OldArmy71 said:
I just saw this movie today with two friends in their 40s (I am 75). The audience was small and closer to my demographic than to that of my friends.
I agree with much of what you said in your review, especially this insightful remark:Quote:
A Complete Unknown carries two meanings…
1) The famous lyric that of course doubles as the film's title, one that speaks to Dylan showing up out of nowhere, only to go supernova.
2) And then what the film reveals it's really about; how, after Dylan achieves his stardom, he remains a complete unknown to everyone around him, in that the film is primarily concerned with the effect Dylan's genius leaves on others - the wake of broken hearts and disappointments and envy.
Well said. Dylan as a person and artist is like Moby Dick, whose essential characteristic is that he is unknowable. To some degree, Dylan becomes a blank wall onto which those around him project what they want to see.
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That said, if someone were just interested in Dylan, the documentary I mentioned earlier in the thread--No Direction Home (2005) by Sorcese--is magnificent.
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To Be On Your Own, and Like a Rolling Stone seem like the most creative titles for the next Dylan flicks.
