Thanks so much, Elizabeth , ...

... for picking up on my "respite from political-moral controversy" post.

As between Precious and The Hurt Locker, there is clearly room for a reasonable difference in judgments about which film merits the Oscar (not that I'm holding my breath for Hollywood to be that discerning).  Elizabeth's succinct comment about Precious captures wonderfully, I think, what is best about the film.  I suspect Elizabeth agrees that Mo'Nique's performance as Precious's mother is flawless.

(Some film trivia:  Elizabeth mentions the fact that a woman--her name is Katherine Bigelow--directed The Hurt Locker.  Elizabeth also mentions James Cameron's Avatar.  Bigelow is a protege (and former wife) of James Cameron.  I haven't seen Avatar yet, but based on what I've read, I expect my reaction to be substantially the same as Elizabeth's.)