However, I was also reminded watching this again that the two quick shots of Billy playing the guitar are from a bit of an odd angle, and look very oddly like a man with a machine gun spraying bullets. I don't think this is an accident of the camera. I don't particularly like that interpretation, but it seems to be there in the film.
Good observation. I wonder just how culpable we're supposed to hold Billy for Joe's death. One the one hand, as a rational person, I realize that Billy can't be held responsible--Joe's decisions were his own, and someone else can't be responsible for your wellbeing/happiness. But on an emotional level, I want to rail at Billy for letting this happen, even while I sympathize with him, because he had to handle Joe for so many years.
I still aspire someday to see it on a big screen, with an audience.
That would be unbelievably awesome. Joe deserves to be on the big screen anyway. :P
Thanks so much for all your excellent input, I really, really appreciate it.
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Date: 2007-11-22 05:09 pm (UTC)Good observation. I wonder just how culpable we're supposed to hold Billy for Joe's death. One the one hand, as a rational person, I realize that Billy can't be held responsible--Joe's decisions were his own, and someone else can't be responsible for your wellbeing/happiness. But on an emotional level, I want to rail at Billy for letting this happen, even while I sympathize with him, because he had to handle Joe for so many years.
I still aspire someday to see it on a big screen, with an audience.
That would be unbelievably awesome. Joe deserves to be on the big screen anyway. :P
Thanks so much for all your excellent input, I really, really appreciate it.