They asked the question on CNN: What does a brother have to
do to win an Oscar? And I know the answer to that – you could portray a
character living and fighting on the other side of the class or colour divide, or
fighting in Vietnam, Korea, Middle East - dealing with an illness that guarantees
social ineptness or definite mortality works too but that’s not nearly enough.
Leo died in Blood Diamond and didn’t win! Well, The Revenant proves that you
have to die and then come back from the dead – and then you may have a chance.
I like Leonardo – perhaps because, or maybe despite his penchant
for models in their mid-20’s. You got to like a guy who can party four straight
nights like a boss which he did after his BAFTA win for The Revenant. I
definitely like him for his acting, and here’s a guy you can like in almost any
role – as The Great Gatsby, as a conman criminal, as a policeman, and why, even
as both in The Departed. Here’s a guy you can like even as the ship strikes the
iceberg!
I didn’t know him when he was nominated for Gilbert Grape and
lost to Tommy Lee Jones. Titanic came later. He must have been to Hollywood then
what Marcus Rashford is to ManU & English soccer today. Aviator was
disturbing but he lost to an even more disturbing Jamie Foxx, but Jamie had a
matching Ray to Leo’s Hughes – and Ray was blind and had a soundtrack! Blood Diamond had to
deal with Forrest Whitaker – no #oscarssowhite that year! The Wolf of Wall
Street was a sex and drugs rollercoaster dealing with the Year of the
McConaughey (who had a disease that killed him and paid tribute to freedom of
choice, and he had a role in The Wolf of Wall Street, and was crazier than DiCaprio - can’t beat that).
So, Leo died, was resurrected and has had his revenge. Will
he ever get married? I checked with George Clooney and it’s a possibility. Will
he get up there for another acceptance speech – bet on it! And folks, climate change is for real so go plant a tree.
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