SHOOTOUT
This past Sunday's episode of Shootout on AMC had a good interview with Todd Haynes, the director of the new Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There, which features multiple actors playing the singer at different stages of his career.
In the interview he discusses how the storytelling structure of films in the biopic genre are always the same. "One size fits all." Regardless of who the picture is about. That served as an inspiration for his unique vision in telling Dylan's story in the film.
I think the same can be said about sports films. Whether it's a movie about football, basketball, or even BASEketball, the ending usually involves an underdog scoring the game winning three-pointer, touchdown, or homerun. The formula is a bit stale.
I think it's time to defy definition.
DLM
In the interview he discusses how the storytelling structure of films in the biopic genre are always the same. "One size fits all." Regardless of who the picture is about. That served as an inspiration for his unique vision in telling Dylan's story in the film.
I think the same can be said about sports films. Whether it's a movie about football, basketball, or even BASEketball, the ending usually involves an underdog scoring the game winning three-pointer, touchdown, or homerun. The formula is a bit stale.
I think it's time to defy definition.
DLM
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