"Ararat"... hopefully, that's the only thing we'll hear @ da oscars next year ;-P but obviously, n e 1 remotely familiar with the things that make hollywood tick will tell me that i'm dreaming in technicolor... well, i dont expect "Ararat" 2 rack the n e golden statuettes, but i'm sure it's gonna b a contender. why??? becuz it's based on a very delicate, yet substancially interesting subject: the neverending quest 4 a nation like ours 2 share their grief with the world... it's this unfortunate message that will be the reason we r nominated 4, yet dont deserve an oscar... this is all showbizz... there r no rules or limits except those that r set by the producers & implimented by the director. it takes vision 2 make a film, not motivation... i personally would like 2 believe that movies tend 2 sumwhat portray reality, but n e 1 that knows the industry will swear otherwise... but, swinging back 2 "Ataturk", the shallowness of turkish cinema is once again proven with an utter lack of moral understanding & social inclination by the turkish producers. these ppl r actually thinkin bout makin a movie about their greatest leader, yet they dont intent 2 include his most sensible line of thought!!!! dont get me wrong: Ataturk wuz a great leader, a prominent politician & an understandingly compassionate human being... the fact that he publicly admitted his country's wrongdoings shows that he understands the long term implication of continued tension with armenians!!! but the fact that the producers of "Ataturk" will not include this line in their movie really shows the lake of fortitude in the turkish ppl... they astonishingly fail 2 even comprehend the holiest motivations of their greatest politician... that man had a vision, a vision of a perfect & peaceful turkey that involved recognising past mistakes & building solid relations with it's neighbors in the future... NOW WHEN R TURKISH POLITICIANS ACTUALLY GONNA GET HIS MESSAGE!!! it's truely frustrating when sum assh*les wish 2 glorify their country's heroic figure, yet they perversly choose 2 "overlook" his greatest deeds... it's sad... very sad... [ January 14, 2002: Message edited by: HaYaStAnRuLeS ]