Awards season has started and like most years, I have not seen any of the nominated movies. It appears that my taste in movies is not award-winning. A few years ago I decided that I was no longer going to see any movie that was about war, religion (who needs to see another movie on Noah’s Ark?) or a remake. Given those three rules and a general dislike of most sci-fi and super violent movies, I’m down to about 3 movies of interest a year. I exaggerate, but honestly, it does cut the number down substantially. When I go to the movies, I like to laugh. I like a good thriller. I like a good story.

I’m not a fan of prequels and sequels. Especially ones that are out of order.

I’m not someone who appreciates the cinematography or the like. I apologize to my cousin Mark for this statement because as a cameraman I’m sure he made movies look great, I just didn’t notice.  Nice scenery is nice scenery and that’s about as deep as it gets for me.

I don’t need to think about a movie for days afterwards and have it change my life. If it entertained me for a few hours, I’m happy.

All these award shows are filled with controversy. Either the winners get up and give some odd speech or people are unhappy with the winner etc. Why do we even watch these shows or care? I understand that some people will boycott the Oscars this year for lack of diversity in the nominations.

I would have an educated opinion on this if I’d seen some of the movies, but why should any lack of information stop me from giving my thoughts?  It does seem sad, in 2016, that movies aren’t always reflective of the world we live in. I’m not sure why color or race makes a difference in a movie because all you need is a good actor/actress to draw you in – that’s not color/race specific. So, if a boycott helps people see past color or race when casting a film, I’m all for it.

I will be boycotting the event myself. Not for political reasons but for a shear lack of interest. With any luck, one of the classic movies will be on. I mean, really, can you see Dirty Dancing too many times?