The People Have Spoken

Jesse Walker | January 10, 2005

Nick mentioned the Passion of the Christ/Fahrenheit 9/11 double victory at the People's Choice Awards before I could. I'll just add that I strongly suspect the overlap between the two films' audiences is much larger than those noxious Red and Blue stereotypes would suggest.

Both films have their problems, but if either one deserves an award, the People's Choice seems apt. They were the most populist movies of the last year -- genuinely risky projects that struck a chord and found enormous audiences despite widespread derision. Sure, the awards are fake. For once, the fakes got it right.