The Review
Our culture is so obsessed with
success stories, it’s easy to forget that the feel- good-succeed-against-all-odds
typical Hollywood drama represents the rare
exception, and not the rule. The story
of struggling and failing is probably more representative of the human
condition.
This is a
film that caused me to reflect a bit, and I suppose that’s never a bad
thing. Although I’m not sure how much I’d
recommend it for entertainment value.
On the other
hand, the references to 1960s folk music scene were pretty cool.
Other Things I’d Talk
About If I Weren’t Limiting Myself to 100 Words
* I didn’t live through the early 1960s, but I suspect some
of the language is anachronistic
Rating :
5 out of 10 Stars.
(Another movie that’s difficult to rate--I give this movie 8 for
artistic value, 3 for watchability, and so I’ll split the difference with 5).
Links
* My review of other Coen Brother’s movies: Burn After Reading, True Grit, No Country for Old Men, Ladykillers
External Links/ Why I
Watched this movie
* This slate.com article explaining all the real life folk musicians the movie references is essential reading after viewing the film. (Incidentally, stumbling
upon this article is the main reason I bothered to check out this movie in the
first place.)
Link of the Day
Noam Chomsky (1995) "Prospects for World Order"
Link of the Day
Noam Chomsky (1995) "Prospects for World Order"
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