I'm Not There
I watched I'm Not There [imdb] last night. Its got a fantastic, all-star cast. Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere, David Cross (Tobias Funke as Allen Ginsberg? Amazing!), Julianne Moore, Charlotte Gainsbourg - who could want for more? How about some rudimentary knowledge of Bob Dylan? I went into this movie knowing absolutely nothing and I came out knowing no more or less than before. Maybe I thought Dylan was a little more of a dick-head than previous thought. The movie is topsy and turvy and I understand what they were trying to do and I appreciate it. In theory. The movie itself is confusing if you don't know the cultural references or haven't followed Dylan's career from the beginning of time.
I will say Christian Bale never ceases to amaze me. His voice! That accent! If this was your first time watching Bale perform you wouldn't have any clue that he is super Welsh. Same goes for Blanchet, who in my opinion, was the only good thing about the movie. She was absolutely amazing. I basically watched her parts and then turned the movie off. The movie was unique, I'll give it that. I could see myself becoming consumed by it, researching every line, looking for references from every interview ever done by Bob Dylan. If I cared. Its too bad I don't.
I will say this though, it really makes me want to listen to more Bob Dylan.
I will say Christian Bale never ceases to amaze me. His voice! That accent! If this was your first time watching Bale perform you wouldn't have any clue that he is super Welsh. Same goes for Blanchet, who in my opinion, was the only good thing about the movie. She was absolutely amazing. I basically watched her parts and then turned the movie off. The movie was unique, I'll give it that. I could see myself becoming consumed by it, researching every line, looking for references from every interview ever done by Bob Dylan. If I cared. Its too bad I don't.
I will say this though, it really makes me want to listen to more Bob Dylan.