tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post7498251787536043583..comments2024-03-15T10:14:21.997+05:30Comments on A Potpourri of Vestiges: Dead Man (1995): American Indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch's Revisionist Western starring Johnny DeppMurtaza Ali Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09747183316188241022noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-41855094721428690622015-03-12T05:25:03.696+05:302015-03-12T05:25:03.696+05:30I agree. I actually liked "The Rum Diary"...I agree. I actually liked "The Rum Diary" immensely as for me it was a welcome throwback to the Johnny Depp who relied on his acting skill to create a character and not tons of make-up and funny voices.Derrick Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781081269516018422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-25462830032210698782015-03-11T20:46:00.304+05:302015-03-11T20:46:00.304+05:30I couldn't have agreed more... Btw, I would lo...I couldn't have agreed more... Btw, I would love to see him do more films like The Rum Diary!Murtaza Ali Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747183316188241022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-49107662002793269522015-03-11T20:16:36.213+05:302015-03-11T20:16:36.213+05:30Hard to believe that one upon a time Johnny Depp w...Hard to believe that one upon a time Johnny Depp was once considered to be an actor on the same level as Marlon Brando, James Dean, Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino ain't it? I can't help but wonder if the recent financial and critical failures of movies such as "The Tourist" "The Rum Diary" and "Transcendence" is because audiences have become used to a Johnny Depp who dresses wacky, talks in funny voices and does these weird things with his hands and bodies. Audiences have forgotten than Johnny Depp is an accomplished actor and DEAD MAN is one of the best examples of his considerable talent.Derrick Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781081269516018422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-81783232148218514362014-11-25T21:08:13.588+05:302014-11-25T21:08:13.588+05:30This is one of my favorite films. I appreciate you...This is one of my favorite films. I appreciate your insightful analysis.Lindsay Waitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-83063963358033928662013-12-23T16:14:39.735+05:302013-12-23T16:14:39.735+05:30It's a masterpiece... an underrated gem of cin...It's a masterpiece... an underrated gem of cinema. Every aspect of it is so breathtakingly brilliant. Though it has already started to enjoy a cult status, I hope it will get its due in the days to come. I too would love to spend time with Depp and Farmer as well as Jarmusch in oMurtaza Alihttp://www.apotpourriofvestiges.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-60846601660444360252013-12-23T14:51:47.601+05:302013-12-23T14:51:47.601+05:30Oh definitely liked the review. I had not picked u...Oh definitely liked the review. I had not picked up on the fact that the fawn had a wound in its neck that matched Thel's, and you pointed out a few other things that I didn't think of.<br /><br /><br />I loved Crispin Glover as the train's fireman. So weird, but his little speech to Blake about being in a boat looking up at the sky is SO prophetic. <br /><br /><br />There's another shot where Blake is lying down looking up at the clouds rolling by. Everything is leading up to that ending. Every shot of him lying down is a portent of what is going to happen..<br /><br /><br />The music is as harsh as the wilderness and the rhythm at the end, echoing the sea, gives me chills every time I hear it. <br /><br /><br />I finally got my husband to watch it tonight, and he found it "very interesting." However, I know he won't watch it again because he found it slow-moving. That's a shame, because the more you see the movie, the more stuff you notice.<br /><br /><br />This is going to have to go down in history as one of my favorites. I would love to sit down with Gary Farmer and Johnny Depp and hear their thoughts about it, if they have any.lynxxynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-10939065936330062492013-12-23T14:34:45.449+05:302013-12-23T14:34:45.449+05:30It's a very astute observation that you have m...It's a very astute observation that you have made. Blake's sudden transformation into a cold-blooded assassin, for me, too seems to be high on symbolism. Mr. Ebert is seldom wrong... his review of Dead Man clearly suggests that he had failed to unravel the movie's beauty.<br /><br />P.S. Thanks for sharing your valuable thoughts... am glad you liked the review.Murtaza Alihttp://www.apotpourriofvestiges.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-51482025420391694302013-12-23T11:50:51.013+05:302013-12-23T11:50:51.013+05:30One thing I noticed that I'm not sure anybody ...One thing I noticed that I'm not sure anybody else does: Blake seems to become more of a cold-hearted killer AFTER Nobody puts the paint on his face. This reminds me of Golding's "Lord of the Flies," in which the young boys paint each other's faces and then turn progressively more savage.<br /><br /> I LOVE this movie and have watched it numerous times. Each time I see it, I notice more allusions and foreshadowing. I have much the same taste in movies as Roger Ebert did, and I find it surprising that he did not rave about this film.<br /><br /><br /><br />Keep up the good work.lynxxynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-71115932966858689612013-09-05T22:42:12.844+05:302013-09-05T22:42:12.844+05:30Your article is like a dream! You
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