Few days ago, I went to Redwood City (few minutes away from where I live) and watched a movie that was loosely based on the life and music of Bob Dylan. It's called "I'm Not There" directed by Todd Haynes whose experimental touch perfectly "almost" captured the vibe that I get from Dylan. I have always tried to imagine how a biopic about him would be. Haynes did a great job squeezing out the essence of his audio and visual inspirations which he then molded into what turned out to be a nostalgic film. Nostalgia not in the sense of longing for the time that passed but of culling of certain celebrated parts of history which he found on books, past documentaries, lyrics, interviews and even album covers. Six actors played a "Dylan", each one playing an aspect of his multitude-self. Only one of the actors played him really close to detail, except the actor is Cate Blanchett. There was also a funny segment in the movie that involved the Beatles. I enjoyed the movie. I love the Basement Tapes segment. It was beautifully shot and rhythmically blocked, stream of curious characters flowing in and out of the movie frame like fleeting figments of our most baroque of dreams. The interpretations of the songs were surprisingly impressive too. I'm glad I watched it.
Next movie I wanna watch is "No Country For Old Men." The trailer looks good and I'm a big fan of the Coen brothers too. They always deliver and I'm sure this movie won't be an exception.
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