Alright, not to sound like a Victorian woman suffering from hysteria, buuuuut I have a couple of problems this morning. A couple meaning more like one hundred and then some, but these are...different. And no, this is not one of those how badly I want to lick Stacee Jaxx's gun tattoos or Val Kilmers face in the Batman mask problems, but a different kind. But seriously guys, that face? Those eyes? THAT MOUTH! Lord have mercy. I am weak okay. And that whole Ice Ice Baby does stuff to me...
Now to the main problem. I mean I guess you can guess at this point what it is, given that it was Oscars night last night. And that whole, I was deprived of my main man T.C. on the red carpet aside...I mean, y'all didn't expect him to shut down MI:8 just to go to the Oscars right? Hell would sooner freeze over. And I think we all knew Maverick isn't winning awards which is just.....gah! Shouldn't the point of entertainment industry be to I don't know entertain? I had read so many ridiculous comments over the past month about Top Gun. I get it okay, it's not your thing, you hate the Navy, you hate the Army in general, you hate Thomas, you don't like this, you don't like that. That's alright, we have different tastes thank fuck, but you know what's not okay? Hatred. Bullying. Gloating. I don't understand why if you don't like the movie, you can't let others enjoy it. I'm off topic. I don't know what the fuck that is that won ''best picture'', nor will I be watching it, but lets revisit the topic in a year and see which movie people still talk about. Wanna bet it's Top Gun?
But that still isn't the problem I was on about. It's the award for the best male actor. Yup. You knew this is coming right? Listen, I don't generally give a rats ass about the Grammys, the Oscars...it's all bullshit in the end BUT there are still...anomalies. I was mad as a hatter when the academy fucked over Chadwick Boseman, that was ugly. And now this. This...
Listen I am calling the academy right the fuck now. They're really gonna sit there and tell me that Austin Butler didn't deserve that award for all his hard work??! The man who didn't just act in a movie but put his entire life on hold for three years to become Elvis?! Is this a joke? Y'all think y'all are funny? I'm calling bullshit on this.
Now listen to me, no disrespect on Brendan, don't misunderstand this. I loved him since I watched him in the Mummy. Mr. O'Connell is fire and Brendan is an amazing actor. He deserves nothing but love and all the awards on this planet for all the bullshit he's been through professionally and personally, and there is no doubt that he did amazing in the Whale (even if if you tell me I'm gonna come out of the theatre crying that's not very enjoyable to me). But here's my issue, Brendan came to set everyday and did his line, did his part, and then went home, turned it off, he was Brendan again. Austin didn't do that. He didn't act, he BECAME Elvis. He never turned it off. He still can't turn it off sometimes, they mock his accent but I think it's absolutely adorable when his Elvis voice comes through now and then. Austin didn't play a role, Austin became an icon. I could be biased as an Elvis fangirl, or an Austin fangirl sure, but this is far from it.
Listen he lived and breathed Elvis to a point where Elvis' family said they had a hard time putting them apart some moments. They literally couldn't tell the difference. Can you imagine that? Immersing yourself into a role so much that the family of the person you're playing, can't tell the difference no more? Must be bitter sweet actually. But gosh. Amazing. Listen to me, Austin deserved this, for himself, for Baz, for Elvis and for Lisa Marie. I am so mad. Nobody could do what he did, or as well as he did, he did an amazing job and I know everyone is so proud of him, and I know his mom and Lisa and Elvis are proud of him, wherever they are. He deserved better and I hope this doesn't discourage him, this changes nothing, this only means that someone (who the fuck is in the jury?) is an idiot and can't reckognise real dedication and hard work. You're still the winner for me Aus. And that aside, despite everything congratulations to Brendan Fraser, I wish you were nominated at a different time but...sigh, it is what it is. And also Angela Bassett? Really Academy? Really? That was ugly.
Now if you excuse me, I'ma open aliexpress because I need some crap that I don't really need but I do, if you know what I mean and lets be honest, I just love the search bar that says ''I'm shopping for...'' so I can type in ''Tom Cruise''. Hah. Let a fangirl dream okay. And for all my other T.C. fan girls out there, go check out what happens if you do that. It's AMAZING. I NEED EVERYTHING.
Actually scratch that a glass of wine and sketching this amazing photo of Austin Butler I saw yesterday first. I swear my brain malfunctioned seeing that picture over my ENTIRE laptop screen. Also I need to get away from my family for a bit, they are insufferable today. Ugh. Jesus take the wheel because I am done.
