LA Times writer Eric P. Lucas has had enough of the Heath Ledger hype and wrote a strongly-worded article to argue otherwise. Except instead of convincing everyone that the Oscar buzz is unnecessary, he makes the fatal mistake of insulting Heath and sending his diehard fans into an angry frenzy.
Each year more than 100,000 Americans die of alcohol or drug abuse. It would be madness to commemorate one such death with the greatest honor in cinema. Please give the Academy Award to someone who's had the courage to stick around.
But Lucas isn't just angry at Heath for his extracurricular activities: He simply thinks the Joker's performance isn't Oscar-worthy, labeled as "a can-can dance of snuffling pseudo-psychopathia" that has "all the subtlety of a hangover." Lucas says it's exactly what he'd expect from "someone who headed home every night to a pill party."
The entire article is filled with harsh words, but there's no real substance. So Eric wasn't that impressed by Heath's performance — millions of others were, and not just because he died. The hype began before his death. And, for the record, fans are allowed to be sad by Heath's untimely end, whether it was his fault or not. To imply otherwise is ridiculous and a cry for attention.
The Los Angeles Times, a paper that often struggles to maintain a sense of status, is today running an article whose main point is as follows: " … Too many [TV stations] are running shows that resemble the same stuff everyone else is doing. … The marketplace has gotten more competitive for nonfiction product … " This from the paper of record in Hollywood, obviously forgetting that the only things staler than reality programs are 1,100 word articles sussing out the decline of reality programs. Why has the public not yet given up on newspapers? Oh, wait …
The LA Times' bitchassness is showing.
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