The 96th Academy Awards was indeed one to remember. From Oppenheimer winning in seven categories to John Cena’s epic performance on stage, there’s a lot to talk about. But another thing people are still talking about is John Mulaney’s hilarious clip before presenting the Best Sound award, and many think the comedian should host next year’s ceremony.
John Mulaney explains ‘Field of Dreams’ plot is hilarious
Even though John Mulaney was asked to present the Academy Award for Best Sound to Tarn Wheelers and Johnny Byrne for “Zone of Interest,” he did what he does best on stage, he made people laugh laugh. To do this, he chose a strange way to explain the absurd plot of the 1989 film Field of Dreams.
Mulaney began by saying, “You know for years movies didn’t have sound, and then they found it,” as a perfect introduction to the category he was presenting. He also said that those who say the silent era was the golden age of cinema are “difficult and crazy”. And justifying his stance, “Without sound, we wouldn’t hear things like ‘You need a bigger boat,’ ‘I’ll have what she has,’ and ‘He was studying spiders before my mom died. Amazon is with her.”
Immediately afterwards, he said, “Or, what about that moment in the dream? When we hear, ‘If you build it, he will come,'” and went on to explain the plot of the film within a minute. “He finished cutting the corn, and then he had a field, and he said, ‘I want to see the ghosts play baseball.'” The bank was like, “Do you want to pay the mortgage?” He said, ‘No, I want to see the ghosts play baseball.’ Play baseball. ’ And then he found James Earl Jones, who wrote ‘The Boat Rocker’ when I was in my 20s, and I thought it was a real book,” Mulan Nee continues with his hilarious explanation of the film.
“Timothy Busfield pushed Gabby Hoffman Jr. off the stands and she fell to the ground, unconscious. Then Bush Lancaster was like Graham in Moonlight and he walked Came over and patted her on the back a few times and he was like, “Hot dog in the throat.” “And then he couldn’t go back and play, because I guess there’s a rule in ghost baseball.” He continued to enthusiastically explain the bizarre details of the plot, to the laughter of the audience.
The internet fell in love with his unique and funny parts
Mulaney’s wit didn’t just appeal to Academy Awards viewers, as many on the Internet thought his performance was hilarious and that he should be the host of next year’s ceremony. X (formerly Twitter) user @/thefilmdrunk posted “John Mulaney, I’m on my knees begging you to host the Oscars,” and a lot of people agreed. User@/kelechi_ai Posted a video She watches a clip of John Mulaney on TV titled “
John Mulaney hosting the Oscars,” while another user @/hiimbobbi explain”, “John Mulaney just gave a stellar performance in his audition to be the Oscar host. ” Another X user @/ecto_fun Add to“Yeah John Mulaney’s Field of Dreams was one of the best movies I’ve ever seen at the Oscars lol,” many users agreed.
User@/aliarikan release “This was John Mulaney’s audition and he passed with flying colors. He should host next year and for many years after that,” while @/yosoymichael explain“, “If John Mulaney isn’t hired to host next year’s Oscars, then what the hell are we doing here? It seemed like thousands of people shared their positive thoughts on Mulaney’s comedy bit, and this quote captured everyone’s hearts. Not only did people find his interpretation of “Field of Dreams” hilarious, they also pointed out the witty Mrs. Webb joke he told at the beginning of the show.
People around the internet seem to think John Mulaney is more than qualified to host next year’s Oscars. But whether the Academy actually invites him to host in 2025 remains to be seen.
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