Speaking of upcoming flicks, we've been bombarded recently by Speed Racer commercials, which opens just a week after Iron Man. Looks like some nice special effects, can't say much about the story. Remember when the Matrix came out, and all we pretty much knew about it was the tag line "What is the Matrix?" An example of undersaturation, so to speak. And then the movie was pretty spectacular and groundbreaking, with a kind of subtle hype around it. Well here, we know what we're in for pretty much, even though it looks cool and all. Maybe the Wachowskis or whoever they have marketing this one should have gone for the subtler approach again instead of beating us over the head with it and the inevitable corporate tie-ins. And, at the risk of sounding hypocritical by continuing to write about films after ranting in the previous post, I definitely enjoyed The Diving Bell and the Butterfly last week (check out Max von Sydow in French! who knew?). And I started I'm Not There last night, which was so allusive and interwoven and suggestive of myth in general and the Dylan myth in particular, definitely worthwhile. Heath Ledger takes a turn as one of "the Dylans" and does a credible job, as he mostly did.
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