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Watched A Scanner Darkly (2006)
| Fiercely-loyal Den Headpube | 10/01/24 |
| Fiercely-loyal Den Headpube | 10/01/24 |
| bossy stag film | 10/01/24 |
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| At-the-ready french chef hall | 10/01/24 |
| Fiercely-loyal Den Headpube | 10/02/24 |
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Date: October 1st, 2024 12:15 PM Author: Fiercely-loyal Den Headpube I watched A Scanner Darkly (2006) which was recommended as a dissident film. I had read the underlying book by Philip K. Dick many years ago which I had enjoyed, but I had not seen the movie before. The ultimate message is indeed a dissident one - that organizations may be the cause of the very problem they purport to solve. This is reminiscent of the US government’s so-called “war on drugs” even though the cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl epidemics are all secretly promoted heavily by the CIA (the profits of which go toward their black budget operations). However, this message only comes at the very end as a twist; it is not the focus.
The heart of the film itself is about the increasing cost of addition to one’s mind and body, the way it affects one’s relationship with others, as well as how it impacts our perception of reality itself. It was interesting to see how the film’s director Richard Linklater used a interpolated rotoscope technique to create a sense of distorted reality on behalf of the viewer, and I think he pulled it off quite effectively.
In terms of performances, Keanu Reeves delivered a basic and generic straight man performance, while Woody Harrelson was kind of forgettable. The standout was Robert Downey Jr. who completely nailed his role, understandable given the major drug use in his past. He inhabits the role of a smart but ultra-paranoid junkie and his performance was riveting. Rory Cochrane as Charles Freck also did a good job.
8/10.
Trailer is here:
youtube.com/watch?v=hkjDUERgCQw |
Date: October 1st, 2024 12:27 PM Author: Fiercely-loyal Den Headpube NSAM could have fit in very well in this world (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604374&forum_id=2#48149732) |
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Date: October 1st, 2024 12:47 PM Author: bossy stag film (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604374&forum_id=2#48149842) |
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Date: October 1st, 2024 5:31 PM Author: Fiercely-loyal Den Headpube (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604374&forum_id=2#48151318) |
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Date: October 1st, 2024 5:55 PM Author: At-the-ready french chef hall go back to reddit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604374&forum_id=2#48151380) |
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Date: October 2nd, 2024 11:47 AM Author: Fiercely-loyal Den Headpube i posted it there too (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604374&forum_id=2#48154834) |