Train Dreams

[GayBoiButThatsOK]

Watched this one recently. Enjoyed the cinematography, like Edgerton, appreciated the Malick influence and the Denis Johnson ICWW connection, but didn't, ultimately, feel a whole lot by the end.

The guy didn't even live the expansive life of a fella who married into money and wrote rote articles about 19-year-olds who play football at a 3rd rate state university.

 

[Ty7]

Just a movie about OP's Mom

 

[GayBoiButThatsOK]

Just a movie about OP's Mom

 

[SatBeNole]

Watched this one recently. Enjoyed the cinematography, like Edgerton, appreciated the Malick influence and the Denis Johnson ICWW connection, but didn't, ultimately, feel a whole lot by the end.

The guy didn't even live the expansive life of a fella who married into money and wrote rote articles about 19-year-olds who play football at a 3rd rate state university.

Lol, don't get the 2nd reference, but that was kinda the point right? Life and death, happens to everyone, and what they've seen in a long life just kinda...drifts away with them? And progress, both by nature and technology, just goes on not giving one single eff. With humanitys' ghosts willing to tell the story, only if you're willing to listen.

I was pleasantly surprised that they didn't go formulaic and kept it centered on the lone character and their internal dialogue. Cinematography was so on point. Like you said very Malick-like. Beautiful.

I can get all artsy artsy and pretend it's an allegory for present times in the dawn of ai, but that's digging too deep. I enjoyed the film for what it was as a period piece of steam to space, and all the little things that happened in between. Insignificantly tragic and beautiful as they always are.

 

[GayBoiButThatsOK]

Lol, don't get the 2nd reference, but that was kinda the point right? Life and death, happens to everyone, and what they've seen in a long life just kinda...drifts away with them? And progress, both by nature and technology, just goes on not giving one single eff. With humanitys' ghosts willing to tell the story, only if you're willing to listen.

I was pleasantly surprised that they didn't go formulaic and kept it centered on the lone character and their internal dialogue. Cinematography was so on point. Like you said very Malick-like. Beautiful.

I can get all artsy artsy and pretend it's an allegory for present times in the dawn of ai, but that's digging too deep. I enjoyed the film for what it was as a period piece of steam to space, and all the little things that happened in between. Insignificantly tragic and beautiful as they always are.

The second reference?

Oh, you mean HROT's own FatTorbz? AKA @Torbee?

The ***** Albom of writers?

 

[GayBoiButThatsOK]

BTW, did you guyz know Denis Johnson's dad was CIA?

 

[SatBeNole]

The second reference?

Oh, you mean HROT's own FatTorbz? AKA @Torbee?

The ***** Albom of writers?

Well...ok then. Not sure of any of that and what it means. But if that's your outlook on life and the way you go about it, then good luck fella. Mayhaps watch the William H Macy camp monologue again.

 

[GayBoiButThatsOK]

Well...ok then. Not sure of any of that and what it means. But if that's your outlook on life and the way you go about it, then good luck fella. Mayhaps watch the William H Macy camp monologue again.

 

[Bonerfarts1]

It was my favorite movie from last year.

Also Denis Johnson is an Iowa grad

Denis Johnson - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[GayBoiButThatsOK]

It was my favorite movie from last year.

Also Denis Johnson is an Iowa grad

Denis Johnson - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

"and the Denis Johnson ICWW connection"

Yeah. Thanks for that.