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A Complete Unknown
(2024),
Director: James Mangold, rated R for language
The
ballad of a true original.
  Starring:
Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro,
Boyd Holbrook, Dan Fogler, Norbert Leo Butz, Eriko Hatsune, Big
Bill Morganfield, Will Harrison, Scoot McNairy
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"Two hundred people in
that room and each one wants me to be somebody else. They should
just fuck off and let me be." - Bob Dylan
Why watch this?
There was folk music, then there was Dylan.
Plot Summary: This
biopic follows a young Bob Dylan as he arrives in NYC's
Greenwich Village in the early 1960s to make his mark on the
folk music scene. He quickly achieves meteoric success and
becomes a cultural phenomenon, while simultaneously juggling
complex romantic relationships and his growing status as the
voice of a generation. Ultimately, the film chronicles his bold,
highly controversial decision to abandon traditional acoustic
folk for electric rock-and-roll.
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Dad's Preview: My
first college history course used a book with a
different approach. It presented our nation's history
through the lives of four men: George Washington, Martin
Luther King, John F. Kennedy and Bob Dylan. Quite
revolutionary for Abilene, Texas. I learned there is
power in dissent; it's a right and a duty to protest;
and messages in song endure forever because our
struggles exist forever. This wonderful story covers the
early part of Dylan's life, and it spoke to me,
especially considering today's political mess. There is
a conflict within Mr. Dylan - he speaks against power an
injustice, yet wants to be left alone. I really enjoyed
his little interactions with Seeger, Baez and Cash.
Chalamet absolutely gets his folk on here, and its fun
to watch. Monica Barbaro kills it as Joan Baez, too.
This trip to the '60's is worth a look. |
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Veritas
Ent. Group, White Water, Range Media Partners,
The Picture Co., Turnpike Films; Searchlight Pictures |
