So, no. The Academy isn’t trying to be relevant, Vin — but they should be. The Oscars should embrace what makes songs like “See You Again” so special: hope. At its core, “See You Again” is a beautiful reminder that grief is never indomitable. It’s a universal message. If the Oscars want to truly represent the best of what cinema has to offer, then they should acknowledge the intimate connection between art and those who consume it.
Let me make this clear, prior to Adele's year, the Oscars rarely ever nominated mainstream songs. It was mostly because of the rules that were in place but even before those rules few mainstream songs made the cut.
It's sentimental and was a great moment, but as a song, it sounds like the instrumental of Love the Way You Lie pt 2. It doesn't at all scream "Oscar worthy".
See you again is literally the most basic and bland song of 2015 (tied with Fight Song), it was popular solely because of Paul Walkers death. Charlie Puth wouldn't have even been a thing if Paul Walker was still alive