Anora was the big winner at the Oscars a week ago, securing awards for best picture, actress, and director, among others. This major achievement puts the movie in the spotlight and increases interest through both legal and illegal channels. Fresh data collected by TorrentFreak shows that pirate downloads surged right after the awards ceremony ended.
I remember seeing the trailer for it about a year before it came out. Think it was during the coming attractions for a different indie film. My initial reaction was like wow that looks horrible. Like I assumed it’d be a campy romp that might find an audience, but maybe 25% on RT max. No one was more shocked than me to see it winning 5 Oscars including best picture lmao.
I’ve long since given up on thinking Oscar winners equate to good films. It’s a closed voting system subject to cronyism and hidden agendas. I honestly would trust my time spent more with movie recommendations made by all you asshats on Lemmy. I’m not going to bury my head in the sand on Anora - the preview did nothing for me at all, but after winning all those awards, I’ll at least see what the fuss was about via pirating most likely. For 2024 films though, I’ve got Lisa Frankenstein on my to watch list before Anora though.
It’s a ‘Pretty Woman’ knockoff without a Cinderella, and the usual cliche inept/empathetic/sinister characters blah, blah, shite.