Masked And Anonymous

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Masked And Anonymous

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Masked And Anonymous

Angela Bassett, Bob Dylan, Cheech Marin, Chris Penn, Christian Slater

Set somewhere, sometime in an unnamed country, torn by civil war with unclear battle lines, impresario Uncle Sweetheart is scheming to find a headliner for a benefit concert. The purpose of the concer...( read more  read more... )t is unclear and the charity that the profits go to is its promoter's pockets. Nina Veronica is the veteran TV producer whose job it is to make sure that the concert is an international spectacle--yet her task is impossible to achieve. And when Uncle Sweetheart manages to get the iconic cult star Jack Fate released from prison to perform, the stage is set for tumult.

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  • johnd62
    December 7, 2007
    johnd62
    $5 to anyone who can tell me what the hell was the point of this film? Look I love Bob Dylan like everyone else but I had no idea what was going in this film. It's not smart, it's not creative and it's not art. It's just f*cking pointless and without purpose. Great music but see ...( read more)No Direction Home for that it's done with by a master filmmaker over Bob Dylan who just got to make the movie cause he's Bob f*cking Dylan.
  • CollectionFantastica
    March 16, 2007
    CollectionFantastica
    Bob is my hero not for his acting/movie producing skills, no, this movie sucked badly. He is my hero because he is the ultimate at writing lyrics and creating musical masterpieces. See this if you're curious about the mind of Bob but don't be surprised if you say WTF after 5 mi...( read more)nutes. I know I did and I am a huge Bob Dylan fan. Sorry Bob! The soundtrack is great, all Dylan songs, almost all covered by a variety of artists. The soundtrack was the best part of this movie!
  • nuheart
    February 21, 2007
    nuheart
    Strange, allegorical film about the state of politics in America... I think. Almost defies review.
  • jam233
    November 29, 2009
    jam233
    Painfully boring and tedious, in spite of an impressive cast of actors. I had a hard time getting through the whole film, and to add insult to injury, Bob Dylan sings. Why, if you can't sing or even hit the right notes, would you become a singer? It'sd like a blind person becomin...( read more)g a proof reader. His voice is dreadful.
  • xxxcli213xxx
    December 11, 2008
    xxxcli213xxx
    nothanks not my kinda thing
  • tangerina
    November 29, 2008
    tangerina
    What is so intriguing and interesting about this film is that it shows us some of Dylan's masks (the means by which he conceals his actual appearance) in order to examine what lies beneath them, and it also looks at his personality in order to suggest how he has protected, change...( read more)d and diffused it. It gives us a good deal of truth about Dylan, but realises that in his case the best route to the truth is 'slant'.

    Casting him in the role of 'Jack Fate' is essential to all this; it means we are pushed a step back from Dylan himself, and therefore see him more clearly. In some respects, Fate is not like Dylan at all - he is a rock star past his sell-by date, who has spent the last twenty-odd years playing in obscure honky tonks and bars and refusing to deal with the dodgy administrators of the music business. At the same time, he has qualities we recognise as Dylan's own: he shares Dylan's deepest preoccupations, and he plays his music (of course). In particular, Fate is like Dylan because he exists at the point where an amazingly creative imagination is permanently scrutinised by its audience. He wants to think of his work as a self-sufficient universe, but his is constantly - sometimes threateningly - required to interpret it, and to justify or explain its connection to surrounding events.

    At the film's savage climax, Friend attacks Uncle Sweetheart, and is in turn attacked by Fate then Cupid - who murders him. As we watch the journalist bleed to death, it's hard not to think that Fate/Dylan is getting his revenge for a lifetime of intrusion - but when Fate is falsely accused of the murder, and taken off for sentence, we realise that things are not as straightforward as that. Fate meets his fate without complaining, and in his silence seems to assent to the accusation made against him.

    On the face of it, Masked and Anonymous is a film about political corruption, the tensions between religions, and shady business deals - all subjects close to Dylan's heart. Its deeper concerns are closer still: do artists have a responsibility to interpret their work? What value does art have in a corrupt world, and what use? How can the artist protect his gift from his admirers, let alone his detractors? And then there's a third and even more personal level of interrogation. Can happiness be pursued, or must we wait for it to come to us? Are dreams an acceptable alternative to realities? Can our tangled relationships with family and loved ones ever be 'straightened out'?

    At all these depths, and in all these respects, the film is deeply engaging. It is also revelatory - in the paradoxical sense that it allows Dylan to say some important things out loud, and to keep the silences, and retain the elements of mystery, which are essential to his genius. We should ask for nothing else. And if there are people watching who still can't resist trying to rip off the mask, and shatter the anonymity - well, they should concentrate on the face we see in the film, and the music we hear. The face with its extraordinary mixture of immobility and expressiveness. The music with its exhilarating sweep and range, and its delivery in a voice which with every passing year has become more haunting in its grace, more compelling in its command.
  • JaredsBaby
    November 27, 2008
    JaredsBaby
    I LOVE GIOVANNI RIBISI
  • 339z
    September 29, 2008
    339z
    wow i have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n this is a brilliant movie 2 watch...this has got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that bob dylan is plays a good part throughout this movie...john goodman is great as the manager...i think that the d...( read more)irector of this Art House & International, Drama, Comedy movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie...its really enjoyable throughout...i think that Jeff Bridges, Penélope Cruz and Jessica Lange all play good parts throughout this movie...its a good movie 2 watch
  • teknofobe3883
    July 6, 2008
    teknofobe3883
    Love & hate this movie. Seinfield creators getting stupid in following Bob Dylan & the people that he meets. Good movie but it kind of wonders all over, just like Seifield.
  • MovieGuruDude72
    April 15, 2008
    MovieGuruDude72
    Just because Bob Dylan himself is in this I might see it. Decent cast. Why not?
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