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When Oscar nominations are announced on January 13,Dark Waterswill almost certainly receive none of them.
These unnatural products designed to bring cleanliness and order to her world wind up backfiring on her.
InDark Waters, theres nothing vague about the threat at all.
(That notorious slogan was modified in 1982, then dropped for The Miracles of Science in 1999.)
You want to be the guy that finds out?
The science isnt easy, and DuPont isnt here to help.
And one of those things is to deny that satisfaction almost completely.
It owns the local politicians and lawyers.
And perhaps therein liesDark Waters real limitation during awards season: the despair at its heart.
Movies that win Oscars are aboutovercomingadversity, not mitigating losses that can never turn into wins.
After all, the message ofDark Watersis that you cant even pick your poison.
