Brilliant And Funny, Quirky And Memorable, A Charming Movie All Around.

Brilliant and funny, quirky and memorable, a charming movie all around.

Ditto. I find screen and stage entertaining and I appreciate the dedication and effort it takes both in front of and behind the scenes to bring stories to life. The study, the technology, the art, the craft---these are the elements that have been a part of the human experience for centuries. But the artist? That is the part that for the viewer must remain somewhat a mystery unless we have been involved in some intimate way--through familial relationships, friendships, collegial interactions, etc.

I'm appreciative of the interviews (even the somewhat mundane scripted ones) that reveal some of their thoughts about characters, techniques, preparation because I find it a fascinating insight into a career that is outside the realm of my own. And also because some of them just seem like funny and interesting thoughtful people. But just like people I know personally, they are human and they deserve consideration as such. To live and to be just as we would wish. We might argue that they chose this career path, this celebrity fame, but we don't have to indulge every aspect of microscopic examination either. As you state, if they do not harm others, then their life is their own to live.

Heh heh, I step away from the platform for awhile and return to chaos with Mr. Garfield at the center of the maelstrom.

I'm cautious with respect to the latest furor regarding the tarot card philosopher accompanying AG for several reasons.

First, he's a friendly guy and going out for a meal with others and holding hands and all that is part of his personality, or at least the part of his personality he's chosen to reveal to the public. Beyond that, no one except the relevant parties really know.

Second, as you and others have pointed out, Mr. Garfield has faced some of the same life changing moments and ups and downs many of us have and that can make us seekers in many different ways. We look for understanding, we process grief or disappointment, we reach out for solace and comfort and try and comprehend the questions, "what is my purpose?" or "why am I here?" or "what makes me happy?" Through prior interviews, AG has intimated that he is contemplative about such topics and he has also expressed enthusiasm for astrology, so I don't find it particularly surprising that he might be intrigued by someone who advertises as a spiritual mentor etc. He's explored 'mainstream' religion in the past, and perhaps he considers the chakra stone spiritualist part of his journey.

Third, this is the part where I have to just admit: I really don't know this person (Andrew Garfield) beyond his public and professional life and while it's normal to want the best for those we admire (even from afar) and even if I give a slight side-eye to choices those others make, I'm not really in a position to offer help or concern or guidance as close family and friends would. And even then, I've watched people a while lot closer to my own circle go down a road and have had to stand by and let it happen because it's not my decision nor my life. Frustrating and sometimes tragic, but there it is.

Finally, for all of the above plus AG confessing that he is "rather intense" when he is preparing himself for a role and I'm going to place some hope in the thought that he's turned forty and is looking for some answers to those questions I mentioned earlier and he's giving this type of "mentoring" a try in a rather intense way. I suppose it could be a deception on the part of the "mentor," but that goes back to the idea that it's not something one can easily know, although warning signs can sometimes (as others point out--isolation, etc) be present. But in this case, correlation does not always equal causation, thus my caution.

I wish Mr. Garfield the best.

I also wish you the best, as you've tried to keep everyone updated and informed on a genuinely talented, hard working, and not unfortunate looking actor.

Peace!

Dear friend, wishing him the best and wishing him wisdom is the only thing we can do.

You put together two people who have not been put together before. Sometimes it is like that first attempt to harness a hydrogen balloon to a fire balloon: do you prefer crash and burn, or burn and crash? But sometimes it works, and something new is made, and the world is changed. Then, at some point, sooner or later, for this reason or that, one of them is taken away. And what is taken away is greater than the sum of what was there. This may not be mathematically possible; but it is emotionally possible.

— Julian Barnes

So very good that these two talents were cast in these roles. Riveting and I am so looking forward to the release. Insane to think that the original Orwell novel was published in 1949, 75 years ago and yet is just as compelling as it ever was.

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