He held Oscar in his hand, but he didn’t seem to care much, his voice sure was somewhat out of hand with the expression and gestures of a man who sometimes showed shyness and other times the absolute weight of emotion. The speech lasted only three minutes, yet it was enough to go around the world, be news and move millions of people.
We do not know if the importance of his message will endure as long as any other viral news, something short, that is shared and followed massively, but then left in oblivion, curiously left a message similar to the Golden Globe. , with the same honesty. A vehement invitation, but without being distant, to make changes, changes from the point of view of ecology and veganism, as a way to create a more sustainable and respectful world.
- If his words were not taken seriously at previous events where he received awards.
- It seems that at the 2020 Oscar gala his ideas were finally heard.
- His speech was very different from the rest of the winners.
- He didn’t appeal to politics.
- His words.
- He had the magic of emotion.
- The brightness of humility and the sensitivity of those who wish to awaken consciences.
“A people, a race, has no right to exploit others with impunity. Are we too disconnected from the natural world and in an egocentric world, and are we exploring our surroundings just for our own sake? -Joaquin Phoenix-
When the stars of the film world commit themselves to the defense of a theme, the fact always pleases and takes on topicality. In recent years, the women’s rights and gender equality movement has been present at almost every ceremony. of this is as positive as it is hopeful.
In this context of social activism, it is almost impossible not to remember Marlon Brando and the day someone slapped the Hollywood academy by rejecting an Oscar.
Instead, he sent Sacheen Littlefeather to talk about the situation of native Americans. This moment made history not only because the situation was widely disseminated in the media, but also by all journalists eager to explain what Marlon Brando denounced.
We don’t know if Joaquin Phoenix’s speech will have the same impact, we don’t know if after his words someone will take the first step to change their eating habits, to create new mechanisms that allow us to better manage our planet.
Anyway, we’ll definitely share some of your prayers for a while. Let’s look at some of your comments below.
Joaquin Phoenix’s speech began with a simple gesture of gratitude, said he felt no better than any of the artists who accompanied him in that auditorium, at the end of the day everyone shares the same passion, and it is this passion that allows in itself to have a reason to be.
His role as Joker may have been the highlight of his brilliant career, however, playing Batman’s classical antagonist has taken him to another level, one in which an artist achieves the absolute genius by playing a role. The comic has never seemed so human to us.
For Phoenix, success is first and foremost an opportunity to give voice to those who don’t.
No people have the right to exploit others, Phoenix says, but we still have it. Gender discrimination, racism, attacks on LGBT communities and exploitation of animals and the environment are examples.
We are a selfish society that has forgotten to defend those who suffer injustice, not only do we not see them, but we do not care, we even strengthen them every day in an almost automatic and unconscious way.
We’ve disconnected from the natural world and we’re stealing your resources. One of the best-known facets of Joaquin Phoenix is its extensive environmental defense and pro-veganism. This belief and lifestyle was the same as that of his brother River Phoenix, also known. for his animal rights activism and his collaboration with PETA.
Joaquin Phoenix’s discourse calls for sensitivity to animals, the need to connect with suffering and to use what defines so many human beings: their love and creativity. If we could create new, more sustainable and more animal- and environmentally friendly systems, everyone would win.
As we well know, River Phoenix was Joaquin’s older brother, a young promise growing up in the film world and unfortunately losing his life from an overdose on October 31, 1993 at the age of 23 in the Oscars address. , it was almost inevitable that he would refer to his brother.
And he did, but it was just a phrase. Words that were in harmony with his message, with his powerful speech: Run to the rescue with love and peace will follow you. Run to help with love and peace will follow you.
Let us continue with this idea, with the essence of this love that can act as the most powerful engine of the human being, which is capable of generating change and reaching a more sustainable and respectful planet with all its precious inhabitants.