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PJ Grisar
March 28, 2022
Forward
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The slap heard round the world stole the thunder of an evening that ended with an iconic moment of silent applause. And yet, it is the Flash’s shattering of the sound barrier that stays with me.
…The 94th Academy Awards featured, for the first time, an audience-polled segment ranking iconic sequences in film. As picked by Twitter users, the most cheer-worthy moment was not Rocky’s summiting of those steps in Philly, nor was it the explosion of either the first or second Death Star. No, unaccountably the top prize went to Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen, the world’s fastest man, entering “the Speed Force.”
…The Oscars, but for an instantly-infamous altercation (and the inclusion of Miller, who has one of their own), might be remembered for some historic firsts. Troy Kotsur became the second deaf actor, and first male deaf actor, to win an Oscar, thanking his Jewish costar Marlee Matlin (who was first) in his speech. Kutsur also gave shouted out a book by Steven Spielberg. (One of these maybe?)
Source: forward.com/culture/484630/2022-oscars-slap-chris-rock-will-smith-coda-the-flash-speed-force-bob/
