tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7851047969833687803.post5668268461797800960..comments2024-01-06T17:49:23.200-05:00Comments on Amiresque: Going French with short takes on Les amours imaginaires and On TourAmirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06862108887275338771noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7851047969833687803.post-60655519499846807562011-03-22T19:21:19.781-04:002011-03-22T19:21:19.781-04:00i kinda know what you mean. i almost can't see...i kinda know what you mean. i almost can't see any of them really behaving the way they do in real life, but given dolan's indulgences in other aspects of the film, i took his characters at face value.<br />i think i still see them as being more real than you do, but even i think they're more archetypal for a love triangle than genuine lovers. (same with the interviewees and the "types" that they're protraying.)Amirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06862108887275338771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7851047969833687803.post-76849717453856564352011-03-22T14:56:21.852-04:002011-03-22T14:56:21.852-04:00I'm still not sold on Dolan's worldview. I...I'm still not sold on Dolan's worldview. I feel like real people bury their resentments and jealousies. I mean, he's young, but he belongs to this circle of friends who look like they should have thicker skins. And this is coming from a working class gay Catholic.<br /><br />I didn't mind the visual homages, by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7851047969833687803.post-18181626955298984832011-03-20T23:54:06.094-04:002011-03-20T23:54:06.094-04:00i know.
his homages are still a tad too obvious. ...i know. <br />his homages are still a tad too obvious. <br />but it didn't feel so hopeless like his first film. i feel like once he tries all the stuff he's watched and liked from other directors in his own films, then he'll move on to actually expressing himself. i just hope he doesn't get stuck doing this to the point that it becomes "his" style, even though it really isnt.Amirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06862108887275338771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7851047969833687803.post-55337164767214793102011-03-20T23:47:05.024-04:002011-03-20T23:47:05.024-04:00Dolan has improved indeed, but I think he seriousl...Dolan has improved indeed, but I think he seriously needs to find his own voice soon. Enough with the homages and references.<br />Also, he needs to cast someone else in the main roles, he is no Woody Allen.Notas Sobre Creación Cultural e Imaginarios Socialeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423835555933819338noreply@blogger.com