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I don\u2019t know about you, but I\u2019m pumped to watch Conan O\u2019Brien return to the Oscars<\/a> tomorrow. He had one of the funniest Oscars openers<\/a> last year when he poked fun at nominees like The Substance, The Brutalist, Conclave, and more. While you better believe he will be joking about the 98th Academy Award nominees<\/a>, he did reveal the one nominated film that won\u2019t be roasted (because all the jokes stink).<\/p>\n It\u2019s clear that Conan O\u2019Brien doesn\u2019t want any of his jokes to bomb while hosting the Oscars. In fact, the comedian has tried out his Academy Awards jokes at comedy clubs<\/a> to be on the safe side. On Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/a>, O\u2019Brien also got real about one Oscar-nominated flick where the jokes didn\u2019t fly for audiences. I can understand why this would be a movie that sits out of the ceremony’s jokes, as the host said:<\/p>\n There’s times there are certain areas we cannot crack. One of them is the movie Train Dreams. Can’t get a good joke for Train Dreams, which maybe means there is no good joke for Train Dreams.<\/p>\n In the case of Train Dreams, I completely understand. The Netflix flick was overwhelmingly sad at times<\/a> as we see a quiet railroad worker suffer loss, loneliness, and regret in the early 1900s. It would be incredibly hard to try to land a joke about these tragic yet relatable themes that didn’t feel out of place or insensitive. As there are no over-the-top characters or any meme-worthy scenes, it\u2019s probably best that humor isn\u2019t forced on such a beautiful, meditative movie like Train Dreams.<\/p>\n Credit: Netflix<\/p>\n Conan O\u2019Brien was able to make fun of serious dramas at last year\u2019s Oscars, like The Brutalist\u2019s long runtime or Dune: Part Two\u2019s rather confusing plot. As for Train Dreams, the late-night host admitted there\u2019s\u2026 really nothing to mock about it. He humorously explained that his writers\u2019 jokes for that movie weren\u2019t hitting the mark, and where the real blame falls:<\/p>\n I think my writers, and they write a lot of jokes and they keep going out and I’m trying them out. I think they’ve written 5,000 jokes on Train Dreams. Not one of them is any good. And these are very good writers. So, I blame Train Dreams. I think it’s the fault of the movie.<\/p>\n While it’s certainly possible for great jokes to be written about very serious and sincere topics, sometimes it’s simply not possible. That seems to be the case for Train Drams, which makes sense, seeing as the entire movie is simply about a quiet man’s life of painstaking hardship. In cases like this, it\u2019s best not to force a punchline.<\/p>\n Well, after all of the jokes Conan O\u2019Brien tried for Train Dreams stunk, don\u2019t expect the Oscar-nominated flick to be roasted at the ceremony. Although maybe a joke that could be made about this Joel Edgerton-led flick is that\u2026no jokes could be made about it, no matter how hard they tried.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re curious what makes the film un-roastable, you can watch Train Dreams with a Netflix subscription<\/a>. Then, don\u2019t forget to watch O\u2019Brien host the 98th Academy Awards on ABC or with a Hulu subscription<\/a> at 7 p.m. ET\/4 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 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