almost-ness of their performance here is perfect—a three-and-a-half-minute sequence perhaps more deserving of an Oscar than either Bohemian Rhapsody or Green Book.”

[Galagala 4,611]

This Pitchfork writer has amazing writing skills. Love the way he described the performance. Graphic

[TheMiddleGround 3,259]

 

100% agreed.

[McMonster08 4,528]

I swear the headline reminded me of a 2015 article that says why Gaga's Sound of Music tribute was the best part of that show. (unfortunately, I can't find it) The writer told something like in a show filled of pretentiousness, Gaga was a breath of fresh air with her passion and realness.

[Lazzarus 2,411]

1 hour ago, FinnishGypsy said:

a grand piano was rolled onto the stage and, without an announcement, soft guitar strumming suddenly flooded the Dolby Theatre

and we were left SHOOK 

[PunkTheFunk 124,425]

1 hour ago, FinnishGypsy said:

Quickly following a technical award, a grand piano was rolled onto the stage and, without an announcement, soft guitar strumming suddenly flooded the Dolby Theatre.

Wigs levitated off the heads of the audience and hurried away into the ether, as though they were crisp autumn leaves in a hurricane.