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Rating: Q=7, P=8 / Obsession
Scale 1=3, Scale 2=4, Scale 3=4, Scale 4=4
Acting, Fame, Social Commentary, Existential, Surreal, Dark Comedy, Mid-life Crisis
"...You're doing a play based on a book that was written 60 years ago, for a thousand rich old white people whose only real concern is gonna be where they go to have their cake and coffee when it's over. And let's face it, Dad, it's not for the sake of art. It's because you want to feel relevant again. Well, there's a whole world out there where people fight to be relevant every day. And you act like it doesn't even exist! Things are happening in a place that you willfully ignore, a place that has already forgotten you. I mean, who are you? You hate bloggers. You make fun of Twitter. You don't even have a Facebook page. You're the one who doesn't exist. You're doing this because you're scared to death, like the rest of us, that you don't matter. And you know what? You're right. You don't. It's not important. You're not important. Get used to it."
"...You're doing a play based on a book that was written 60 years ago, for a thousand rich old white people whose only real concern is gonna be where they go to have their cake and coffee when it's over. And let's face it, Dad, it's not for the sake of art. It's because you want to feel relevant again. Well, there's a whole world out there where people fight to be relevant every day. And you act like it doesn't even exist! Things are happening in a place that you willfully ignore, a place that has already forgotten you. I mean, who are you? You hate bloggers. You make fun of Twitter. You don't even have a Facebook page. You're the one who doesn't exist. You're doing this because you're scared to death, like the rest of us, that you don't matter. And you know what? You're right. You don't. It's not important. You're not important. Get used to it."
Wow. This film exceeded my already supremely high expectations. I enjoyed every perfect line, every quirky moment, all the intertextuality and playful artistry. Perhaps my favorite part was the cinematography and editing--it feels really different than most films, like one incredibly long take-- but I also fell in love with the entire atmosphere that González Iñárritu created. We humans live in a confining space, a space we all wish we could fly away from. We are all selfish (to varying degrees) and strive for glory, fame, a legacy, something to bring meaning to our seeming insignificance. The desperation can sometimes be pathetic, sometimes hilarious, but always honest.
Layers and layers of meaning, very thought-provoking. Michael Keaton was a brilliant choice. I will definitely watch this again.
Layers and layers of meaning, very thought-provoking. Michael Keaton was a brilliant choice. I will definitely watch this again.
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