tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post5247619947094356840..comments2023-11-05T07:45:02.082-05:00Comments on Mystery Man on Film: "Away from Her"Mystery Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17486331815227364944noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-61889758953135544452007-10-21T09:50:00.000-04:002007-10-21T09:50:00.000-04:00"WHAT? Are you being funny?"Hahaha - totally unint..."WHAT? Are you being funny?"<BR/><BR/>Hahaha - totally unintentional, but appropos, no?<BR/>The dog must have distracted me.Laura Deerfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481017193764065233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-46117609889249639792007-10-20T22:41:00.000-04:002007-10-20T22:41:00.000-04:00Christina - thanks. I admire her, too, for taking...Christina - thanks. I admire her, too, for taking on this project. An assignment like this would've made me think "be careful," but it sounds like she made all the right decisions. I loved "Before Sunset" when it first came out, but now, I can't sit through all of that dialogue. I hear her new film is very talky, too.<BR/><BR/>Pat - Yes, the protag is the husband.<BR/><BR/>Caritto - Thanks so much.<BR/><BR/>Laura - Ya know, Ebert mentioned Iris in his review, and I don't know how it didn't make it into the article. There are always... WHAT? Are you being funny?<BR/><BR/>Bob - AMEN.<BR/><BR/>Josh - I once read an article where Tarantino talked a lot about that same thing. He coined it "method writing." Hehehe... I like that. I like it a lot.<BR/><BR/>-MMMystery Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486331815227364944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-89951665802948098232007-10-19T22:17:00.000-04:002007-10-19T22:17:00.000-04:00Haven't seen it as of yet, but it's on the list. I...Haven't seen it as of yet, but it's on the list. <BR/><BR/>I do agree, though, that there's nothing wrong with just observing people deal with a phenom as a film . . . as King says, when he begins a story, he gets people in certain situations and tries to imagine them working their way out of it . . . sometimes it leads to a bangup ending (Misery, Green Mile) and sometimes it leads to a different kind of ending (the upcoming MIST) . . . he's really observing ordinary people in extraordinary situations . . .Joshua Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08239067667651048280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-50558147188619581882007-10-19T12:48:00.000-04:002007-10-19T12:48:00.000-04:00I think this is a gentle reminder that you don't h...I think this is a gentle reminder that you don't have to have people do bad things to make a good movie.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537155200839804221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-66481471631702619862007-10-19T10:45:00.000-04:002007-10-19T10:45:00.000-04:00I loved Iris and found that heartbreaking in its o...I loved <I>Iris</I> and found that heartbreaking in its observation of a once-great mind fading away due to alzheimer's, and it's effect on her husband... I definitely want to see this.<BR/><BR/>As for endings: are you making stories that are familiar? Or stories that we need? Life is messy, and we rarely get satisfying resolutions. We need myths and legends, and even stories that are close to reality succeed best when they are taken a step away from it. Of course, two hours on a screen can never really capture the nuances of a real life - so there are alwaysLaura Deerfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481017193764065233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-72417115061595907082007-10-19T09:45:00.000-04:002007-10-19T09:45:00.000-04:00I loved the movie. Such an elegant way of telling ...I loved the movie. Such an elegant way of telling a simple but lovely storyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-45642273000502812782007-10-19T06:15:00.000-04:002007-10-19T06:15:00.000-04:00I haven't seen the movie or read the screenplay bu...I haven't seen the movie or read the screenplay but I hope the protag is the husband and not the wife. It seems to me if Julie is the protag, that would be the dictionary definition of passive - someone who just sits and watches. However, if the husband is the main character and struggles with the effects of the debilitating disease on his life and the lives of the ones he loves, that's a story.GimmeABreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681053662706062151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-71285298001047144312007-10-19T00:36:00.000-04:002007-10-19T00:36:00.000-04:00Wow - what a great write up!! Now I want to see e...Wow - what a great write up!! Now I want to see every movie you mentioned. I meant to see "Away from Her" in the theater and it slipped by. I must find it and see it on DVD.<BR/><BR/>I admire Sarah Polley, especially for taking on such a mature project. If the most signficant criticism of her first feature is that her dialogue is a little stilted, she's off to a good start. I saw one of her shorts about 4 years back and there was obvious talent at hand. I'm also impressed with Julie Delpy, another actress who has crossed over to writing and directing.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14805340886472955460noreply@blogger.com