This Sean Penn love-fest must stop now.

Speaking of the Oscars, was there any doubt Heath Ledger would win? That's all fine, though. It was a good performance and how exactly does one quantify who acts "best" anyway? It's purely subjective and without quantifiable metrics, just like beauty pageants or dog shows.

On a somewhat dually-related note, look no further than Brokeback Mountain for some socially and politically charged subjectivism. If that film had not been "like" it was, nobody would have really cared about it. Toss in a little controversy and all of a sudden, people care and the film is a masterpiece. Well, not everyone thinks so. Some people think it's almost terrible and that has nothing to do with political statements or so-called alternative lifestyles. The natural scenery is nice to look at in the surprisingly sparse scenes where they're out in the wild doing their thing. It definitely seems like 95% of the press clips of the movie came from about 5% of the film. The "sensitive" aspects of the lead performances come off as very forced and the story doesn't even really flow or intrigue the viewer. Then again, all that stuff that is secondary when you're dealing with something "impactful".

(Note: this spontaneous review of Brokeback Mountain can be solely attributed to one thing. If it were not for Comcast OnDemand Free Movies, this entry would have likely never happened. Well, boredom also played a big role.)