Kevin Spacey & Colin Firth To Make Academy Award Winner
Have you ever read about a movie, and said to yourself, "you know, I'm not sure I really want to see this movie, but I can tell it will probably win a lot of awards, and while people will be talking about the symbolism of the movie and how it relates to man's struggle against the world, all I will want to talk about is whether they are going to release an unrated version of Van Wilder 3."
Yeah, well maybe that is just me. I read in Variety this morning that Kevin Spacey and Colin Firth are going to film an adaptation of George Orwell's book Homage To Catalonia. It's a period piece so that makes Oscar voters pee themselves. Plus, it takes place in war time which they love. Finally, the book was written by George Orwell, who is always a big vote getter because half the Academy thinks they had to read a book by the guy in high school so he must be good. If you could throw a mentally challenged kid into it you would have a landslide of awards.
It is also the kind of film that no one ever goes to see. I love Colin Firth and Kevin Spacey, but do you want to see a movie that tells of Orwell and his wife Eileen's real-life story as they traveled to Barcelona to battle Stalinism. Orwell went on to fight with the Anarchist brigade and participate in the Spanish Civil War.
Specifically the film will focus on Orwell's relationship with brigade commander Georges Kopp.
It isn't that I don't love movies that make you think or challenge you. I just wonder who is actually going to see this movie. It is going to cost a fortune to make as they will be shooting in many countries and have the salaries of Kevin and Colin and will probably not come close to making its money back. I just think with the money you are spending you could make 30-40 just as important films and give many more people an opportunity.
