All this from two guys whose most notable work to date was a lot of music videos and a strangely moving film about a farting corpse.įor a long while, it seemed like it couldn’t win. But it also had a set of stars with real charisma and a long history in the movies - three of whom won Oscars themselves - and a very enthusiastic fan base and, as many people repeated over the awards season as the film picked up steam, a lot of heart. The result was a low- to medium-budget movie (around $15 million) that made a lot of money (over $100 million), and money is the language Hollywood speaks best. Why we loved Everything Everywhere All at Once - and why we hope it wins the Oscar To maybe see yourself on screen, or to feel your yearnings for an honest connection with your parent or child reflected. To shriek and be moved and walk out of the room excited. But I suspect what Everything Everywhere did best was remind people of the fun of seeing a movie together. Yes, it’s a spectacle movie, with plenty of effects and fights and fun sound design and, of course, a plot involving the multiverse. In a world where the time from movie screen to streaming is shrinking rapidly, this one waited it out in theaters for a couple months, and that gave the movie plenty of runway for theatrical viewing and box office buzz.Īnd, oh, it was a great movie to see in a theater. Importantly, the only place you could see it for a long while was at the movies. Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All at Once. Audiences tweeted and called their moms and brought their friends. There are martial arts and hot dog fingers there are rocks with googly eyes there are tributes to Ratatouille and to the films of Wong Kar Wai and the tuneful stylings of one-hit-wonder band Nine Days. It’s a multiverse action comedy-drama about immigrant parents who run a laundromat that’s getting audited by the IRS, but also, there’s an evil bagel.
People who saw Everything Everywhere tended to at least like it - and, in many cases, fall head over heels for it. Not just casual recommendations, but exuberant word of mouth. The reason was old-fashioned and simple: word of mouth. But once it began picking up steam, it became a force to be reckoned with. Weird, sweet, and frenetic, shot on a modest budget and released in the spring, it started slow, with a limited rollout. It’s not the sort of film directors make assuming it will win them Best Picture. Best Picture winner Everything Everywhere All at Once - which, despite its maximalist name, isn’t a “big” movie, like some of its fellow Best Picture nominees - won the big prize.
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