My Own Private Idaho

[rm]

I 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.

Comments

[heron61.livejournal.com]

I was also touched by it when I first saw it a decade ago - now you have made me think that I also should see it again.

[rm.livejournal.com]

You should really see it again. The world ahsn't really changed in any way that affects the plot of the film, but yet the ways in which the world has changed do really seem to effect it nonetheless.