Having just watched 'Last Days' I thought I would have a quick read of what the other thought... I am shocked at just how many 'so called' fans have truly missed the point and I think they expected to see some 'storyville' style rags to riches tail of the man that was.
But instead its a real in depth, almost, inside view into the mind and world of an artist propelled into the heady heights of stardom all too fast, with all the wanting hands grabbing all they can and for their pound of flesh, or their 10%, and what was left over when it takes too much of a toll. This is shown blatantly at one point with one 'hanger on' following 'Blake' around as he tries to eat, with his list of needs and what he has to have to fix his own problems, and is all too willing to dip into the honey pot to get his fill.
Its a shame, but seems to be a fact of life that if you have any sort of real talent (and we all know the person GVS wanted to portray with this film had it by the lorry load) often has to give up something of themselves in the realisation of this, and that there will be a thousand leeches ready and able to make sure that everything else is lost along the way.
I thought this was a sad look into the 'Last Days' of a real genius that this world is a sadder place for being without.
But instead its a real in depth, almost, inside view into the mind and world of an artist propelled into the heady heights of stardom all too fast, with all the wanting hands grabbing all they can and for their pound of flesh, or their 10%, and what was left over when it takes too much of a toll. This is shown blatantly at one point with one 'hanger on' following 'Blake' around as he tries to eat, with his list of needs and what he has to have to fix his own problems, and is all too willing to dip into the honey pot to get his fill.
Its a shame, but seems to be a fact of life that if you have any sort of real talent (and we all know the person GVS wanted to portray with this film had it by the lorry load) often has to give up something of themselves in the realisation of this, and that there will be a thousand leeches ready and able to make sure that everything else is lost along the way.
I thought this was a sad look into the 'Last Days' of a real genius that this world is a sadder place for being without.