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The gift of Bob Dylan’s music is to make the world seem weirder. Or rather, it reveals the strange world as it really is. He sings of life’s fluid flow of confusing signals and feelings. Some are true and some are meaningless. beyond description Even if it looks the most solemn He also raised his voice against the narrative: You wouldn’t do that. Simplify, Classify, Categorize–

complete unknownBiography of James Focusing on the poet’s early career, Mangold understands this—and betrays it. The film showcases Dylan as a prophet who brings independence and idiosyncrasy to a world of enforcers and followers. Timothée Chalamet does an excellent job. Emphasizing Dylan’s balance between worldliness and humanity, no groundbreaking film has ever been so bland.

The problem begins at the level of ideas. Mangold has chosen to explore the busiest period of Dylan’s career: his early days on the New York City folk music scene, beginning in 1961 and leading up to the Newport Folk Festival. in 1965, when he shocked acoustic guitarists by going electric. Dylan wore a New Zealand hat on his head. Blows into Greenwich Village from the start of the film, acting in plays and quickly winning the hearts of his idols including Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Johnny Cash and star Joan Baez. A rising star of the scene with Rebellion bringing it to critical acclaim. which brings with it the expectations of the public. and lead to more rebellion. This is a real cycle in Dylan’s life. But it also includes the cycle of many iconic images of the past shown on the movie screen.

Mangold knows the rules of biography well. His 2005 Cash Survey WiringIt sets the modern template for how to bend a person’s complex life into a satisfying arc. In this picture, director and his co-writer Jay Cocks breaks from this template in one interesting way. Dylan’s propensity for lying and misdirection begs the question of what really happened. Then Robert’s biological male Who is Zimmerman? And why did he do what he did? which is one of music’s enduring mysteries. Instead, try to solve the case with a backstory that provides psychological cause and effect. complete unknown Just let Dylan be… Unknown When he tells Baez that he used to be a carnie, she angrily replies that he’s all for it. He might be. But he lives by the idea that he accepted in Important Conversations: if you want to succeed on stage, Like a freak show, you have to inspire passion.

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Chalamet did just that. He plays Dylan with a calmness. It made him look like he was about to sleep forever. Mumbling as if in a dream The film is full of scenes in which Chalamet captures Dylan’s restrained erraticity. They sing in a way that spins folk traditions into a spiral of feelings. The real-life Dylan of the 1960s was a bit lighter and funnier than Chalamet’s more serious cut. But his mischievous spirit occasionally flared up, such as when he proclaimed himself to be God and smiled. And although Dylan himself provides some information in the film, But Chalamet did not diminish the artist’s brutality. Until one point With so much anger in his eyes, he told Baez her song was as beautiful as a painting in a dentist’s office.

Unfortunately, the rest of the film has the same antiseptic quality that Dylan stands for. New York seems as lively and cheerful as an amusement park. Dylan’s romance with Sylvie Russo, a fictionalized version of his real-life girlfriend, Suz Rotolo, played by Elle Fanning, seems to exist to provide a little insight into the story. with Dylan’s love song Historical giants are sketched in 2D: Ed Norton’s Seeger is a suave and sly idealist, Monica Barbaro’s Baez is confident, except when she’s completely insecure. The most annoying thing is the condescending wink at the viewer. “Be careful about that!” Seeger admonished as Dylan rode his motorcycle. A couple of years ago the young singer A career-altering accident that remains mysterious in 1966–

Thanks to Chalamet’s performance, the film’s hotness doesn’t harm the viewing experience at all, but if complete unknown It sums up Dylan’s legacy as a great and victim of Hollywood. But the meaning is sad: despite attempts to celebrate originality, But the entertainment industry insists on predictability. The film isn’t necessarily an enigma in artistic circles: Todd Haynes took that approach with Dylan in 2007, too. I’m not there—but a messier, more natural version would suit its subject better. This film conveys one true idea. at least Worshiping an artist is different than listening to what they have to say.