tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post383837794709053048..comments2024-03-22T08:29:01.459-07:00Comments on Are the hills going to march off?: Last Days (2005) A Film by Gus Van SantCarson Lundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10164962777812861110noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post-5375951897786434672009-03-31T15:31:00.000-07:002009-03-31T15:31:00.000-07:00Thanks a lot, Haley. I appreciate it. I agree, it'...Thanks a lot, Haley. I appreciate it. I agree, it's the lesser of the three films, but I'm curious: if this film is lazy, how are Elephant or Gerry not? Not to mention I've never heard Van Sant described as egotistical. He's an extremely modest director in my opinion. Thanks for the comment, I love the feedback.Carson Lundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164962777812861110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post-34345672807932698142009-03-29T16:14:00.000-07:002009-03-29T16:14:00.000-07:00I viewed this movie as attempt to capitalize off K...I viewed this movie as attempt to capitalize off Kurt Cobain's image and cult following. The film was completely removed from the actual details of Cobain's death. There was nothing intellectual about this film, unless you consider wasting 96 minutes of your life watching a Cobain imposter stumble around in a dress intellectual. It was definitely a disappointment compared to Elephant. There were some creative camera angles and beautiful imagery, however. I agree with the two previous commenters that the film was supposed to be emotive in a broader spectrum, rather then relating solely to Cobain. I still found it to be lazy, egotistical, and disrespectful. love your blog, by the way. It exposes me to directors I normally wouldn’t have time to find out about!Haley Winterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202834014673462909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post-73685206744964992742008-11-05T18:56:00.000-08:002008-11-05T18:56:00.000-08:00"Maps" has it right. All three films in the "death..."Maps" has it right. All three films in the "death trilogy" are based on real events but are somewhat removed from them, including <I>Gerry</I>, which is a kind of "ripped-from-the-headlines" movie about a real murder. The goal of these films is to remove the sensationalist overtones and tabloid shrillness that usually accompanies these stories, and to get at the essential core of the story rather than getting bogged down in specifics, in rumors, in tall tales. The shambling anti-hero of <I>Last Days</I> is an everyman who could be any man, an average guy with a creative gift (heard in the AMAZING noise guitar performance) who can't handle the fame he gets. His mumbling, incoherent dialogue directly connects him to the heroes of <I>Gerry</I>, who are equally incapable of meaningful communication. This is the least of the trilogy for me, but that said it's still a remarkable film.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post-85833367436733174192008-10-14T10:41:00.000-07:002008-10-14T10:41:00.000-07:00I would think he didn't actually use Cobain as the...I would think he didn't actually use Cobain as the main character becuase he intends to somewhat remove the story from the actual tragic event and instead just reference it, showing these things can happen to anyone. Elephant was also heavily based on a true story but created into a fictional piece, however I can't comment on Gerry.Erik Lundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00717356451712276307noreply@blogger.com