dreams do come true

After the over-hyped of the 83^rd Academy Awards, I’m pretty sure most people in the world are probably thinking about the same thing: Never let young actors or actresses host the Oscars again. I’m not saying that Anne Hathaway or James Franco did a horrible job. They simply add a different taste to the Academy Awards, a slight blissful apathy. Hathaway was giddy as a child and Franco was trying his best to level up with his academic career. I’ve must admit that both actors are eye-candies: Hathaway’s amazing multiple wardrobe changes during the night were stunning. Girl got to salivate over the pretty dresses that they never got the wear. Franco… well, he’s just Franco. The world would have a collective sigh just from his smile. They are no doubt Oscar’s hottest hosts.

The one thing that I keep hoping for every year’s Academy Awards is a host who can top off Billy Crystal’s movie montage in 2004. Hathaway and Franco’s movie montage was not bad, but Crystal’s was simply the child of comedy. One of Crystal’s successful hosting is the fact that he could interact with the audience. Audiences would be made fun of, but they all had a good laugh. I felt that Hathaway and Franco were too cautious due to their status in the entertainment industry. They were too young to make little jokes here and there. I mean, people would probably wonder “who are they to make such comments?”

I think that Hathaway and Franco did their best in hosting the Oscars. The low ratings could be due to a number of things, people are probably not that interested in watching the entire show when they could get instant feedbacks on their phones or user-content websites like twitter. People are probably not interested in seeing rich people dressed up and talk about their works when things are happening all over the world. As technology advances, people don’t need to just sit in front of the tv all day. There’s smartphones, interweb, radio &c.

One thing I realised when the hosts came out was that Franco had his cell phone in his hand. Despite the unprofessionalism, I thought he would make a joke about tweeting the entire night. Instead, he just hid his phone and went on his merry way of Oscar-hosting. His twitter, as expected, was filled with tagline #oscarsrealtime and pictures and videos of him on and off stage. Where is the level of respect?

twitter, as expected, was filled with tagline #oscarsrealtime and pictures and videos of him on and off stage. Where is the level of respect?

What is up with him and his phone?

Neither of them have made that much of an impact in the entertainment industry. Perhaps the invitation of these actors to host the Academy Awards was the industry’s encouragement to those youngsters who are struggling.

Amidst all the hater comments (once you’re on the haters train, you’re never coming down) and low ratings, Hathaway and Franco showed the world of what they’re capable of doing. Perhaps it’s not something we’re ready to see, but thank you for hosting.