Comments on: Review of I’m Not There http://host94.hrwebservices.net/~drockwo/blog/2007/12/09/review-of-im-not-there/ Highbrow flix, low brow ramblin's Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:54:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Kyle http://host94.hrwebservices.net/~drockwo/blog/2007/12/09/review-of-im-not-there/#comment-92 Kyle Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:41:43 +0000 http://host94.hrwebservices.net/~drockwo/blog/2007/12/09/review-of-im-not-there/#comment-92 I'm pretty sure this was a great movie, though I do need to go back and re-watch it. I don't really understand your confusion about the number of characters. Also, I have read this opinion on the misplacement of the Richard Gere section elsewhere, but to me it was vital. It brings in the sad, underground forgotten folklore found throughout Dylan's career, from start to now, prevalent most notably in The Basement Tapes and his late 80's to current output. I'm Not There may not necessarily be a classic, but it does deserve attention for breaking the mold of lazy, un-original biopics in the vein of Ray and I Walk The Line. I’m pretty sure this was a great movie, though I do need to go back and re-watch it. I don’t really understand your confusion about the number of characters. Also, I have read this opinion on the misplacement of the Richard Gere section elsewhere, but to me it was vital. It brings in the sad, underground forgotten folklore found throughout Dylan’s career, from start to now, prevalent most notably in The Basement Tapes and his late 80’s to current output. I’m Not There may not necessarily be a classic, but it does deserve attention for breaking the mold of lazy, un-original biopics in the vein of Ray and I Walk The Line.

]]> By: drockwood http://host94.hrwebservices.net/~drockwo/blog/2007/12/09/review-of-im-not-there/#comment-93 drockwood Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:08:28 +0000 http://host94.hrwebservices.net/~drockwo/blog/2007/12/09/review-of-im-not-there/#comment-93 I really wouldn't say I was at all confused, maybe surprised. I wasn't expecting the different story lines to be so disparate. They felt like different characters which I think was intentional. "it does deserve attention for breaking the mold of lazy, un-original biopics in the vein of Ray and I Walk The Line." It's funny because I meant something along these lines in my review. I said literally word for word the same thing while I was discussing FACTORY GIRL. I think it's true of FACTORY GIRL and a I think it's true of I'M NOT THERE. I appreciate your imput on the film because like I said I think I'm missing a familiarity with Dylan that would've tied the whole thing together for me. When you talk about Richard Gere as Billy The Kid being vital, I wish I felt that way. I really wouldn’t say I was at all confused, maybe surprised. I wasn’t expecting the different story lines to be so disparate. They felt like different characters which I think was intentional.

“it does deserve attention for breaking the mold of lazy, un-original biopics in the vein of Ray and I Walk The Line.”

It’s funny because I meant something along these lines in my review. I said literally word for word the same thing while I was discussing FACTORY GIRL. I think it’s true of FACTORY GIRL and a I think it’s true of I’M NOT THERE.

I appreciate your imput on the film because like I said I think I’m missing a familiarity with Dylan that would’ve tied the whole thing together for me. When you talk about Richard Gere as Billy The Kid being vital, I wish I felt that way.

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