Literary HackFear and Loathing In Las Vegas
February 14th 2010 17:27
What a movie, no? This movie is not for everyone, as seen by its all-or-nothing ratings and reviews. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is the 1998 film directed by Terry Gilliam and stars Johhny Depp and Benicio del Toro. It is an adaption of the book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream written by Hunter S. Thompson.
Like so many cult classics, the movie bombed at the box office. This is simply because the movie is not for the mainstream audience. Of course, it's not just another drug movie either. And for those who think it doesn't tell a story--well that's just not simply the case.
The movie appears at first like a dark comedy about a journalist and his lawyer who are in Vegas on a several day mecca drug trip. Look a little deeper, though, and you'll see that Thompson's story was using Vegas as a symbol of America during those times. He felt that American values at their worst were most vividly seen in Vegas.
Luckily, Johnny Depp played the main character. Depp took method acting to a whole new level in this film. Depp became Thompson by learning everything about Thompson. He lived where Thompson had lived, he read everything Thompson wrote in those, wore his clothes, drove his car, and learned to move just like him. Benicio del Toro gives an exceptional performance in the film as well.
If you haven't seen it, you might as well give it a try. What's the worst that can happen?
Like so many cult classics, the movie bombed at the box office. This is simply because the movie is not for the mainstream audience. Of course, it's not just another drug movie either. And for those who think it doesn't tell a story--well that's just not simply the case.
The guys discuss what 'products' they should bring with them to Las Vegas.
The movie appears at first like a dark comedy about a journalist and his lawyer who are in Vegas on a several day mecca drug trip. Look a little deeper, though, and you'll see that Thompson's story was using Vegas as a symbol of America during those times. He felt that American values at their worst were most vividly seen in Vegas.
Clearly, they brought plenty.
Luckily, Johnny Depp played the main character. Depp took method acting to a whole new level in this film. Depp became Thompson by learning everything about Thompson. He lived where Thompson had lived, he read everything Thompson wrote in those, wore his clothes, drove his car, and learned to move just like him. Benicio del Toro gives an exceptional performance in the film as well.
If you haven't seen it, you might as well give it a try. What's the worst that can happen?
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