Anonymous
01-02-2003, 09:58 PM
What is it with this new series of movies in which people celebrate their own heroism?
Antwone Fisher, the story of a young man's heroic struggle to better himself, written by... Antwone Fisher.
8 Mile, in which Eminem portrays a version of himself withstanding life's slings and arrows, only to come out on top due to strength of character and amazing talent.
Glitter, the horrific tale of Mariah Carey's rise to stardom.
Adaptation, the story of the writer of Being John Malkovich, as told by the writer of Being John Malkovich. I guess I'll give this one a pass, as it's an avant-garde thing, and authorial self-reflexivity is par for the course in that sorta shit.
I guess there used to be movies like this every now and then, though the only ones that comes to mind are Woody Allen films, the Muhammed Ali biopic that he himself starred in, and the Elvis movies.
What's next? American Idol, the story of a misunderstood British music producer who secretly loved all children and only wanted to help? What is with this spate of egomania? Why are we buying it? Is it 'cause we all want to be stars, and are hoping for lessons?
Antwone Fisher, the story of a young man's heroic struggle to better himself, written by... Antwone Fisher.
8 Mile, in which Eminem portrays a version of himself withstanding life's slings and arrows, only to come out on top due to strength of character and amazing talent.
Glitter, the horrific tale of Mariah Carey's rise to stardom.
Adaptation, the story of the writer of Being John Malkovich, as told by the writer of Being John Malkovich. I guess I'll give this one a pass, as it's an avant-garde thing, and authorial self-reflexivity is par for the course in that sorta shit.
I guess there used to be movies like this every now and then, though the only ones that comes to mind are Woody Allen films, the Muhammed Ali biopic that he himself starred in, and the Elvis movies.
What's next? American Idol, the story of a misunderstood British music producer who secretly loved all children and only wanted to help? What is with this spate of egomania? Why are we buying it? Is it 'cause we all want to be stars, and are hoping for lessons?