Azur
The Living Force
I've just now seen this film, and have some notes to share.
It is a somewhat complicated film, with some important aspects that involve rationalization, personal perception of self and intent, within the context of expected or common perception (or "things as they should be") with many actors playing roles within their view of society. (When I say actors here, I do not mean the film actors, but those they are portraying in the film).
It is a film remarkable in its characterization of people and how they act and why they do so for reasons almost unknown to themselves (it is a SMALL microcosm this film, but it is done in such a way that a lot of people here can easily extrapolate and see how it applies to the World at large).
Scorcese has captured something here, and has even sent a not-so-subtle signal to those that can see. Reference the importance of Beacon Hill to Matt Damon's character and what he demonstrates himself to be (to "insiders' watching the film). Wahlberg's character brings fire, watch how he applies it "in your face", and later, subtly (with regards to Baldwin's character). He knows. I would say this is a marker event.
It is a fantastic exercise to undertake, as you are watching this film, to track how you are pigeon-holing the characters as the movie progresses. Even more importantly, why the pigeon-holes change labels as you go along...
Cheers.
It is a somewhat complicated film, with some important aspects that involve rationalization, personal perception of self and intent, within the context of expected or common perception (or "things as they should be") with many actors playing roles within their view of society. (When I say actors here, I do not mean the film actors, but those they are portraying in the film).
It is a film remarkable in its characterization of people and how they act and why they do so for reasons almost unknown to themselves (it is a SMALL microcosm this film, but it is done in such a way that a lot of people here can easily extrapolate and see how it applies to the World at large).
Scorcese has captured something here, and has even sent a not-so-subtle signal to those that can see. Reference the importance of Beacon Hill to Matt Damon's character and what he demonstrates himself to be (to "insiders' watching the film). Wahlberg's character brings fire, watch how he applies it "in your face", and later, subtly (with regards to Baldwin's character). He knows. I would say this is a marker event.
It is a fantastic exercise to undertake, as you are watching this film, to track how you are pigeon-holing the characters as the movie progresses. Even more importantly, why the pigeon-holes change labels as you go along...
Cheers.
