Do we really know what is good?
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="Oscars">Oscars</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="writers">writers</span>' <span word="strike">strike</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cineastes">cineastes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="submitted">submitted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Best">Best</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Language">Language</span> <span word="Picture">Picture</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span> - <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span>, <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> - <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nine">nine</span>-<span word="nominee">nominee</span> <span word="shortlist">shortlist</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="films">films</span>. <span word="Voting">Voting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="capricious">capricious</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="art">art</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beholder">beholder</span>. <span word="Case">Case</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="point">point</span>: <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="submissions">submissions</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="included">included</span> - <span word="were">were</span> <span word="snubbed">snubbed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="category">category</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="confirmation">confirmation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="excellence">excellence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="films">films</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Kaige">Kaige</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="master">master</span>" <span word="until">until</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Farewell">Farewell</span>, <span word="My">My</span> <span word="Concubine">Concubine</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coveted">coveted</span> <span word="Palme">Palme</span> <span word="d">d</span>'<span word="Or">Or</span>. <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Yimou">Yimou</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="consistently">consistently</span> <span word="lauded">lauded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="awards">awards</span>.</p><p><span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aesthetic">aesthetic</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>: <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="prizes">prizes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="pretenders">pretenders</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="preceded">preceded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="lavish">lavish</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="productions">productions</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="opaque">opaque</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="yardsticks">yardsticks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="detected">detected</span> <span word="smack">smack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="outdated">outdated</span> <span word="mentalities">mentalities</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="box">box</span>-<span word="office">office</span> <span word="champions">champions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="journals">journals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="laden">laden</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sync">sync</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="times">times</span>.</p>
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