There was no point in fighting—on our side or theirs. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The bigest fear that I have in my life is that my dad will never see what I acomplish in life because of his age. He has a very fragile health. . Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ist ein Komödie aus dem Jahr 1998 von Terry Gilliam mit Johnny Depp, Benicio del Toro und Christina Ricci.. Das Drehbuch basiert auf dem Roman Angst und Schrecken in Las Vegas von Hunter S. Thompson. . The film is more fun than anything. best. As someone whose friends dabble in this kind of behavior, I found it rather enjoyable. PS: Sorry about any English mistake, I hope that u guys be able to understand everything, English is not my first language. The trouble it gave you with disbelief didn't bother me as I don't think the film was worried about hiding its artifice, and it united the madness together (plus, Thompson's prose is wonderful to hear). . . I may watch it again, but I do feel fine saying that I did enjoy the film. Maybe not enough to have the message slam into like with the book, but it still allowed you to know what it was going for, which does deserve some merit as it prevents the film from being simple gross overindulgence. 10/10 recommend to everyone in this sub. This thread is archived. Yet more importantly it's what drives them to seek this fun--wanderlust, disappoint, the "death of the American dream" which make it more meaningful than a bunch of idiots shooting up for a weekend. I truly do believe it to be among the most innovative and fluid literary works of the 20th century. I really wanted to get a sense of what other people thought of the film. The characters often appear to lose their minds in horrific fashion, the bathtub scene, the suite scene, and the diner scene all show the cracks in the veneer--the consequences to their psychosensual fun. In book, you can easily believe that Depp's character has all these insights because when his outlandish escapades are confined to the imagination they're able to be nightmarish. but being absolutely certain that no matter which way I went I would come to a place where people were just as high and wild as I was: No doubt at all about that. But I doubt many are fully understanding the point of the film. It's more bubblegum than it should be. Cookies help us deliver our Services. And clearly the film is not on that same level. Not necessarily related to Thompson, but particularly the wild scenes, narration (or not), overall message or idea (/u/tkilgore said it best "about the loss of opportunity, about the passing of time, and reflecting if any of it really mattered"), with or without drug frenzies? Fear and Loathing is essentially a film that you can just have fun with. level 1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Discussion . That being said, this isn't the movie for everyone. It's fun but unnerving and pretty whacky. Every now and then when your life gets complicated and the weasels start closing in, the only cure is to load up on heinous chemicals and then drive like a bastard from Hollywood to Las Vegas ... with the music at top volume and at least a pint of ether. The people who champion this movie because of the drugs, alcohol and reckless behavior don't understand the main point of this movie. There was a time in my life that I was sure of one single thing, the day that my father die it will be the day that I would die because I dont see a life where its worth it living without him.
While maybe not for everyone, the movie does a pretty good job of representing the book. I had to watch it a 2nd time and it was far better. . It has no real foundation and no real theme or purpose. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Press J to jump to the feed. Can someone explain the genius that is hunter s. thompson? . . It's a half comedy that feels like a roller coaster.
So here it is, my biggest fear in life. Some of the humor which involves mainstream "square" or law enforcement culture interacting with the main characters really works well, but by and large the scenes which have the most continued impact on me years after seeing it have to do with the ingestion of some new or terrible substance, and the visual ingenuity used to depict the altered states of consciousness, the hallucinations and paranoia faced by the characters.
I didn't know any of the actors or the director. On screen, they're simply cartoonish and ridiculous—genuinely impressively so—but rarely any more than that. It's now on my top 5 films list. This movie's definitely something of a surreal mess, but while I can't necessarily say that it's faithful to Thompson's vision or aesthetic since I don't know much about the novel or the man, it does seem to come from a consistent place stylistically and I found it to be at least aesthetically pleasing throughout.
Close. Depp's "Hunter" is a cartoon character, mugging and prancing and doing almost nothing else, and the film seems to make no effort whatsoever to give you the tongue-in-cheek attitude or irony needed to contextualize the narration as anything which makes sense within the word of the film or as a commentary on it.
But it is useful to understand the context of the original work that the adaptation is based on. There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge, and I knew we'd get into that rotten stuff pretty soon. Five years later? By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. You pick up on the little things. I love e this book, and, as such, an terrified to see the movie. The cinematography and content gradually get under your skin. . . :D. Where The Buffalo Roam is still on there too iirc, highly recommend both! I watched this movie the other day purely off of a friend's recommendation, so I went into it completely blind. I'm not sure I understand why people are so interested in this movie? Especially with the cinematography; the filters and techniques that were used really let a sober viewer feel the uncoordinated and surreal nature of the trip.
Backstory: Im 20M and have a 67M Dad, Im his only kid but Im the kid from his second marige. I don't know how Terry Gilliam does it, but you can often tell just from a single frame—or something like the clothes that people are wearing, or their facial expressions—that you're watching a Gilliam film, much like early Peter Jackson. By no means. . . It is excellent. Since the novel was released in 1971 millions of people has been following the psychadelic adventures of journalist **Raoul Duke** (*played by Johnny Depp in the 1998 movie version*) and his 'attorney' **Dr. Gonzo** (*played …