tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367161100956691682.post2525425465009904155..comments2024-01-28T09:52:30.550-08:00Comments on Arash's World: Madness on Celluloid: The Bold Experiment of Joe Wright's “The Soloist”Arash Farzanehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12000344680925876563noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367161100956691682.post-22768913514958181762012-08-10T23:02:46.694-07:002012-08-10T23:02:46.694-07:00After watching this wonderful film, and having dra...After watching this wonderful film, and having drafted my review, I appreciate your own so much better. Reading it again, I notice your reference to Cronenberg's <i>Spider</i> and read Roger Ebert’s review of that. I end up with an admiration of other people’s reviews, and a weariness in attempting my own.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367161100956691682.post-59059021540769898952012-08-08T19:05:23.582-07:002012-08-08T19:05:23.582-07:00Glad you liked it! I would love to hear your take ...Glad you liked it! I would love to hear your take on it. <br /><br />I am still surprised about all the negative reviews on this film when it is quite an interesting and engrossing film.<br /><br />My favorite scene is when Steve Lopez is asked whether he is flying the airplane in the sky. Strangely funny.Arash Farzanehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000344680925876563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367161100956691682.post-56992913991930628842012-08-08T02:33:46.285-07:002012-08-08T02:33:46.285-07:00I totally loved "The Soloist", Arash. Mo...I totally loved "The Soloist", Arash. Most grateful for your review. I think I want to write about it too, not a review as such but mention it in a post.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367161100956691682.post-59817514607681947162012-08-06T11:06:52.630-07:002012-08-06T11:06:52.630-07:00Thanks for the comment and the movie suggestion, V...Thanks for the comment and the movie suggestion, Vincent! I will definitely check it out because a satire on old class systems mixed with madness is an irresistible combination! Plus, I like Peter O'Toole.<br /><br />Strange that madness seems so appealing, while a movie based on sanity would not be half as interesting.Arash Farzanehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000344680925876563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367161100956691682.post-53896192517859644152012-08-05T08:59:12.363-07:002012-08-05T08:59:12.363-07:00Thanks for this, Arash. I've ordered the movie...Thanks for this, Arash. I've ordered the movie. I liked the balanced way you evaluated it.<br /><br />The latest film I've seen is also about madness: <i>The Ruling Class</i> (1972) starring Peter O'Toole as a paranoid schizophrenic who gets cured, at any rate technically. He's back in the real world, behaves in harmony with the culture he was born into ... and yet!<br /><br />No spoilers in the above. It's also worth saying that it's an absurdist comedy and a satire on the old class system in England.<br /><br />I think you might like it.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.com