I've seen it last night, and 'mixed feelings' about describes my reaction. The film hardly makes any big mistakes you could try it for (romantic heroification, overstylisation of the visuals), but mainly so because it doesn't seem to want to make any decisions at all - pretty vignettes or character study? Genius or idiot? Who's to say! Leaving the good-bloke-in-bad-situation-or-vice-versa question open could be a really good thing if it were done more deliberately subtle and less heightenedly judgment-o-phobic. The Just A Bloke Like Any Other aspect is emphasised to the point where you can't help but wonder, if he wasn't that much of a hero and not quite a villain (never mind the other 'characters', by the way; to anyone not acquainted with the band and the scene, they must seem like instantly forgettable cardbord cutouts - even Deborah hardly gets a personality, and if we feel sorry for her, it's because it's The Natural Thing To Do), was he really worth making a film about - or rather, was his story really cut out for a biopic, rather than a documentary, a film that aims to be both faithful to the facts and engaging as a film in its own right? Ah, I'm really not pleased with the film as is, but at the same time, every 'improvement' I can think of would have involved the taking of liberties that would have bothered me (and many others) simply for being liberties. His life, as shown here, just doesn't have the dramatic arc. It could never have been satisfying in the traditional sense, of course, but it doesn't achieve the strong feeling of heavy, in itself meaningful emptiness I expected (in the true tradition of JD's songs), either. That said, for Joy Division fans, it's still an enjoyable (if not, as they say, rewarding) watching experience, not so much as a delving biography, more as a well-versed reanimation of the time, the place, the basic facts around the band. I think a lot of people confuse their feelings towards the film with their feelings towards their own perception of Ian Curtis and Joy Division. How peculiar, I did not mean for this comment to be so long.
(I agree about the stills, by the way. Wonderful choices!)
good kiss. while i love this community, stills never really drive me to rent a movie unless ive heard about it before. ive never heard anything about this film but yer stills really make me need to see it.
These are very beautiful. Thanks for sharing. The movie itself is definitely worth watching even if you didn't listen Joy Division (like me), since the acting skills of these young men and women and the mood and look Anton Corbijn gives it is so amazing.
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That said, for Joy Division fans, it's still an enjoyable (if not, as they say, rewarding) watching experience, not so much as a delving biography, more as a well-versed reanimation of the time, the place, the basic facts around the band. I think a lot of people confuse their feelings towards the film with their feelings towards their own perception of Ian Curtis and Joy Division.
How peculiar, I did not mean for this comment to be so long.
(I agree about the stills, by the way. Wonderful choices!)
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beautiful caps.
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from my absolutely-favourite movie
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while i love this community, stills never really drive me to rent a movie unless ive heard about it before. ive never heard anything about this film but yer stills really make me need to see it.
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June 29 2008, 23:00:59 UTC 3 years ago
good choice of the scene with him and annick on the bed.
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The movie itself is definitely worth watching even if you didn't listen Joy Division (like me), since the acting skills of these young men and women and the mood and look Anton Corbijn gives it is so amazing.
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November 29 2008, 22:13:32 UTC 3 years ago
this was such a pretty movie
and good, too of course lol
August 27 2009, 23:41:17 UTC 2 years ago
a beautiful film and amazing stills...
does anyone else like the JD doc that came out last year more as a whole?
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