My Own Private Idaho
Jun. 6th, 2005 10:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rmI bought this a couple of months ago, and I finally watched it tonight. I need to watch it again to talk about it artistically here at some point because there are all these things about the performances, structure and other stuff I want to note.
Right now I just want to note what a different film it is for me now as opposed to (over) ten years ago. Maybe it's because River Phoenix is dead, or because I'm a lot older, or because when I first saw this I didn't know this type of story would lure me in again and again or what. It felt a lot more personal, a lot simpler and a lot sadder this time, but all in all, that was more okay too.
I feel kinda dreadful telling everyone they should really rent a film about a narcoleptic rent boy, but you should. It shows people in a way I can't think of anything else doing.
Right now I just want to note what a different film it is for me now as opposed to (over) ten years ago. Maybe it's because River Phoenix is dead, or because I'm a lot older, or because when I first saw this I didn't know this type of story would lure me in again and again or what. It felt a lot more personal, a lot simpler and a lot sadder this time, but all in all, that was more okay too.
I feel kinda dreadful telling everyone they should really rent a film about a narcoleptic rent boy, but you should. It shows people in a way I can't think of anything else doing.
