Which is more unbelievable? That Bigelow, she of "Point Break" fame (or infamy?), helmed such a hit as The Hurt Locker? That Sandra Bullock (Speed, Miss Congeniality) won a Best Actress Oscar? Impressive that Sandra can now boast she has won both a Razzie and an Academy Award, in the same season no less.
Or that, on behalf of women everywhere, Kathryn Bigelow got to stick it to her Ex! Ah, to beat your ex-husband in front of millions of people, at a venue like the Academy Awards! While Bigelow walked away with the lil' golden guy in hand, Cameron left hand-in-hand with his current wife, who looks more like a Golden Girl.
But it's not Bigelow's beauty that earned her this achievement. Male, female, Navi - this director brought us a film that hit home even though its content was about our troops overseas. The Hurt Locker was a film that had us all collectively holding our breath. It caused us both to clench our eyes shut and yet force them open in shock and awe. It triggered panic attacks in all of us as if we were in that bomb suit ourselves. The Hurt Locker, quite frankly, hurt -- like a raw, exposed wound ripped bare. And that's what made it so damn good.
On a night when so much is about materialism, commercialism, politics and superficial/exterior/appearances, on a night when women are fussed over for their fashion rather than their talent - hair, makeup, gowns, shoes, jewels, etc., it's inspirational and motivational that tonight, a woman was recognized for WHAT SHE DID -- such an ultimate achievement -- rather than WHO SHE WORE.
Bravo, Ms. Bigelow! Here's to celebrating a woman who calls the shots -- literally.
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