We could have used this post to show that the Academy’s reputation, past & present, is nowhere near as shiny as they statues they give out — but Cracked did a great job of that already with an article covering the Academy’s dubious legacy & commentary from one of the Academy’s own.

So, we’ll skip past the “why” and get straight to the “what” — what you could be doing #InsteadOfTheOscars.

Idea #1 — Go to the Source: Read the Books that the Movies were Made From.

Here are Goodreads links to the books that filmmakers made their Oscar-nominated movies from:

For SoCal dwellers with a LAPL card, a blog post covering this same topic has helpful links to their online catalog:

Idea #2 — Read Books by or About the Nominees

Here are a couple of examples:

Idea #3 — Visit your Local Comic Book Store

Both Doctor Strange and Suicide Squad are Oscar-nominated, so hit up a comic book store to find the original stories that the filmmakers worked off of.

Idea #4 — Go to the Theatre

“Theater is life. Film is art. Television is furniture.” (unknown)

Instead of watching a piece of furniture present you with a show about how great an art Film is, why not go and experience living art? Watch a live performance, in-person and direct, with no film editors cutting away anything from the actors’ work — and no screens, large or small, getting between you and the Art.

https://google.com/search/?q=live+theatre

Thanks for Reading & Keep-in-Touch

If you plan on skipping the Oscars-watching and doing something more worthwhile with your time, share with us on Twitter @MichalesonFYI with the hashtag #InsteadOfTheOscars.

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