The Prophets describe what they saw in visions ... with their imaginative and immortal organs. A Spirit and a Vision are not, as modern philosophy supposes, a cloudy vapor or a nothing: they are organized and carefully articulated, beyond what it can produce deadly and perishable nature. Who not imagine better and stronger traits, and under stronger light and better than your eye perishable, does not imagine at all.
(William Blake).
I must admit I've never been a fan devotee of any particular musical, I left the obsessions and fanaticism to the world of cinema and literature. That does not mean that, like everyone else, there are bands I have liked it better than others at certain times of my life. One of them is necessarily "The Doors".
With a musical style that has its roots in blues, flamenco, jazz and psychedelia, "The Doors" (name inspired by the book by Aldous Huxley "The Doors of Perception" , itself inspired by the poet William Blake ) the group consisting of Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Kriegger and John Densmore , voluntarily withdrew from the mainstream musical trends of the time for, with the masterful lyrics Morrison, form one of the most challenging of the world music scene. Little did they know those four players after their disastrous first performance (to absolutely no one who did not attend), who were to become a musical historical reference (Including cultural and social if you ask me) imperishable.
The movie that made Oliver Stone at the time, this biopic with Val Kilmer become a rival of Jim Morrison (the best of flm no doubt, Kilmer most successful in his interpretation of his career) left me cold and I think I was at the height of what the group deserved (perhaps if there had been so focused on deepening the relationship for Morrison and Pamela , things would have won), come on, it's easy and necessarily forgettable (I must clarify that since I first saw that I liked enough, she had not put my eyes on her until this past weekend, I went back to her in a double bill with the documentary hand).
Few documentaries about bands that I would recommend to anyone, but certainly one would be east of Tom DiCillo, published by Avalon and name "When you're strange " (another would no doubt " The Devil and Daniel Johnston " , also published by Avalon and focuses on the figure of Daniel Johnston unclassifiable); And, the main problem with this type of work is often sin of falling into what is known as hagiography. Luckily for everyone, this documentary does not make that mistake (in fact, we must remember that DiCillo already touched on the music film "Johnny Suede" ). Tom DiCillo
not only falls in the feverish fanaticism and impartial, which would have been a terrible mistake, but some see it as no group had ever imagined they would, with a very original approach as a documentary film is concerned, as we do get like a book or movie to use it were (presentation, development and outcome), with chronological representation of unpublished material to date (such as those held frames "HWY-Highway" , experimental film that it Morrison filmed while studying film at UCLA University ), mixed with material of the period in which they develop the facts that are narrated, from its beginnings performing at the California club Whisky a Go Go (which allows us a clear perspective of the evolution of the group, seeing how Morrison happens, for timidity in his first performances, to sing with his back to the public until the provocative and foolish "performances" that came to stand atop a stage while at the end of his career).
An interesting film that serves, in addition to venture into the unfathomable depths of the group to discover a turbulent time in American history.
To take a catch, being picky, well, one wishes that the tone used by Depp for narration had been less monotonous, more effusive and, why not say so, scarce in time so have enjoyed over the group's music. Still, after viewing work DiCillo, the first behind the camera as far as documentaries are concerned, I can only wish one thing, do not delay too your next job. We all appreciate.
If you are not yet convinced that it should, try to see just the beginning. Jim Morrison driving at full speed through the desert (in a scene out of that HYW ) while the radio is announcing his own death (actual broadcast of the day in which he was found dead: "rockers around the world are mourning today. Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, was found dead in his apartment in Paris " ).
Con esto, quedarán atrapados hasta el final.
A partir de ahí, la vertiginosa Historia de uno de los grupos más grandes del rock.
The movie that made Oliver Stone at the time, this biopic with Val Kilmer become a rival of Jim Morrison (the best of flm no doubt, Kilmer most successful in his interpretation of his career) left me cold and I think I was at the height of what the group deserved (perhaps if there had been so focused on deepening the relationship for Morrison and Pamela , things would have won), come on, it's easy and necessarily forgettable (I must clarify that since I first saw that I liked enough, she had not put my eyes on her until this past weekend, I went back to her in a double bill with the documentary hand).
Few documentaries about bands that I would recommend to anyone, but certainly one would be east of Tom DiCillo, published by Avalon and name "When you're strange " (another would no doubt " The Devil and Daniel Johnston " , also published by Avalon and focuses on the figure of Daniel Johnston unclassifiable); And, the main problem with this type of work is often sin of falling into what is known as hagiography. Luckily for everyone, this documentary does not make that mistake (in fact, we must remember that DiCillo already touched on the music film "Johnny Suede" ). Tom DiCillo
not only falls in the feverish fanaticism and impartial, which would have been a terrible mistake, but some see it as no group had ever imagined they would, with a very original approach as a documentary film is concerned, as we do get like a book or movie to use it were (presentation, development and outcome), with chronological representation of unpublished material to date (such as those held frames "HWY-Highway" , experimental film that it Morrison filmed while studying film at UCLA University ), mixed with material of the period in which they develop the facts that are narrated, from its beginnings performing at the California club Whisky a Go Go (which allows us a clear perspective of the evolution of the group, seeing how Morrison happens, for timidity in his first performances, to sing with his back to the public until the provocative and foolish "performances" that came to stand atop a stage while at the end of his career).
An interesting film that serves, in addition to venture into the unfathomable depths of the group to discover a turbulent time in American history.
To take a catch, being picky, well, one wishes that the tone used by Depp for narration had been less monotonous, more effusive and, why not say so, scarce in time so have enjoyed over the group's music. Still, after viewing work DiCillo, the first behind the camera as far as documentaries are concerned, I can only wish one thing, do not delay too your next job. We all appreciate.
If you are not yet convinced that it should, try to see just the beginning. Jim Morrison driving at full speed through the desert (in a scene out of that HYW ) while the radio is announcing his own death (actual broadcast of the day in which he was found dead: "rockers around the world are mourning today. Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, was found dead in his apartment in Paris " ).
Con esto, quedarán atrapados hasta el final.
A partir de ahí, la vertiginosa Historia de uno de los grupos más grandes del rock.
"People are strange when you're a stranger
Faces look ugly when you're alone
Women seem wicked when you're unwanted
Streets are uneven when you're down
When you're strange
Faces come out of the rain
When you're strange
No one remembers your name
When you're strange
When you're strange
When you're strange
People are strange when you're a stranger
Faces look ugly when you're alone
Women seem wicked when you're Unwanted
Streets Are Uneven
when you're down When you're strange Faces come out of
the rain
When you're strange No one Remembers your name When you're strange
When you're strange When you're strange
When you're strange Faces come out of the rain
When you're strange No one Remembers your name
When you're strange When you're strange
When you're strange. "
Faces look ugly when you're alone
Women seem wicked when you're unwanted
Streets are uneven when you're down
When you're strange
Faces come out of the rain
When you're strange
No one remembers your name
When you're strange
When you're strange
When you're strange
People are strange when you're a stranger
Faces look ugly when you're alone
Women seem wicked when you're Unwanted
Streets Are Uneven
when you're down When you're strange Faces come out of
the rain
When you're strange No one Remembers your name When you're strange
When you're strange When you're strange
When you're strange Faces come out of the rain
When you're strange No one Remembers your name
When you're strange When you're strange
When you're strange. "
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