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Joaquin Phoenix's Oscar acceptance speech (Original Post) underpants Feb 2020 OP
: onecaliberal Feb 2020 #1
Great, great speech. He narrated "Earthlings," classic from 15 years ago, too far ahead of its time. ancianita Feb 2020 #2
Watching "Earthlings" turned my meat eating niece and her daughter into vegans! tobyp10 Feb 2020 #13
He said a lot of important things in this speech. It was amazing. nt chowder66 Feb 2020 #3
Wonderful speech by a very talented, very complex... dchill Feb 2020 #4
Am I being punked...? Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #5
Try this one: greyl Feb 2020 #7
Thanks! nt Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #8
Thank YOU. :) nt greyl Feb 2020 #10
When we guide each other toward redemption ... Delphinus Feb 2020 #19
Full speech underpants Feb 2020 #17
I couldn't hear it over the Spanish translator...so yuiyoshida Feb 2020 #6
Thank You for Posting This True Blue Drew Feb 2020 #16
and this from the BAFTAs... handmade34 Feb 2020 #9
Excellent speeches tonight... of the two I've seen so far! 2naSalit Feb 2020 #11
Twas a tad strange, but his performance was spellbinding. ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2020 #12
I updated it with the full speech underpants Feb 2020 #15
IMHO it was breathtaking..... Upthevibe Feb 2020 #14
Ditto! BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #20
greatest speech since the sermon on the mount rampartc Feb 2020 #18

ancianita

(36,095 posts)
2. Great, great speech. He narrated "Earthlings," classic from 15 years ago, too far ahead of its time.
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 12:35 AM
Feb 2020

Greta Thunberg would be proud.

Be ready with tissue if you haven't seen Earthlings. It's a film that will take courage to watch but is necessary if we are serious about saving this planet.

tobyp10

(1 post)
13. Watching "Earthlings" turned my meat eating niece and her daughter into vegans!
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 03:13 AM
Feb 2020

They watched "Earthlings" together some years ago and turned vegan within a month! They credit the movie with the change. I could only watch the first ten minutes of "Earthlings" before I couldn't watch anymore. Our relationship to animals is too sad. I've been a vegetarian since 1971.

dchill

(38,505 posts)
4. Wonderful speech by a very talented, very complex...
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 12:46 AM
Feb 2020

...individual. When I saw "Joker" last year, I KNEW for certain that I had just seen the Oscar captured. No one else even came close.

handmade34

(22,756 posts)
9. and this from the BAFTAs...
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 12:56 AM
Feb 2020

“We have to do the hard work to truly understand systemic racism,” Phoenix concluded. “I think it is the obligation of the people that have created and perpetuate and benefit from a system of oppression to be the ones that dismantle it. So that’s on us.”

2naSalit

(86,647 posts)
11. Excellent speeches tonight... of the two I've seen so far!
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 01:06 AM
Feb 2020

I think just about everyone has had it and are not gonna take it anymore.

Upthevibe

(8,053 posts)
14. IMHO it was breathtaking.....
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 04:49 AM
Feb 2020

dt's name wasn't mentioned ONE time in any of the speeches tonight but these wonderful performers were talking about humanity, compassion, and just plain caring. What they said illustrated contrast. People can't say "these stupid Hollywood liberals should quit saying things about …...and stay out of politics." This wasn't "politics." This was about being good and decent human beings. I'm a movie fanatic...I live for them and have my whole life. Joaquin Phoenix in Joker was quite possibly the best performance I've ever seen by an actor and that's saying a lot.

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