Putting talent over politics

March 10, 2010 Mary-Kate Roan

mkroan@connectstatesboro.com

    For those who missed her acceptance speech at the Oscars Ceremony, Mo’Nique said it best when she said, “First I would like to thank the Academy for showing that it can be about the performance and not the politics.”
    From elections to starting positions on the varsity team, politics come into play in everyone’s lives. It’s a pathetic practice that puts you against those you outshine, but because of the person’s parents or degree they earned from a fancy institution you’re put on the backburner.
    Being talented doesn’t get you everything in life. It’s a harsh reality to face, but it so rarely happens that the person deserving of an award gets it. Instead, it goes to the people who jockey for position against one another. Sometimes, it gets the best of you. Other times, it just makes you that much more determined.
    I’m here to say not to give up.
    I remember going through soccer tryouts, where it turned into a political match race. It didn’t have anything to do with the fact that we loved soccer; it came down to the question of who was going to be on the starting lineup.
    That being said, I’m one of the few who aren’t ever going to tire of James Cameron. I didn’t see “The Hurt Locker” but I did see “Avatar.” The latter was a commercial success that was visually invigorating and had a script that was full of memorable moments.
    “Locker” was based on a true story, with a script that has been blasted as “exaggerated” and a “romanticized” version of the real bomb squads in the war zones. Truth be told, my awards would have gone to “Avatar” just because it gave me a chance to break away from the gloomy realities of the economy, the wars and everything here on Earth and escape to Pandora.
    I was fascinated in the language created, and I was equally enthralled at the world of Pandora. It was lush and green, with mysterious properties that when pieced together fit nicely into an otherworldly experience I couldn’t wait to get back to.
    I think that’s why it was so successful. It gave the audience a chance to go to a place far away into the imaginative universe of James Cameron. It was full of creativity, and you could easily tell that it wasn’t thrown together for the sake of creating a movie.
    To me, that’s what a winner does – it makes you forget about the troubles in your life and focus on the characters and the situation.
    For those who haven't heard, Tim McGraw is coming to Statesboro. Get your tickets for his April 30 show in our own Paulson Stadium now!

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