The One-Eyed Man Is King - New York Times article

Although I already thought True Grit was the best 2010 movie I've seen so far, I just assumed that the more relevant and timely, and most buzzed-about film, The Social Network, would be a shoe-in for the prize of best picture at the Academy Awards.  However, since this morning's announcement that True Grit garnered the second most nominations (10), 2 ahead of the Social Network, Mr. Ebert now believes that True Grit is the front-runner to win Best Picture.

On that note, I saw this interesting article written by op-ed columnist Frank Rich in the New York Times.  He argues that contrary to what you would expect, True Grit provides the view of America that audiences seem to prefer.  Unlike the setting of unaccountability, greed, and selfishness presented in The Social Network's realistic depiction of the 21st century, True Grit offers up a morality tale from the mythical wild west: a place where loyalty and honor are still tangible things.  Until I read this article I didn't realize that these were exactly the reasons I had so much more fun during True Grit than The Social Network.  Should be interesting to see who get's the grand prize!