Love Cate Blanchett

Maria S wrote:Hello Tracy!

Hope you are doing well.

Not too long ago, during one of those long tedious flights, as many can relate, decided to watch a movie..the name Jasmine, a name I really like caught my eye. Knowing nothing about the movie, story or cast decided to watch it. As the opening credits began to roll..was surprised it was a Woody Allen movie. Am not a WA fan..however, find the characters he creates sometimes intriguing. He offers a lot of freedom to actors to make his characters their own and OWN she did..Cate Blanchett - as Jasmine! 

Within a few mins, her beautiful presence and riveting performance filled with contradictions..a wealthy woman who becomes homeless..heartbreaking- yet, extraordinarily funny.. so flawed- yet, so fascinating, dignified-yet utterly helpless was so engrossing and brilliant..it is one of those rare movies, where a woman in a leading role carries the entire movie and makes everything else invisible.
Later realized some of the similarities of Blanche Dubois' the character Tennessee Williams' classic movie "A Street Car named Desire"..but, without Brando it's ALL Cate-Jasmine here!

From the beginning you know this story can't have a happy or a sad ending for that matter..it's about mental trauma which deeply affects fragile minds and leaves big scars..makes it really about everyday "survival" and coping one day at a time. Whether she is nominated and wins the big "O"ne or not (!), for me..this one will linger on with a mystic fragrance..

Tracy Whitney wrote:and loved her in the Blue Jasmine too.

Tracy Whitney wrote:yeah, glad she won the award. She spoke well too.

I think that's Ellen's brand of humor, to purposefully and confidently make mistakes and pass it off as no-big-deal. Also, so many things could have gone wrong with passing around the pizza to stars on live television but I think it was executed well, atleast the parts they showed on tv.

For someone who is as star struck as I am, I liked the casual interative format in which you get to see the stars doing a bit more than just being... stars. Brings their humorous and fun side out.

That selfie is epic. It's eventually all about hitting the pulse of the majority of the audience, and that was achieved. Being a mom of a teen, I have been pushed into many sorts of selfie sitchies, and I think it does bring up the fun factor once you all get together and group up to become part of one big pic.

Propagandhi711 wrote:

Tracy Whitney wrote:yeah, glad she won the award. She spoke well too.

I think that's Ellen's brand of humor, to purposefully and confidently make mistakes and pass it off as no-big-deal. Also, so many things could have gone wrong with passing around the pizza to stars on live television but I think it was executed well, atleast the parts they showed on tv.

For someone who is as star struck as I am, I liked the casual interative format in which you get to see the stars doing a bit more than just being... stars. Brings their humorous and fun side out.

That selfie is epic. It's eventually all about hitting the pulse of the majority of the audience, and that was achieved. Being a mom of a teen, I have been pushed into many sorts of selfie sitchies, and I think it does bring up the fun factor once you all get together and group up to become part of one big pic.

lets face it: you're 40 going on 13