Calling the assembled celebrities in the Dolby Theater “godless Hollywood elitists” also shows some fun self-awareness as to how this assemblage is sometimes viewed.
As expected, perhaps more so than in year’s past, there are plenty of political and social issues being highlighted at the Oscar ceremony.
But instead of getting too serious or bumming everyone out to start the show, the opening has some fun with it.
Highlighting Chadwick Boseman as the King of Wakanda and the box office as representing the possibility of a black leader is great.