For Academy Awards, they did not hold much of a different view than the general public. As everyone already knew, James Franco and Anne Hathaway were the hosts for Oscar this year. Although the trailer seemed kind of interesting, the show and the two stars' hosting skills did not raise too much compliment from the public.
I remembered I was surprised when I saw the Oscar trailer. I'm a fan of Anne Hathaway. I love her movies and also her images. However, this year's Oscar really gave people a lesson that great actors and actresses didn't equal to great hosts. I understand that James Franco and Anne Hathaway hosted Oscar because they meant to bring back the younger generation who do not watch Oscar as much as years ago. But, as an honest fan of Anne Hathaway, the show was not very successful, and it wasn't funny at all.
Moving on to Justin Bieber, I did not find this specific singer too interesting because of my personal preference. If I can listen to songs from professional music artists like John Mayer or Jason Mraz, why would I listen to a teenage boy singing with his yet feminine voice? But after listening to Stephen, Dana, and Julia debating for a long time of whether or not Justin Bieber has talent, I heard something that's worth to put on my blog: What does the teen star phenomenon bring to the younger generation?
I was actually surprised that one of the female podcasters (either Dana or Julia, I couldn't recognize who was talking because they sounded alike) said she did not think the phenomenon would do any harm to her 5-year-old child. "It's just part of growing up," she explained.
I respect her opinion on this issue, but I can't stand in the same line with her if I were a parent. Perhaps I perceive the teen star phenomenon differently because of the culture that I grew up from. I admire those teenage stars' courage to be on stage and show people their talents, but what I'm suspicious of is the way those teenage stars behave and how those behavior might affect the younger generation.
It's mentioned in this Slate podcast that Miley Cyrus dressed very sexually in one of the performance with Justin Beiber. Not only did she appear to be very provocative but also show some very obvious sex-imitating dance movements on the stage. Now, I'm not saying that pop singers shouldn't dress in certain ways, but when it comes to teenage singers, the way they dress and the way they behave deserve a more careful consideration. Think about this, most of their fans are in the similar ages. If those teenagers see the teen-stars dress in this way, they might imitate and dress in the same way. Dressing in similar way may not be that big of a problem, but what about their behaviors? I don't have children right now, but if I did, I'm sure I would frown when I saw my 5-year-old daughter imitating the sexual dance movement of Miley Cyrus.
Children are young only once, why rush into adulthood so early? Right?
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