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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We really enjoyed the biopic on Bob Dylan starring Timothy Chalamet.

It is not perfect: Timothy’s portrayal of Bob Dylan remained enigmatic and bit superficial throughout. Did not explore why he changed his name from Zimmerman to Dylan in 1962 or why he seemingly ghosted his Jewish family in Minnesota.

But it is an evocative period piece that transported us to 1960s New York/ Greenwich Village. Timothy’s singing improved as the movie went on while Monica Barbaro who played Joan Baez sang her folk classics from that era beautifully.

Edward Norton as Pete Seeger was perfect. Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash, Scoot McNairy as Woody Guthrie and Elle Fanning as Dylan’s former girlfriend in real life were all well cast.

I am with the 95% of audience who gave it a fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[/quote]

It was a good movie (retro NY scenes were great) - but it totally played to Bob Dylan the enigma and we did not get to see much below the surface of that image …[/quote]

Maybe that was the point. If so, it was well done.[/quote]
 
I’m a fan of BD’s music and work but did not feel satisfied by the movie overplaying the enigma aspect … even the transition to rock from folk came off as motivated by impulsive contrariness rather than conscious artistic choice  …  and I would have appreciated more insight into why he ghosted his Jewish Minnesota family and changed his name to Anglo sounding name. I just felt like they overdid the cool aura and underdid the human part of BD.

But liked it and appreciated how Timothy sang and played his music himself. The music was great.

Also, Ed Norton was amazing as PS - captured both the artist and human. [/quote]

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