Oscar Nominated Rankings

Pre Writing
1. Social Network:
• Funny
• Well written script
• Intriguing
• Good cast
2. True Grit:
• Exciting
• More modern Western
• A lot of action
• Funny
3. The King’s Speech:
• Amazing acting
• Great scenery
• Good script
4. Toy Story 3:
• Funny
• Not as good as the first one
• Modern twist (?)
5. Inception:
• Awesome graphics
• Confusing at times
• Interesting
6. Winter’s Bone:
• Ok acting
• Not as interested in it
• Some exciting parts



1. The Social Network: By far The Social Network was my favorite movie of all. I especially liked the acting in the film. Jesse Eisenberg plays the role of Mark Zuckerberg to perfection. All his satire and his witty comments added to some of the funny aspects o the film. The script was very well written and easy to follow, even when he was talking about all these computer stuff that I dint understand just added a little comedy to that. Going back and forth between scenes was very interesting because all the questions that were asked to him were answered in the flashback.

2. True Grit: I placed this movie second because I am not a western movie type of guy. But putting aside that fact, the film was very interesting and exciting. There was a lot of action going on, which you would expect from a western film, but there were some modern twists to it. For example, one is having a “father daughter” relationship between the two main characters and not a sexual one. Also, the girl was a big part of the film and at the end finding the “True Grit” inside of her just brought the whole film to a close. There were also some funny parts of the film, but wasn’t my number one because the fact that I don’t really like western movies.

3. The King’s Speech: This film exceeded my expectations. I was expecting to be falling asleep throughout the film but was actually very intriguing. The acting from Colin firth was phenomenal and very believable. Although the stammer was funny at first, he made you feel pity toward him. The scene where he walked toward the microphone to speak was very interesting. It seemed as there was no escape for him almost the feeling of being claustrophobic. Narrow hallways and each room getting smaller until reaching the room with the microphone which was the smallest of all the rooms. I didn’t reach higher in my rankings because there wasn’t much action or much going on to actually keep me focused on the movie for a long time.

4. Toy Story 3: This film kinda disappointed me because it just did not meet my expectations as the previous movies did. I still liked it but just the fact that they made Timmy a grown up did not really sync in at all. It did have a modern twist to it that I did not like at all.

5. Inception: I liked the graphics in this film but at times it got really confusing on what was going on. It was an overall a unique perspective that the director tried to place for the viewer. It was successful but for some people it was hard to follow and for that reason it did not make ithigher in my rankings.

6. Winter's Bone: I havenothing against this film it just that I dont find independent films as exciting as movies filmed in studios and lots. For an inexpensive film, it was interesting at times but I was never really focused on it all the time. That is why it made it where it did in my rankings.