Monday, October 24, 2011

2 incredible highly eccentric movies about true events of amazing adventures in human lives were watched by me this past weekend. i would watch 1 again and again. the other, once is enough. both i would highly recommend on equal levels, however, the latter significantly troubled and disturbed my sleep.

starting with the astounding trials + tribulations of one man, Steven Russell, is, "I love you Phillip Morris". a very dramatic movie all the way through with a high pace certainly evokes a mood (understatement) to whomever watches. fantastically played by 2 great actors of our time, Jim Carrey + Ewan McGregor.

secondly, the movie which is almost equally dramatic in an entirely different direction, in my opinion, features the lives of the Beale's of Grey Gardens. true life personalities which are played out in this 1975 documentary (i've also seen the HBO movie with Drew Barrymoore + Jessica Lange portraying these women exsquisitely) show how life can pass by in the blink of an eye. 

insight into the world of interesting real people + their lives always captivates my attention. as i am also partial to reading non-fiction, these movies not only inspire in variety of ways, they tell true stories of which i and all else can relate on some level. disturbing as they may be, these examples truly show Americanism in all its shame + glory. that, i find profound.