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For years, the Oscars has tried to be a jack of all trades.
Its also striving to be an entertaining piece of televisionthat brings in lots and lots of viewers.
Sundays ceremony stretched itself in so many directions it basically broke every bone in its own body.
The changes saved little if any time; the Oscars still ran past 11 p.m.
It was as if Packer couldnt make any decisions and therefore opted to do everything.
Even the best moments of the night came across as too calculated.
Beyonce opened the show with a performance of her Oscar-nominated song Be Alive from the filmKing Richard.
But because Beyonce wasnt actually onstage inside the Dolby Theatre, the segment felt divorcedfrom the Oscars.
The energy was unfolding somewhere else.
Chaos is fine as long as its planned, controllable chaos.
When unanticipated events transpired Sunday night, the illusion fell apart.
