Editorial on Roman Polanski

[kellinator]

(courtesy of ariedana

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39966-2003Mar27.html

Comments

[mfree.livejournal.com]

Give it male, birth year 2003, and zip 00001....

The gist is what it's always been, Polanski is a criminal, and we shouldn't be celebrating him because of it, no matter how good he is. He needs to pay for what he did first.

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[ardentdelirium.livejournal.com]

ah. well he is a criminal. I don't think that means the work he's done shouldnt receive whatever accolades he deserves

[mfree.livejournal.com]

Accolades for the work, sure. Just remember that the man can be seperated from the work, and should be.

If Charles Manson was a world-famous painter...

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[ardentdelirium.livejournal.com]

oh I'm not saying that the standing ovation was ridiculous or that the man himself should be honored, I think he is pretty much lower than the crap coming out of my ferret's ass. but the oscar was best director, right? and directing is his work.

[ariedana.livejournal.com]

If you're going to honor the work, give The Pianist Best Picture. But giving Polanski the Best Director honor is honoring him, not his work per se, and that's just wrong.