One of the worst movies that won the Best Picture Oscar. It's however, perfect bait for movie snobs: beautiful photography, art direction, dramatic acting, etc. Time proved another Oscar nominee, Spielberg's "The Color Purple" was more deserving of the award. 1985's best movie however is not questionable: One of the best American comedies in history, "Back to the Future", which was seen as just another sci-fi summer blockbuster at the time but decades later is vindicated and considered a classic. Oscar has many films like "Out of Africa", beautiful and competent, but ultimately fail to connect with a non-snobbish audience. Some of the Oscar winners I've seen that deserve to be with this movie are "The English Patient", "Ordinary People" and "Shakespeare in Love". No one is going to dispute classics like "Fargo", "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Saving Private Ryan" are not more beloved by audiences. When it comes to quality, trust the people and not the Academy.
Review of Out of Africa
