I love VG. It is not only my favorite Ewan movie, but it is one of my favorite movies of all time. Art is what you make of it, what you make of yourself.
Your comment about the pin is very true. Like the One Ring in LOTR, the methods of acquisition has as much to tell about how the giftee turns out as the nature of the giftee itself.
I would like to say two things about your description of VG, in regards to Curt's character. The first is that, while Curt Wild is connected with Iggy Pop and Curt Cobain, there is also a fair amount of Lou Reed in him. This prompts me to say that Curt embodys the American subversive music scene at the time, full of grit and sexuality and raw, musical power. When it meets Brian Slade, who symbolizes the subversive British music scene of slicked, costumed, poetic dandies and their strange, lyrical forays into music, glam rock was born. (God I love this movie).
Also, as central as Curt is to the plot, I would argue that the central character is Arthur, because as much as this movie is about glam and glitter, it's about the fan experience as well. And how thin the line is between a fan and a star. And Arthur is the 'everyfan' of the movie, his story is how the movement changed him and made him a different person. When Curt and Brian set out to change the world, when Brian claims that he will speak to the orphans, it is Arthur that is the result of that. And in some way, the movie is Arthur's gradual acceptance of who he is, both his sexuality and his inner nature as a creator.
I would love to talk about this movie with you more. It's such a good movie, but it needs to hit you at the right point in time and that doesn;t happen often.
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Date: 2005-07-15 08:20 pm (UTC)Your comment about the pin is very true. Like the One Ring in LOTR, the methods of acquisition has as much to tell about how the giftee turns out as the nature of the giftee itself.
I would like to say two things about your description of VG, in regards to Curt's character. The first is that, while Curt Wild is connected with Iggy Pop and Curt Cobain, there is also a fair amount of Lou Reed in him. This prompts me to say that Curt embodys the American subversive music scene at the time, full of grit and sexuality and raw, musical power. When it meets Brian Slade, who symbolizes the subversive British music scene of slicked, costumed, poetic dandies and their strange, lyrical forays into music, glam rock was born. (God I love this movie).
Also, as central as Curt is to the plot, I would argue that the central character is Arthur, because as much as this movie is about glam and glitter, it's about the fan experience as well. And how thin the line is between a fan and a star. And Arthur is the 'everyfan' of the movie, his story is how the movement changed him and made him a different person. When Curt and Brian set out to change the world, when Brian claims that he will speak to the orphans, it is Arthur that is the result of that. And in some way, the movie is Arthur's gradual acceptance of who he is, both his sexuality and his inner nature as a creator.
I would love to talk about this movie with you more. It's such a good movie, but it needs to hit you at the right point in time and that doesn;t happen often.