krestofre
Knight of the Holy Order
I hope that you're forgive a somewhat self-indulgent post.
I just finished seeing Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown. If you like Crowe's work, then this film will surely please. It is a tiny bit unfocused at times, but I'd say that overall Crowe pulled it off.
The thing that struck me about this film is that it deals with a very personal subject. Esspecially for me. Even the trailer was enough to almost bring me to tears, and as a result I've been anxiously awaiting the film's release. The concept of knowing your father and connecting with your children is the heart of this film. I don't know my father very well. I'm a recent father of a two-year old and a six-month old. I feel completely sandwiched between the two worlds that Crowe uses to tell his story. And as a result, I think the film resonated with me in a way that it may not resonate with most. (So with that, this positive review may be somewhat tainted.
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Dunst was fine in her role. She has yet to impress me, but she's not a bad actress either. Bloom on the other hand can pull off unfocused grief like no one else I've ever seen. In a scene with no dialog at all he brought me to a place where I saw my dad and my son and how I interact with them both. And I think that there's something this film has, or the Crowe knows about, that I haven't figured out yet. And again, take this review with a grain of salt because I intensely personalized it to a degree that I usually never touch, esspecially in film. I generally like a healthy emotional distance ... but not this time.
Elizabethtown is so grounded in family and roots and all those things that define who we are and what's important that it could be easily dismissed as fluff or too sappy or just not worth your time. Esspecially in the world of cynical movie reviews that most of us are exposed to, but it struck a very deep chord with me and that's something that's been missing from films for far too long.
OK. I'm going to cut this therapy session short. I hope that I didn't tread in that sappy territory too much. I hesitate to recommend Elizabethtown because there's no way I watched this film with an objective eye. I was too wrapped up in it for that. Still, you might find some value in it.
Chris
I just finished seeing Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown. If you like Crowe's work, then this film will surely please. It is a tiny bit unfocused at times, but I'd say that overall Crowe pulled it off.
The thing that struck me about this film is that it deals with a very personal subject. Esspecially for me. Even the trailer was enough to almost bring me to tears, and as a result I've been anxiously awaiting the film's release. The concept of knowing your father and connecting with your children is the heart of this film. I don't know my father very well. I'm a recent father of a two-year old and a six-month old. I feel completely sandwiched between the two worlds that Crowe uses to tell his story. And as a result, I think the film resonated with me in a way that it may not resonate with most. (So with that, this positive review may be somewhat tainted.
) Dunst was fine in her role. She has yet to impress me, but she's not a bad actress either. Bloom on the other hand can pull off unfocused grief like no one else I've ever seen. In a scene with no dialog at all he brought me to a place where I saw my dad and my son and how I interact with them both. And I think that there's something this film has, or the Crowe knows about, that I haven't figured out yet. And again, take this review with a grain of salt because I intensely personalized it to a degree that I usually never touch, esspecially in film. I generally like a healthy emotional distance ... but not this time.
Elizabethtown is so grounded in family and roots and all those things that define who we are and what's important that it could be easily dismissed as fluff or too sappy or just not worth your time. Esspecially in the world of cynical movie reviews that most of us are exposed to, but it struck a very deep chord with me and that's something that's been missing from films for far too long.
OK. I'm going to cut this therapy session short. I hope that I didn't tread in that sappy territory too much. I hesitate to recommend Elizabethtown because there's no way I watched this film with an objective eye. I was too wrapped up in it for that. Still, you might find some value in it.
Chris
