Joseph Gordon-Levitt sits certainly in the genius category of human beings. I first saw him in 'Mysterious Skin' which is probably my favourite film of all time.
I have followed his career across all the genres he has excelled in. I approached this latest project of his with a sense of hesitancy, as I suspected it was going to be too raw, too challenging for me to get a handle on.
I would have loved to stick with it but, like other commentators here, my own life experiences prevented me from hanging in. It's certainly something. But what that thing is, proved too disturbing for me to see it through to the end. I lasted 4 episodes. Such a pity.
'Mr. Corman' is a relentless tale of life's struggles, not just for the main character but for all those along the way.
JGL is without doubt an extraordinary talent. I dipped my toe into this project but the burn was deep.
I don't know who he thought the audience for this would be. It's certainly depressing, shocking, disturbing and thought-numbing (rather than thought-provoking). I don't think my rating is really fair given this series scope and the talent involved but it is what it is. For me. I get why some have given it ten stars.
Ultimately, for any Director to achieve in their audience a feeling of being consumed and beaten is a credit to their power. But what the point was here I will never know, because I simply had to tune out.
In the hands of an Australian or Canadian director this would probably be more subtle, more nuanced and more inviting but the hammer fell too quickly and kept banging and banging.
Less is always more.
I look forward to his next offering. JGL is too amazing a talent to ignore.
I have followed his career across all the genres he has excelled in. I approached this latest project of his with a sense of hesitancy, as I suspected it was going to be too raw, too challenging for me to get a handle on.
I would have loved to stick with it but, like other commentators here, my own life experiences prevented me from hanging in. It's certainly something. But what that thing is, proved too disturbing for me to see it through to the end. I lasted 4 episodes. Such a pity.
'Mr. Corman' is a relentless tale of life's struggles, not just for the main character but for all those along the way.
JGL is without doubt an extraordinary talent. I dipped my toe into this project but the burn was deep.
I don't know who he thought the audience for this would be. It's certainly depressing, shocking, disturbing and thought-numbing (rather than thought-provoking). I don't think my rating is really fair given this series scope and the talent involved but it is what it is. For me. I get why some have given it ten stars.
Ultimately, for any Director to achieve in their audience a feeling of being consumed and beaten is a credit to their power. But what the point was here I will never know, because I simply had to tune out.
In the hands of an Australian or Canadian director this would probably be more subtle, more nuanced and more inviting but the hammer fell too quickly and kept banging and banging.
Less is always more.
I look forward to his next offering. JGL is too amazing a talent to ignore.