Thursday, June 13, 2013
ALL IN ONE
Today's film was Todd Haynes'
I was surprised at the date, 2007. I have been avoiding seeing this film for some time. It would get put back in the queue quite often. I would place other films ahead of it.
I guess I was wary of it.
As it turns out the idea of 6 or 7 Dylans (with stage names, it uses real people in his life but not by name), is pretty apt.
The characters are different and not.
A sort of meld.
I liked the film but find it didn't advance my fanship of Dylan one way or another.
As a dramatic piece or as a film idea, a collage, it is more interesting than the man in some ways.
Real Dylan music plays between segments but the segments are not linear. They bounce back and forth.
I get that Woody Guthrie was an influence on Dylan but I am not sure why a black kid is playing Woody, or his doppleganger.
A mish mash. Fun. But not a lot. I was willing to sit and let it have its way with me.
That said, I suppose I should admit that I am one of the apparent few people who have never, ever much liked Dylan much, a source of consternation for a lot of my friends. I was more interested in the phenomenon than the actual person or the music.
And that is what I think Todd Haynes has caught here. The phenom. The personas. The constant self reinvention.
Very good, that.
I am glad that I saw it but once is enough. A 3 out of Netflix5.
A shock to see Heath Ledger. I couldn't help but see him personally.
The most spot on impersonation, although that is not what they are trying for, was Kate Blanchett with Christian Bale a close second.
