I know that this is beside the point from the rest of class, but I just have to put it out there, as it does involve movies and their creators. I watched the Academy Awards last night, and I have to say, I think it would feel pretty good to be recognized by your peers. Especially if you peers are Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Stephen Spielberg, and Clint Eastwood. I don’t often think of filmmakers or actors as people. Real, actually, living people. But they, in fact, are. And watching the Academy Awards reminds me of that. Where else are you going to get to see nearly every single big name in Hollywood all sitting together in one place? Not to mention the fact that I will now refer to Martin Scorsese as “Marty” forever in my head. Watching the Academy Awards just makes me think about all the hard work that does go into a film, and the people who make sacrifices to edit, re-edit, re-shoot, break-down, modify, and create just so that we can be captivated for two hours and transported to anther place and time. Filmmaking isn’t all glamorous. It’s a 9 to 5 (and more often than not at 9 to 9) job.