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There is such a stumblebum charm in macho self-regard!
If only there were a way to enjoy it, separate from all its nasty real-world impacts.
The mostly-a-monologue is a full 12 ounces of athletospeak, delivered pure, served withdignity.
His language is a little garbled, but it also has a wild, flaky poetry to it.
He obsesses over his status.
Is he a winner?
He excuses and admits; he boasts and deflects.
Its like Im a tale of two men.
Gould radiates confidence, light on his sneakered feet, yet Mans eyes flicker with doubt.
At least hes strong in his precepts.
Number one: Start out strong from the gate.
Two: Secure the future.
Three: Convince John to stay.
That third objective hints at the dialogues original source.
Brook and Birkenmeier are in their element here, serving a whole buffet of downtown techniques.
And as would any experimental director worth her salt, Brook has Gould break into a dream ballet.
Its ridiculous and adolescent: the male star, deconstructed.
Verbatim compilation is a shortcut to wonderful dialogue; were all poets and we dont know it.
I had a reputation of being a dominant guy in the early 2000s.
But if we just talk about me, then were in a glass box of emotions, Man says.
InIslander,we can hear how comic such overheard text can be.
Why the sudden trend?
I think its a pleasure to hear verbatim texts because were all hungry for truth.
You might not trust the documentaries you watch because theyre starting todeep-fakethe audio.
you’re free to rarely believe biopicsbecause they play fast and loose with facts.
