Reading Log n32

Date: September 16th,2007
Title:Dylan and The Beatles: Together again!
Link:http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1662350-1,00.html

Vocabulary

1-freight:goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
2-summon:to call for the presence of, as by command, message, or signal; call.
3-gory:covered or stained with gore; bloody.
4-oneiric:of or pertaining to dreams.
5-zeitgeist:the spirit of the time; general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time.
6-snit:an agitated or irritated state.
7-bustle:to move or act with a great show of energy (often fol. by about): He bustled about cooking breakfast.
8-zestful:characterized by keen relish, hearty enjoyment, etc.
9-hoist:to raise or lift, esp. by some mechanical appliance: to hoist a flag; to hoist the mainsail.
10-raffish:gaudily vulgar or cheap; tawdry.
11-heck:(used as a mild expression of annoyance, rejection, disgust, etc.): What the heck do you care?
12-hobo:a tramp or vagrant.

Summary

Two movies based and inspired by the lives and artistic careers of Bob Dylan and The Beatles are being shown at the Toront Film Festival this week. The Beatles´ movie called "Across the universe" is a film inspired in the group´s music and imagery with does not portray their lives but illustrates characters and situations based on their music and their era."I´m not there" is a movie about singer-songwriter Bob Dylan played by several actors which portray him in different moments of his life.

Personal Reaction

I don´t know if I would like to watch these movies,maybe because of the criticism the author of the article makes of them. They seems to be rather strange, because they are not just biopics but they are inspired by the music and lives of these artist. I have seen these kind of movies and I really didn´t like them. They were "Last Days" an "Interpretation" of Kurt Cobain´s days before his suicide and the other one was "Velvet Goldmine" a movie based on the days of the Glam Rock. I really like watching good movies about the lives of famous musicians, what it is called biopics. I have watched some good movies of this kind, such as "Ray",which is about Ray Charles´ life.