Utilizing the beautiful cinematography of Mike Eley and deft touch of Film Editor Jon Harris, Director Simon Stone succeeds in elevating the The Dig to an elite level of film art. Such poetic filmmaking takes painstaking attention to detail in production to pull off at the level achieved in this film. There are many more such examples in 'The Dig'. Collapsing walls of the dig site that almost takes Basil Brown's life illustrate the tenuous fragility of life which could end in a moment of randomness.

The impending gravity of such hovers over the film, intensifying the characters' emotions and urgency in searching for answers to such questions - the telescope and magnifying glass used within the story serve as metaphors to that end. The framework of the story occurs on the eve of WWII for Great Britain. The film intertwines those themes within the central characters, each conducting their own search for answers. Classic themes for dramas that are the eternal questions within our lives. Metaphors supporting Themes abound in 'The Dig' - 'life is fleeting', 'the search for meaning in our lives', 'our relevance in History', and 'is this all there is'. This year it was a no brainer - 'The Dig' wins and it wasn't close. Therefore, I'm instituting the 1st Annual 'Oscar Snub Award' to the film most undeservedly left out of nominations. Therefore, I'm instituting the 1st Annual 'Oscar Snub “and the 2021 OSCAR SNUB AWARD goes to…” 'The Dig' is a beautifully photographed period film (circa 1939, Suffolk, Great Britain) that seemed a lock to garner first Oscars for Ralph Fiennes (*overdue) and Cinematographer Mike Eley.

“and the 2021 OSCAR SNUB AWARD goes to…” 'The Dig' is a beautifully photographed period film (circa 1939, Suffolk, Great Britain) that seemed a lock to garner first Oscars for Ralph Fiennes (*overdue) and Cinematographer Mike Eley.

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