I fell over yesterday. So, on that note, here are some films that are tangentially related to falling over. Enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Falling Down<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The film isn\u2019t actually about falling down, it\u2019s more of a metaphor. Nice. It\u2019s one of those \u2018man against the machine\u2019 type of joints. In modern parlance, it\u2019d be described as one of those \u2018literally me\u2019 kinds of films. You know the type. American Psycho, Fight Club, that kind of thing. That particular trend got a lot of traction courtesy of Ryan Gosling, with Drive and Blade Runner asserting the idea of the violent, quiet loner who turns the tables on The Man. Want to know more about that kind of thing? Then check out…my book. Preferably not right now. It\u2019s still very expensive. A less expensive paperback is coming out this September. Maybe go for that. Maybe don\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyway, Falling Down sees divorced, middle-aged man D-Fens in a long road of traffic in sweltering LA. He just wants to go to his daughter\u2019s birthday. His wife doesn\u2019t seem so keen about that, but no matter. Eventually, D-Fens loses his cool and walks out of the car, and maybe ends up injuring and killing a few folks along the way. He loses his hold on reality a bit. He\u2019s…falling down, if you will. It\u2019s a great film who moral message has inevitably been misinterpreted by a variety of individuals as a kind of call to arms. An interesting watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Falling<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fun fact. I could\u2019ve been an extra in this flick. The production company sent round letters to everyone in my school year to ask if they join, but for some reason or other, I just left that letter sitting in my bag. Not sure why I did that. It was Florence Pugh\u2019s debut film, goshdarnit. Anyway, I\u2019ve moved on from that mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The film is about a series of faintings at an all-girl\u2019s high school. I haven\u2019t got round to seeing it, but it seems like a good kind of mystery joint. It has a bit of a Crucible vibe to it. About people fainting. And falling over. See? Falling. You get it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Falling<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Viggo Mortensen\u2019s directorial debut also features his good self as one of the main characters. I haven\u2019t seen this one either, but hey, it\u2019s got another metaphorical title about Falling, so it\u2019s all good. Mortensen plays an exasperated gay man who has to deal with his ailing homophobic father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apparently Mortensen didn\u2019t want to take on the central role, but was forced to do so when no other big star was willing to apply for the position. The film has pretty average reviews by the looks of it, but hey, you\u2019ve got to appreciate that metaphorical title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \u201cFallen\u201d Franchise<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, according to these titles Olympus has fallen as has the grand old city of London. Except these places haven\u2019t actually fallen. They\u2019re not real people. They\u2019re structures. So they can\u2019t even stand up. Let alone fall. Because they\u2019re not living. The titles are entirely misleading. Sure, they\u2019re metaphors for political structures falling. But come on now. It\u2019s not good enough. Do better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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