I think this movie is a masterpiece and a breath of fresh air in film storytelling and personally I think this is the best movie of 2012.
Bradley Cooper has been applauded for his performance in Silver Linings Playbook witch was great, but his performance in this movie is equally good. Added with the performance of Dennis Quaid, Jeremy Irons, Olivia Wilde and Ben Barnes makes this a great cast.
Almost everyone that i have spoken to that have seen this movie have their own little twists on the story and how it comes together. The important part is not that all agrees on every little detail of the story. I think it's good that the movie let us fill the small gaps that we think are missing and personally I get more attached to the story this way.
The complex story within a story setup asks a lot from the actors, screenwriters and director to get it all together in 97 minutes. Even the last scenes are open to interpretations. So like many great books it leaves you wondering.
I don't think this is a film mainly about plagiarism. It is a moral story about having made choices that you are not proud of and living with them. It is about striving to be the best that you can be and accepting who you are even if you fall short. The plagiarism is just a tool for the story to unfold.
Spoilers coming up! I think an underlying point in the film is that its not enough to be a good writer, you also need to have a name or a brand that sells books. The book market is a tough market to break trough in and is dominated by big publishers and well known writers. By publishing Window Tears Clay made a name of himself and that name helped him to get his own books published. To the outside world he was a success, but to himself he was a failure because it was another mans words that made his name. Meaning his own books may have sold because of the name on the front page, and not because of the words written inside.
The old man said he was afraid of ever going as deep as when he wrote Window Tears and that his mistake was that he cared more for his words than anything else. By writing the book called The Words Clay proved to himself that he was a brilliant writer. But by doing so he let his wife know the truth about what he did a long time ago and in a way he suffered the same faith as the old man.
This I think explains the ending in the film when Clay clapped his hands and sighted with relief as if Daniella was exactly right when she said his marriage was finished if his wife ever found out the truth. This also explains why the timing of their separation coincided with the release of his latest book. One of the things that bothered me was the ending scenes. Why did Clay and his wife get separated at this time of his life? He still wears his wedding ring, he has a picture of here in his newest book, and couldn't go through with it with Daniella. All this tells me that Clay still very much loves his wife.
I don't think Clay ever revealed to his publisher or his wife that he didn't write his first success that was Window Tears. He probably thought long and hard on telling the truth and the outside pressure became to strong when presented with the opportunity to achieve his life dream. Clay never really wanted to reach success this way and when he understood the consequences of his actions it was already too late because some things you cannot change.
On the surface this seems like a simple plot about plagiarism but for the one that invests in the story and wants to go deeper into the material and engage, it really is a wonderful story and a well executed film about passion, morals and life. Thats why this film gets my highest recommendation.
Bradley Cooper has been applauded for his performance in Silver Linings Playbook witch was great, but his performance in this movie is equally good. Added with the performance of Dennis Quaid, Jeremy Irons, Olivia Wilde and Ben Barnes makes this a great cast.
Almost everyone that i have spoken to that have seen this movie have their own little twists on the story and how it comes together. The important part is not that all agrees on every little detail of the story. I think it's good that the movie let us fill the small gaps that we think are missing and personally I get more attached to the story this way.
The complex story within a story setup asks a lot from the actors, screenwriters and director to get it all together in 97 minutes. Even the last scenes are open to interpretations. So like many great books it leaves you wondering.
I don't think this is a film mainly about plagiarism. It is a moral story about having made choices that you are not proud of and living with them. It is about striving to be the best that you can be and accepting who you are even if you fall short. The plagiarism is just a tool for the story to unfold.
Spoilers coming up! I think an underlying point in the film is that its not enough to be a good writer, you also need to have a name or a brand that sells books. The book market is a tough market to break trough in and is dominated by big publishers and well known writers. By publishing Window Tears Clay made a name of himself and that name helped him to get his own books published. To the outside world he was a success, but to himself he was a failure because it was another mans words that made his name. Meaning his own books may have sold because of the name on the front page, and not because of the words written inside.
The old man said he was afraid of ever going as deep as when he wrote Window Tears and that his mistake was that he cared more for his words than anything else. By writing the book called The Words Clay proved to himself that he was a brilliant writer. But by doing so he let his wife know the truth about what he did a long time ago and in a way he suffered the same faith as the old man.
This I think explains the ending in the film when Clay clapped his hands and sighted with relief as if Daniella was exactly right when she said his marriage was finished if his wife ever found out the truth. This also explains why the timing of their separation coincided with the release of his latest book. One of the things that bothered me was the ending scenes. Why did Clay and his wife get separated at this time of his life? He still wears his wedding ring, he has a picture of here in his newest book, and couldn't go through with it with Daniella. All this tells me that Clay still very much loves his wife.
I don't think Clay ever revealed to his publisher or his wife that he didn't write his first success that was Window Tears. He probably thought long and hard on telling the truth and the outside pressure became to strong when presented with the opportunity to achieve his life dream. Clay never really wanted to reach success this way and when he understood the consequences of his actions it was already too late because some things you cannot change.
On the surface this seems like a simple plot about plagiarism but for the one that invests in the story and wants to go deeper into the material and engage, it really is a wonderful story and a well executed film about passion, morals and life. Thats why this film gets my highest recommendation.