http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Sun, 26 Dec 2004 23:21:31 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/26/024719.php#comment-105525 I've been interested to read different reviews of this movie, mainly because I feel as though it's a difficult one to describe (and you've done very well with it, by the way). In a way, discussion of this movie reminds me of discussion of the Harry Potter films. In that case, it was: How close do the movies reflect the books, and does it matter? Here, of course, it's: How close does the movie match the man, and does it matter? In the case of Hughes, I'm perhaps fortunate to be young enough that I'm not influenced by the flesh-and-blood (I had heard of the Spruce Goose, and little else). Therefore, I was able to be taken in by this soft-glow Hollywood epic, and enjoyed the ride and was able to believe, in the confines of movie-dom, that DiCaprio was Hughes. The Aviator was one of the few films that compelled me to research the flesh-and-blood after the credits rolled. It was interesting to see that there were plenty of "adventures" left for Hughes after the point in which the movie ends (though mostly dark ones, to be sure). From where I stand now, I see the film as a triumph for Scorsese: he manages to highlight the passion and creativity and spirit of a tortured man without ringing a false note. Finally, I was delighted by the scene at Kate Hepburn's parents' house: a classic nightmare of meeting your best girl's family that anyone will readily relate to. Eric Berlin <a href="http://dumpsterbust.blogspot.com">Dumpster Bust</a>: Miracles from Mind Trash http://dumpsterbust.blogspot.com 105525@blogcritics.org Sun, 26 Dec 2004 23:21:31 EST