Bruce Springsteen Movie: "Deliver Me From Nowhere" Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

The Dylan movie was better. Plus, Bob Dylan is more of a musical genius.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Dylan movie was better. Plus, Bob Dylan is more of a musical genius.

+1

Springsteen has a handful of good songs that moved two generations…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am conflicted on seeing this movie. I like a lot of Springsteen songs - I never skip them when they come on rotation.

However, I am very shallow about my entertainment - I only want to see pretty people unless they are playing a bad guy. The actor playing Springsteen is Jeremy Allen White, who I find very ugly. I don't want to look at his face for over an hour, especially not on a big screen.

I don't think Jeremy is ugly but I agree that he doesn't look like Springsteen (or better) and that is distracting since Bruce is still alive and in good shape for his age. The Nebraska album was probably my least favorite except for Atlantic City and Johnny 99.

[Anonymous]

I loved it because it was enjoyable, I didnt want it to end but I was just a casual Springsteen fan, not someone who bought the tapes. My siblings liked him more so I didn't expect to enjoy it so much. I think the scenery and the lead actor pulled me in and made the music we all know, so good. It felt very zen

[Anonymous]

Big Springsteen fan here, the camp-out-to-get-tickets type.

I have zero desire to see this film. It just doesn't seem, I dunno, needed.

I will though, watch Coal Miners Daughter, over and over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Big Springsteen fan here, the camp-out-to-get-tickets type.

I have zero desire to see this film. It just doesn't seem, I dunno, needed.

I will though, watch Coal Miners Daughter, over and over.

Is it because you worry that the fake tough guy Everyman image he’s adopted will be forever tarnished by the sad sap stuff in this film? Or is it because he’s just not that interesting?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Big Springsteen fan here, the camp-out-to-get-tickets type.

I have zero desire to see this film. It just doesn't seem, I dunno, needed.

I will though, watch Coal Miners Daughter, over and over.

We're fans and will see it but not in the theatres but streaming on our huge tv in the comfort of our living room like any self-respecting boomer!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Big Springsteen fan here, the camp-out-to-get-tickets type.

I have zero desire to see this film. It just doesn't seem, I dunno, needed.

I will though, watch Coal Miners Daughter, over and over.

Is it because you worry that the fake tough guy Everyman image he’s adopted will be forever tarnished by the sad sap stuff in this film? Or is it because he’s just not that interesting?

Trolling Bruce fans...lololol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Big Springsteen fan here, the camp-out-to-get-tickets type.

I have zero desire to see this film. It just doesn't seem, I dunno, needed.

I will though, watch Coal Miners Daughter, over and over.

Is it because you worry that the fake tough guy Everyman image he’s adopted will be forever tarnished by the sad sap stuff in this film? Or is it because he’s just not that interesting?

NP. When did he adopt a “tough guy” image?

[Anonymous]

OP, it’s funny you say there was no story. Because when I heard of this movie, I thought, what would the plot even be? I like his music but he’s just not that interesting IMO.

[Anonymous]

I saw this at an advanced screening last summer. I liked it and I'm a casual fan. But the story is not your typical biography. It's a slice out of his life, one time period while he wrote Nebraska, with some childhood flashbacks. I thought it was odd, though maybe bold, to so narrowly focus the story and that it was maybe a little too "inside baseball" for most watchers. You watch a lot of discussions between Bruce and his supportive manager, the work in the recording booth and it shows what went into the production of the songs. So it's a little niche. That said, I thought all the performers were excellent. I liked Jeremy Allen White and Stephen Graham who plays his dad. I also liked the parts that did go into his early life and what they showed of his New Jersey world. I think it's worth seeing if you like Springsteen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Big Springsteen fan here, the camp-out-to-get-tickets type.

I have zero desire to see this film. It just doesn't seem, I dunno, needed.

I will though, watch Coal Miners Daughter, over and over.

We're fans and will see it but not in the theatres but streaming on our huge tv in the comfort of our living room like any self-respecting boomer!

+1. I watched the Dylan movie in the theaters because it played more like a concert film, so I wanted that "being in an audience with fans" vibe, plus the theater speakers/sound. But there's no reason to see this movie in theaters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The reality is he has never been an interesting person. He made a handful of great songs early on and quickly became a cult hero/icon…because fans projected a personality on him. But what has he done?

He adopted a speech affect (like Madonna and Johnny Depp) to fit the character foisted upon him.

And he hasn’t made a hit in several decades. Decades.

He cheated on his wife, married his band mate, and cheated on her. Nothing interesting or noble there.

And he tours based on hits and a fake persona.

FTR, I say all this as someone who sat front row at one of his concerts in the 90s. It was fun, but I’m not a super fan or remotely interested in seeing this movie. I like some of his songs, admire that work, but basically think he’s nowhere near as talented or noteworthy as many people think. Moreover, listening to his fake voice while he pretends to know the working man when in reality he got rich and famous really early on is irritating. He’s a big phony. No clue why people don’t see that.

OK, MAGA

[Anonymous]

He's a great rock musician, but the truth is he's not all that interesting - his biggest obstacles to overcome have been a tough father and depression. Yes, those are real things to have to deal with, but it doesn't set his rise to fame apart from many others, or really from so many normal people.

It's a cool part of his life, artistically speaking, but this movie was never going to appeal to anyone but his diehard fans. And his higher-profile political stands over the past few decades have by now alienated all the trogs who latched onto him by misinterpreting Born in the USA back in the 80s.

Sounds like the acting is good, though. Will probably get some Oscar nominations in those categories. Overall, it's a streamer for most.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He's a great rock musician, but the truth is he's not all that interesting - his biggest obstacles to overcome have been a tough father and depression. Yes, those are real things to have to deal with, but it doesn't set his rise to fame apart from many others, or really from so many normal people.

It's a cool part of his life, artistically speaking, but this movie was never going to appeal to anyone but his diehard fans. And his higher-profile political stands over the past few decades have by now alienated all the trogs who latched onto him by misinterpreting Born in the USA back in the 80s.

Sounds like the acting is good, though. Will probably get some Oscar nominations in those categories. Overall, it's a streamer for most.

Fan pp here. Agree with this.