The Oscars reward the many artists responsible for a year’s best movies—whether their craft be acting, direction, costume design, music, or any other facet of filmmaking. But they always seem to forget one very significant detail of almost every movie – the CARS.
Certain movies are nothing without the car valuation . Half the movie’s attractiveness lied in the cars and in fact many a time audiences are lured in being enticed solely by the cars featured in the movies. So a “Best Automobile” category for the Oscars is a must. A number of used cars have been featured in a number if movies but never got any appreciation from the Academy and had to settle with the audience’s appreciation for them. For example, “Back to the Future'”s DeLorean DMC-12, “Jurassic Park'”s Jeep Wranglers, etc. Sothe list of 5 movies that definitely deserved to win “Best Automobile” award would follow – “Boyhood” – 1968 Pontiac GTO Alejandro Iñárritu’s direction and camerawork deserved considerable acclaim in the movie but what is shameful is that the cars did not receive a minimum appreciation. The 1968 Pontiac GTO featured in the movie had a compelling story of its own and made the audience go gaga over it. The movie lost to “Birdman” but it is a given that Boyhood’s 1968 Pontiac GTO was certainly more memorable than any of Birdman’s automotive victims. “The Wolf of Wall Street” – 1989 Lamborghini Countach This movie lost to “12 Years a Slave” in the Oscars of 2014. Set in the 1840s, “12 Years a Slave” could not showcase an overflow of throaty exhaust notes and revving engines but “The Wolf of Wall Street” successfully featured both. There was in fact a memorable scene with Leonardo DiCaprio in his white 1989 Lamborghini Countach in the film that caught everyone’s attention. Countach carries features ranging from scissor doors to a mid-mounted V12 engine. And although the movie could not carry the weight of “12 Years a Slave”, “The Wolf of Wall Street” surely deserved a “Best Automobile” feature at the Oscars. “Juno” – 1991 Toyota Previa The 1991 model J.K. Simmons drives in Juno features a 133-horsepower engine, and it is an all-wheel-drive, cab-over minivan. This car surely deserves an Oscar on the cool-factor, alone. “Little Miss Sunshine” – 1978 Volkswagen Type 2 The “The Departed’”s 1992 Mustang went up against “Little Miss Sunshine” and a 1978 Volkswagen Type 2 with a broken starter motor. Still Scorsese won an Oscar in 2007 for the movie and some consider it to be thus, a miraculous win. Mustangs have a charm of their own which many a time go uncontested up against any other car but it so does not stand a chance against Yellow Type 2. “Sideways” – 1987 Saab 900 Cabrio The featuring of Saab 900 Cabrio as Paul Giamatti’s car in “Sideways” was pure brilliance. These are includes among the little Swedish convertibles and have a rabidly enthusiastic fanbase. The car was so chosen that it can match the owner’s personality. It was intelligent, sophisticated and neurotic and thus portrayed the owner’s personality aptly.
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