tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930717693703585555.post7622358901860799162..comments2023-09-27T04:53:51.355-07:00Comments on Feminist Guide to Hollywood: Guest Post: One Man's Review of DRIVE by Jeff Carter KussmannMelanie Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452049795999207674noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930717693703585555.post-72299800795332617432013-03-25T19:47:49.328-07:002013-03-25T19:47:49.328-07:00Anonymous -- If you're going to disagree with ...Anonymous -- If you're going to disagree with someone you might want to back that up with actual examples to support your opinion instead of just defensive insults towards people you do not agree with. And by the way, the guy who wrote this review DOES make films. Try again.Melanie Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15452049795999207674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930717693703585555.post-26806869620985309522013-03-25T14:39:26.085-07:002013-03-25T14:39:26.085-07:00Please make a film, or anything, and then analyze ...Please make a film, or anything, and then analyze it, before you review anything else by a fellow human being. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930717693703585555.post-84072531976720301042012-01-08T17:03:34.344-08:002012-01-08T17:03:34.344-08:00My girlfriend and I just watched this film, and TH...My girlfriend and I just watched this film, and THANK YOU for writing this. We were incredibly irritated by the characters (soooo weak) and the overwhelming hipster "cool-factor" that drenched this film in all its color-saturated/subtle lighting blah blah ness. The only genuine emotion in this film came from its soundtrack, and even then they're cheating because they're rehashes of 80's nostalgia and sound.<br /><br />Sorry, but this film is whack. We don't understand why so many people loved it. WTF.Disappointing Movie Night (NYC)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930717693703585555.post-90554288729040136892011-11-29T10:26:28.965-08:002011-11-29T10:26:28.965-08:00Hello, I would like to understand more english tha...Hello, I would like to understand more english than I do, for that and for other people that don't speak english you can put a gadget of "translator". this is my blog ( http://sorolluteri.blogspot.com/ ) and It runs "good" more or less... http://translate.google.com/translate_tools?hl=en<br /><br />thanks for all!Soroll Uteríhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05808446445065390125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930717693703585555.post-83409572947085282282011-11-29T00:18:02.294-08:002011-11-29T00:18:02.294-08:00I read this article only for what you had had to s...I read this article only for what you had had to say about the apparent misogyny, since I otherwise love the film. I'm not one to take stuff like this in films lightly. But I have to say, you've got it wrong. The first thing you need to know about this film is that we are seeing everything from the Driver's skewed perspective. It becomes clear from the second half that he is not a very stable person, and he has constructed this fable of "the Hero's Journey" around himself that may not be necessarily true. I agree that most single moms are very strong females, and we are not given any reason in the film to believe that this one is not. It is The Driver who feels the need to help her, save her as part of his personal narrative. As for female crook, I don't believe him hitting her is supposed to make us think of him as "tough" but in fact it is the first clue that this man is kind of insane. I would love to her your further thoughts.DrDanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05713983467872767866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930717693703585555.post-33815018179742203602011-11-28T19:59:04.072-08:002011-11-28T19:59:04.072-08:00I think you only touched on the misogyny present i...I think you only touched on the misogyny present in the film. I loved it, but there is a lot of problematic stuff here and you seemed to take issue with more of the story matters.<br /><br />You asked where we could see some real character development from the Driver, and I think a very key moment in the film is the elevator scene. You mentioned that you didn't think the cinematography throughout was impressive but I disagree. Throughout there is careful attention paid to lights and shadows and how that affects color and I think it adds immensely. The light dims in the elevator scene, playing on our expectations for romance and tenderness. But they immediately subvert that expectation by going into some very shocking and brutal violence, with that same dimmed lighting. One very key moment for character that we see here is the Driver looking up at Irene with this scared, little boy lost fast and I think it's incredibly telling of who he is and what he's about in just one glance. <br /><br />That said, I think the majority of the character development occurs in just subtle movements of the face. I think Mulligan and Gosling are gifted enough as actors to be able to convey a lot of those feelings with looks and the silence kind of forces you to look at them and pay attention to their faces and I buy them as characters completely. A similar thing happens with Shame, where there are incredibly long takes where you're just forced to look at the characters not really doing much and it's kind of a pensive moment for you to fill in the blanks.<br /><br />All that said, I think this review/reflection on Drive tells a lot about the character: http://cinema-fanatic.com/2011/09/25/its-in-my-nature-reflections-on-nicolas-winding-refns-drive/<br />I think there's a lot of depth here that you're missing/skimming overAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com