He Usually has Trouble with 1977

As the Academy Awards is approaching I am always reminded of my friend Joe. Now before I tell you why the Oscars remind me of him let me give you some background. I met Joe my second semester of college when I was trying to join a my fraternity. He seemed very laid back and genuine. Joe has an extensive collection of movies, in that he has more movies than every person in the state of Massachusetts combined (and he's watched them all). Now as I was getting to know Joe, I learned that he had a secret talent. The talent, which amazes me to this day, is that he can remember every Oscar winner for Best Picture from the latest winner all the way back to 1958! Yes, that's over 50 years of Best Picture winners to remember. On top of that he can also remember various year prior to 1958. To keep him fresh, I like to quiz him randomly and watch his genius go to work. The most amazing thing about this is that if he can't remember the winner for one year, he'll skip it continue to the next year, and the one he had trouble with will pop into his head. I think something like this is just incredible! Of all the different things that people can do, I still think that Joe's talent truly astounds me.

He also has a knack for choosing who will win best picture (according to him he picked Crash, The Departed, and No Country for Old Men in 2005, 2006, and 2007 respectively.) And if you're wondering who his pick for this year is? .....Slumdog Millionaire