So I have now seen Precious, Up In The Air, An Education, and A Serious Man. Of the four, Up In The Air was my favorite, probably just because George Clooney is so delicious. I also found the characters to be the most relatable (for me, anyway). The performances in Precious were fantastic. It's hard to "like" a movie like that, mainly just because the story is so disgusting, but I did think it was very well done and surprisingly uplifting.
An Education was okay. I always enjoy movies set between the post-War years and the early 1960s. This one obviously fell on the other end of the spectrum. I liked the feel of the movie better than the movie itself. The costumes were amazing.
A Serious Man was excellent. Very funny, with an interesting storyline (even though the opening sequence felt very disjointed), and I really sympathized with the main character. His question of "Why does God present us with questions if he's not going to give us answers?" really hit home with me. I did not like the ending though. That's all I'll say.
This leaves me with Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, and Up. I have to admit I have no interest in seeing District 9 and probably won't. It has no chance of winning Best Picture anyway. I would really like to see Fantastic Mr. Fox and Crazy Heart, but if I don't get a chance before the Awards I won't feel too bad.
Now I'm off to continue reading Eclipse. Yes, that Eclipse.
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