Who would you award a Travel Oscar to?
And as with real estate, one of the big things that counts in a film is location, location, location. So, in tribute to all the wonderful places and travel experiences that have been captured on film, we decided to assemble an esteemed panel of judges (ie the film buffs of the Lonely Planet office) to think about their favourite films of all time and award the Lonely Planet Travel Film Awards. (And no, our version of the Oscar isn’t solid gold and standing on a film reel – ours is fashioned from pulpy boarding passes and is slumping on a lumpy backpack waiting for the overnight bus to Havana.) The envelope please…
And the winner is… Return of the King because ‘an entire “Middle Earth tourism” economy was started by the Lord of the Rings trilogy.’
Ishtar of the Year Award (for the movie that killed the travel bug)
And the winner is… Alive. Because ‘no one gets out (unless they’re prepared to eat their friends)’.
And the winner is… Indochine. As one Lonely Planet book said, ‘if this doesn’t make you want to go to Halong Bay, nothing will’.
And the winner… The Three Amigos. Sure it’s a comedy but Mexico is so much more than a spangled Mariachi band.
And the winner is… The Tourist. It takes a lot to drag your eyes away from a Jolie or a Depp, but Venice managed to do it.
And the winner is… Where the Wild Things Are, because ‘the perennially autumnal land of the Wild Things is an imaginative terrain of whimsy and mystery, with a distinctly Eastern European flavour. And if the forest sometimes seems a little too forbidding, a hug from one of its giant, cuddly residents will make it all better.’
Character we’d most like as a travel buddy (aka the Thelma and Louise Award)
And the winner is… a draw! It’s a tie between Chewbacca from Star Wars and Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story. Chewbacca because ‘Wookiees make excellent travel companions, though they may occasionally complain and hit things that don’t work properly. Their appeal was first noticed a long, long time ago and far away by Han Solo when he travelled the universe with Chewbacca. Loyal to a fault, Chewie followed Han everywhere, protecting him with his bowcaster and fixing his damaged travel gear with ease.’
And the winner is… Spock and Uhura from Star Trek. ‘The half-human, half-Vulcan Spock understands the trials of being different, and his quietly simmering passion for Nyota Uhura (a cultural trailblazer herself), was out of this world.’
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