![]() ![]() ![]() I’m not even going to appeal to the “DiCaprio screamed and crawled around for two hours” argument I’ve seen, as I think he did have an Oscar nomination-worthy performance. In my opinion, I thought Keaton’s performance of a man pulled in two different directions - his Catholic upbringing and the truth - was far more compelling than DiCaprio’s performance of a man struggling to survive and take revenge on those who wronged him. ![]() But I also saw " Spotlight," and I was amazed that Michael Keaton was not nominated for his role of Walter Robinson, the head of the Spotlight investigative journalism team who broke the story on child molestation in the Catholic Church. The realism, the portrayal of loss and betrayal, the isolation: It was a poignant and beautiful movie. Maybe even something he can retire off of, go out on top and call it quits (which I highly doubt, I just want it to be that amazing). After the lead ups to his previous couple of works, the rumors, hints, track leaks, radio talk, and general anticipation, I'm envisioning 'Views' to be his best album yet. But who knows if they are 'Views' related) the content of the album NEEDS to be unreal. It's to the point of “I don't want to miss anything, I'll analyze it all.” So even though he's had rumors, speculation, and leaks or some sort (especially very, very recently, as three songs have surfaced. “Did this guy really just do that?" There was so much mystery, so many factors of subtlety that were overlooked or scrutinized to an extreme level that I pull possible ‘signs’ now for music from just about anything. When his surprise mixtape dropped, I took a step back. I think as fans, we not only expect this album to blow us away but to live up to his creativity in regards to how he puts his work out there. ![]()
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