From what we hear, the Oscar winning Best Picture is a sleazy tour of the world of sex workers where every other word in the script is the F word. And last night's Oscar host, Conan O'Brien sort of boasted about this.
The director of the film, Sean Baker actually won an astounding four Oscars in one night and tied a record set by Walt Disney who won for four separate films in 1953. Baker edits, directs and writes most of his films and has also served as producer and cinematographer for some. Wearing all of these hats paid off and led him to make history last night.
Baker, a New Jersey native, says "sex workers" have always held a fascination for him and this current film follows the story of a prostitute who becomes involved with a Russian oligarch. Baker says he hopes the raunchy movie is "helping remove the stigma that's been applied to [sex work], that's always been applied to this livelihood."
So, from Walt Disney's squeaky clean family films in the wholesome 1950s to this -- an Oscar celebration of degradation and the underbelly of life in the sex-for-hire 21st century. The film is replete with profanity, sex scenes, various sexual positions and violence. Offensive language includes “f*ck” and its variations, as well as “sh*t,” “c*nt,” "p*ssy", "bitch", "hooker" and "whore". Homophobic slurs are used several times. The phrase “f*ggot a*s bitch” is repeatedly used as an insult towards one character. The movie received an R rating "for strong sexual content throughout, graphic nudity, pervasive language, and drug use." One more thing: so far it is the least watched and lowest grossing film to ever win a Best Picture Oscar.
We wonder if Walt Disney (who passed away in 1966) ever imagined he'd be in such company. We seriously doubt it.
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