Pedro Almodővar is so, original. I love him because, he is like no one else and it is hard I think to be or stay as original as he started out. He is a master at what he does.
His vision of a storyline has thick sobering plots. THICK! About things most of us Americans would be uneasy watching. I think so, maybe not. What he can liberate from us, through the use of film is amazing.
Broke Back Mountain is about the closest popular movie here in America I know, in comparison. Just to give you an idea if not, familiar with him.
Boys Don’t Cry is a better match with Pedro. Not sure many people saw the film to know what, I am talking about.
Much more powerful film in my eyes. Because, what was very poignant in the story was the fact that the Co star who was in love with Hillary Swank; who lived disguised as a boy. After she had discovered Hillary was not a boy. Decided to stay with her anyway, it was too late. Everyone telling her what is wrong with you. You have a daughter she lied to you.
It was everyone around them with a problem over it. Underlining, we fall in love with how others make us feel. If we would stop labeling ourselves. Let others mind their business. Our lives would sure get easier to live happily.
I wish I could be that pure with my love out of curiosity, wondering it is empowering to be that unconditional. I am working on it sort of. Humans have conditions.
I would slap the s*** out of my son if he was involved with somebody like that. Being dishonest with him, from the start. Love does not conquer all when it isn’t pure. Dishonesty is not true love but, people can grow what do I know about someone else’s love.
I can forgive, as long as; I remain true to who I am as a person to have someone around.
For me there is not that much Love in the world. To live with the uncertainty of the truth; coming from my partner. That is what God is for I don’t have that kind of forgiveness up close, grace is only from a distance through divine non judgmental eyes. Not mine, its best I don’t judge.
Also, the film with John Gordon Levitt you know, the kid from the sitcom Third Rock from the Sun. I love the acting ability of this young guy too.
He played a gay male prostitute in this Indie film exploring how he became one while, talking with a childhood
friend with common experiences growing up together. I was impressed with him for having the balls to go there. He nailed it. I just remembered that film, right now. I am worthless, lol. I will tell you the titles later. Actually I am really tired. Just back from skiing, trying anyway.
When watching the first movie I ever, saw from director Pedro Almodővar; about a man with two sons. The man was having sex with one of them and made him dress and live as a girl and he left home with this boy; girl child. His father was not going to stop what he was doing with him.
Brutally honest stuff we don’t talk about much. And the story is presented so well, it is from a reality based perspective that is disturbing though, it proves the unbelievable to comprehend as normal thoughts it can not be denied.
When it is going on in front of you, believable; emotionally striking and that what makes him remarkable. I admire Pedro, for being able to accomplish the humanizing of everyone through his characters that can be unfamiliar, liked or not. I get and feel them.
His movies are subtitled in English, he is from Spain. I have to read his movies more than once. To make sure I get it.
Oddly enough, the movie is about the sibling rivalry of the gay brothers after they grew up. Deep because it implies the brothers knew nothing else except, competing for their father’s sick attention. I was hurt by that implication in the film.
The film was the reason I became, pursuant of his work also. I had to know about his stories. Some are hilarious also.
So, I was worked up today when, I was putting more books away and I came across the one about him. The picture with this story is of the book cover. Hadn’t seen it for some time.
I had the video tape also, of that movie making me his number one fan, saved it for years along with Jon Waters - Desperate Living another muse for me. I rewrote Desperate Living wanted to do a remake of it. Lol.
Pedro Almodővar’s videotape came up missing when, I moved to Spain of all places. Lol, I just realized that. Crazy.
Thanks for sharing my passion today.
