Thursday, November 5

Butterfly: I'm Not There

This is my pet movie. I think The Shawshank Redemption might be a better film, but everyone knows that one. This one is fairly obscure, but nevertheless brilliant. For those who have never heard of it: it's about Bob Dylan. Or at least, I think it is. Yes, it is that vague.

I saw this film for the first time in a small theater in Bern, Switzerland, with French and German subtitles. It blew me away. I KNEW Dylan, of course, but after this I really started to develop my current obsession with the man. The film really puts him down like he is: so easy too listen to, so hard to define (injoke). The music, the acting and the camera are all top-notch, and especially the music is used in ways I never thought possible. No, that is not an overstatement.

Not everyone likes it, I know, but if you can appreciate "artsy" movies and are willing to love a film without understanding it, you owe it to your inner intellectual to check it out.

Trailer:


The most beautiful love scene of all time, IMHO:


Keep up the good work, Todd.

Alias

2 comments:

  1. Dat was inderdaad een indrukwekkende film! Alleen nog steeds denk ik dat ik hem niet helemaal mee heb gekregen. Veel waas toch..

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  2. Ik heb hem nu 5 keer gezien en er ontzettend veel over uitgezocht en ik weet zeker dat ik nog steeds dingen mis. Je bent niet alleen :P

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