I've been reading some commentary over Joaquin Phoenix's "I'm still here" and most of it seems to focus on whether or not it can properly be considered a documentary, whether Mr. Phoenix is in fact faking his own demise, what commentaries it is making on fame. However, what is not getting much play is it's direct contrarianism toward "I'm not there", Todd Haynes' meditation over the life of Bob Dylan and what we can really know about him as a person.
Both are meditations on the nature of fame, but they take opposing positions. "I'm not there" ridicules those who would claim to understand the real Bob Dylan. It's pivitol act shows Kate Blanchett as an elusive Bob Dylan at the height of fame. "I'm still here" purportedly arrives at the essence of a broken man at bottom. It ridiucules those who would be content to let fame tell the story of Joaquin. "Im not there" deliberately avoids the documentary form, and calls the genre's authenticity into question. "I'm still here" openly pursues the documentary form, and begs for authentic consideration.
I look forward to commenting more on these movies in the future. For now, I go to drink some, "skol", a cerveja do brasil.
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