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Originally Posted by ilduclo
Drive so unrealistic though. I just couldn't get past that. I haven't seen 11oth st in a while, but I recall it had a great soundtrack?
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Unrealistic doesn't seem like a legitimate qualm to have with a movie that so openly pulls its inspiration from arthouse, film noir and surrealism. I mean, you're right that it's not an exercise in realism. It doesn't play out like it's happening in front of you, or even like something you'd read about in the news. But part of the point of the film's aesthetic is to give you a singular perspective (Driver's) and his perspective is very obviously warped by arrested development, Hollywood livin', and a social isolation.
It's a movie that lingers on Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan looking at each other silently for, like, 3 minutes. Microexoressions offering the only change of scenery during that period. It's also about a guy (no name, no past, no future) who successfully and single-handedly takes down a formidable LA mob faction. I really don't think it's supposed to be realistic.
Honestly, the Dark Knight movies are more realistic than Drve, and they're about a guy who dresses up like a bat and fights crime. So I wouldn't maybe evaluate it based on realism. But what do I know.