I think this is actually a film that’s not much about its story or its characters, but rather about how we see, and how what we see is mediated by the many layers of people between an event and our understanding. It’s about journalism, photojournalism, and the generations that keep the practice alive. Above anything else, I think the story is about Lee handing the baton to her eager protege, while simultaneously questioning the nature of the baton itself. The character arc wasn’t in any individual character, but rather in the young photographer taking on Lee’s role in the world. I’m bad with names. I can’t remember the young photographer character’s name ;)
Think of it as a modern day Easy Rider parable; a road trip type movie with alternatiing moments of beauty, grace and introspection, punctuated by scenarios of sheer terror and ultra-violence. Like Easy Rider, you either got it or you didn't. Personally, it goes into my Top 250 films ever made. The sound design is incredible. This movie will haunt you for days and weeks to come, as you mull over each montage and vignette, wondering about it's irony and the what-if scenarios...saw it in IMAX, which I recommend if you are going to see it once. I'm going back for a second viewing in Dolby this week, to catch any of the nuances I may have missed...
The cinematography and some of the acting was good...All the rest was garbage...The ridiculous plot, the lazy screenwriting, all of it was stereotypical progressive liberal Hollywood crap.
I think this is actually a film that’s not much about its story or its characters, but rather about how we see, and how what we see is mediated by the many layers of people between an event and our understanding. It’s about journalism, photojournalism, and the generations that keep the practice alive. Above anything else, I think the story is about Lee handing the baton to her eager protege, while simultaneously questioning the nature of the baton itself. The character arc wasn’t in any individual character, but rather in the young photographer taking on Lee’s role in the world.
I’m bad with names. I can’t remember the young photographer character’s name ;)
very nice job. i had no desire to see this til now. you have earned my subscription. may the gods bless you
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Think of it as a modern day Easy Rider parable; a road trip type movie with alternatiing moments of beauty, grace and introspection, punctuated by scenarios of sheer terror and ultra-violence. Like Easy Rider, you either got it or you didn't. Personally, it goes into my Top 250 films ever made. The sound design is incredible. This movie will haunt you for days and weeks to come, as you mull over each montage and vignette, wondering about it's irony and the what-if scenarios...saw it in IMAX, which I recommend if you are going to see it once. I'm going back for a second viewing in Dolby this week, to catch any of the nuances I may have missed...
Dude the personal story is not the interview with the president… it is Jessie becoming what lee once was as lee final changes who she is.
Can't tiptoe around the politics behind a civil war, it's in the name "civil war". A better telling of a civil war is the avengers.
Dude. Spoilers
The cinematography and some of the acting was good...All the rest was garbage...The ridiculous plot, the lazy screenwriting, all of it was stereotypical progressive liberal Hollywood crap.