Mike’s Blockbuster Movie Posters

Thanks to the Dark Knight you might actually care about the Oscars this year. Even though summer blockbusters are usually Oscar material and don’t make it into the big academy awards race, the Dark Knight has received such glowing reviews that It could be a contender for the Best Picture, Director, and Screen Play categories. Probably the most earnest hope that viewers will have though for this film will be for Heath Ledger, who will likely become the seventh posthumous acting nominee for his spectacular performance as The Joker. However, what all the millions of Dark Knight Fans will be sitting on the edge of the seats will be whether Heath will become the second such winner. The first being Peter Finch for Network in 1977.

Don’t get carried away though with all of the Oscar buzz for Heath Ledger because you have to keep in mind that the Oscars almost never spotlight characters like The Joker. This isn’t saying Ledger doesn’t deserve the Oscar. It is just more likely that the Academy will nominate him but he won’t win. Not even because he is dead but because of the role he played. The Academy is on such a snobby run that they don’t even connect with audiences anymore.

Outside of Juno did very many people even go off and see the best picture nominees? I had never even heard of “There Will Be Blood” until the nominations were announced. Atonement? What was that? Sure, Independent Film buffs might know about them, but it’s unlikely anyone outside of that niche will. Since when was it about making sure popularity couldn’t stand a chance? What happened to nominating good films for categories? If movies outside of the Independent Niche could be nominated years ago, why do they have such a hard time now? Think about it. Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Fugitive, and Star Wars were all nominated for Best Picture and they deserved a nod. They were fine films. If these movies came out now would they be ignored too either being too popular or making too much money?

One thing is sure. The Academy Awards could use the boost. In the last ceremony all four of the acting winners were foreigners and the show attracted an all-time- low audience of 32 million.

There is a certain power that only movies can harness. Let me explain. Movies posses the power to take you into a world of characters, you learn to know them, to love them, or to hate them. They will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions and then land you in a place you might not have guessed you would end up in from the start. They take you into a place where you really care about the character and want them to succeed.

Take for instance the movie ‘the pursuit of happiness’ a movie starring will smith about a man who is plagued with poverty strives to make a living for his wife and his son when things start to fall apart.  His wife leaves him, he is evicted, and is forced to go from homeless shelter to homeless shelter with his son just to find somewhere to sleep. He then takes on an internship in a brutally competitive stockbroker training program firm. With sheer determination, hard work and the love and trust of his son he is able to rise above the obstacles and become a Wall Street legend. You want this man to succeed; you need this man to succeed. You will literally watch the characters grow and struggle. There is something very therapeutic about caring for other people and the movie screen does it in a way that is unmatched by any other media.

Another movie that comes to mind that is a beautiful example is ‘Gladiator’. It was an instant classic and is recommended to any who have failed to see it. You will hurt for this man who strives to avenge his murdered wife and son after being enslaved and sold as a gladiator. You fall in love with Russell Crowe’s character Maximus and you loath Joaquin Phoenix as the emperor of the Roman Empire. While it is not a heartwarming story, it will have you crying and laughing while keeping you on the edge of your seat.  Seeing characters that you love and admire will have you wanting to be like them and will influence the traits that you want to acquire in yourself.

Check out this new Indiana Jones signed movie poster.

This is a 27x 40 “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ” movie poster hand signed by Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, John Hurt, Ray Winstone and Steven Spielberg

View the Indiana Jones Movie Poster here

Hey, for my first post, I have decided to post one of my favorite movie posters we have available:

The Dark Knight Hand Signed Movie Poster

This is the UNRELEASED movie poster of “The Dark Knight” hand signed by Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, and Morgan Freeman.  This is 24″ x 36″ size.

Check it out here:

The Dark Knight Signed Movie Poster