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12729238, what is real in a story, about a fallen from the graces
Posted by astralblak, Tue Feb-17-15 03:03 PM
movie star on Broadway making a play based off one story about the most acclaimed collection of minimalist writer Raymond carver, that is told though MANY psychotic episodes (possible schizophrenia) where her is moving objects telephatically, talking to a menacing super hero character he played in a movie, trashing his shit and relationships, and flying. On top of being "one" long ass shot that movies from the POV of various characters in the film.

the short story "What We Talk About When We talk About Love" being symbolic for Riggin's (Keaton) own life within the movie

the movie being a metaphor for Keaton's own career trajectory, that Inarritu uses as a surrealist critique of modern story telling and the Hollywood system