Monday, June 9, 2008

I'm Not There

Cate makes for an attractive man.

Sorry for not posting in a very very long time...

So, I finally saw "I'm Not There" this weekend. I was pretty excited to check this Dylan "biopic" out. It got some props at some festivals and such and Cate Blanchett definitely got some hype over her portrayal of one aspect of Dylan's personality. It was pretty interesting. It wasn't quite what I expected though. I found it very abstract as there was no plot to speak of. I don't think you can look at any particular scene to understand what the movie was saying or what Dylan was all about. I guess you have to screw up your eyes and see all two hours of it in one flash of personality and complexity. It's difficult to describe, as Dylan was. The music was good and it got me back in the mood for some more Dylan. As such, I picked up Highway 61 Revisited, so I'll post some good Dylan stuff soon.

AG

3 comments:

Leila said...

'im not there' was very abstract. that said, i really appreciated that it did not follow the same "walk the line," "ray," or even the "shine a light on me"/ "the last waltz" outline that so many music legends have adhered to...i say the movie was excellent, moving, and insightful. and cate blanchett was amazing!!

Anonymous said...

Wow, pretty high marks there Leila. I agree, it was nothing like "Ray", though I certainly didn't expect it to be. I got the feeling that there were some inside jokes in there I just didn't get - making it a bit pretentious for me. I'm really glad you enjoyed it so much though. The music was freakin sweet.

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