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In Reply to: Re: Broken Flowers, petals amiss... posted by jamesgarvin on January 19, 2006 at 14:13:22:
"Perhaps with so many films providing so many answers, after all, most American film caters to teenage boys, their biggest demographic, that when a film comes along that assumes the viewer has some ability to intuit what came before, the viewer is left wanting."Thanks. And thanks for explaining the film to me- I'da of never figured it out otherwise.Subleties such as you describe- much like Jarmash's "pink" are often lost upon me. As far as participating in film/s, it wasn't my lack thereof or fail to "intuit" that leads me to believe that Murry's character wasn't properly developed. It was the fail to properly develope Murry's character. I'm NOT blaming Murry...
I still think Murry wasn't the right choice. He's been trying to break "form" since he made "Beneath The Volcano" and slowly, succeeding. I like Murry- agree he's a good character actor. Just don't think he was the right guy for the job...
Comparing BP to LIT is probably a poor choice on my part as the character in BP has much more in common with Jack Nicholson's Schimdt, re:complacency/zombie/"wake-up" call/search. They just got there in different ways.And had different reactions. BTW: That's also another "road movie"...Trash Tom Cruise all you want, he couldn't act his way out of a paper bag uless it required him to be angry or nuts.In either case he'd be method acting.
And, after your insights into Broken Petals (intuit, right!) I still think it mediocre and dissapointing.I expect more and better from Jarmush, even if he did make "Year of the Horse". If "Broken Flowers" is poetry it's Rod McCuen and not Lawrence Ferlighetti.
But, who knows? Maybe I'll appreciate it more on a 2nd viewing down the line.
*** Q:Why's the chicken cross the road?
***A: Fats Waller: They don't, they all stay on my side now...***
Follow Ups:
Martin Donovan?I thoroughly enjoy the work of Jim Jarmush, just for the fact that he tells stories with interesting characters. This reminds me of another favorie of mine, Hal Hartley, who also uses low affect characters to tell his off beat, and to many, what appear as banal stories.
In the case of BF, we see yet another story of mid- life crisis. When you suddenly realize that you have lived most of your life and you actually have less time in front of you than behind you.
What has been accomplished? What happened to your dreams and expectations?
Is this ALL THERE IS?
This guy lived the sweet free high life of the financially successful bachelor, complete with an endless string of temporary sexual trysts that allowed him some pleasure and passion, but never caused him to develop any real intimate relationships.Then it occurs to him that he actually has nothing. Not really.
The insane idea that he may have a son awakens something in him that drives him to discover that one thing he lacks... The last scenes are knockout, IMO. So much of human emotion in so few moments.
I thought the film was a good slice of life that all of us confront in one way or another, and the contrasting liveliness and color of the support characters only proves that we can make a B&W film in technicolor. :)
Later
D
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