My question after listening to this is: if as the director says repeatedly, the setting and characters were not meant to be taken as literal depictions of Turkish people, but as an abstract representation of foreigness, isolation and alienation, then why even identify them as Turkish? Why not just leave them unidentified? I think it would’ve prevented the distraction of unintended negative depictions.
I honestly thought they used a puppet for the hanging scene, how cruel can you get!! "Cat was drugged so it was ok, it wasnt hurt," he says. Never occurred to him the damage that can be done to a cat's neck, throat, larynx etc by drugging it, hanging it n then resuscitating it, or the pain it would have been in upon waking... I knew Parker went all out for realism but I never realised he stooped so low as to be cruel to an animal.
Disgusting. Luckily cats have very flexible necks/body and can withstand a lot. It made me sick that the cat was a drugged. I also thought it was a puppet used as well or some sort of slinky stuffed animal. I really do hope that cat lived a full and happy life tho.
God, Alan Parker is such a wimp. Apologetic agonising throughout the commentary. Just make the film and celebrate it, man. At least listening to Ridley Scott commentaries on his films you actually learn something without all the regret and breast-beating going on here. Terrific film but Christ, he doesn't half focus on his own angst.
You can tell how uncomfortable he is doing this. There are many directors that do not enjoy doing commentary tracks, so they just don't. I was disappointed with his commentary for the same reasons you were, I wish he would of just relaxed and reminisced a bit. The "uh" after every other word was literally beginning to hurt my hearing. I'm serious! I had to turn the volume down on my headphones just to be able to listen to it.
I wish people would just take commentaries as an opportunity to learn about the artist who made the movie as they really are and not some marketing love fest. I appreciate his honest experience of making the movie, including the real questions about truthfulness in representing the story (which he admits they didn’t). Thank you for posting this interesting, considered commentary.
How generous of your posting - thank you.
Pure Asmr
Take a shot every time he says "uhhh" you'll die of alcohol poisoning in the first minute.
So thank you Brad
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Pierre Martin what a masterpiece film even if most of it a lie
My question after listening to this is: if as the director says repeatedly, the setting and characters were not meant to be taken as literal depictions of Turkish people, but as an abstract representation of foreigness, isolation and alienation, then why even identify them as Turkish? Why not just leave them unidentified? I think it would’ve prevented the distraction of unintended negative depictions.
How could you have nationless characters?!?
Cat was drugged and was OK.
Phew!
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I honestly thought they used a puppet for the hanging scene, how cruel can you get!! "Cat was drugged so it was ok, it wasnt hurt," he says. Never occurred to him the damage that can be done to a cat's neck, throat, larynx etc by drugging it, hanging it n then resuscitating it, or
the pain it would have been in upon waking... I knew Parker went all out for realism but I never realised he stooped so low as to be cruel to an animal.
Disgusting. Luckily cats have very flexible necks/body and can withstand a lot. It made me sick that the cat was a drugged. I also thought it was a puppet used as well or some sort of slinky stuffed animal. I really do hope that cat lived a full and happy life tho.
Impossible to listen to. I know he's an old man but listening to him stumble and stutter and try to remember things and fail is simply unlistenable.
Maybe you're being too hard on Alan.
God, Alan Parker is such a wimp. Apologetic agonising throughout the commentary. Just make the film and celebrate it, man. At least listening to Ridley Scott commentaries on his films you actually learn something without all the regret and breast-beating going on here. Terrific film but Christ, he doesn't half focus on his own angst.
You can tell how uncomfortable he is doing this. There are many directors that do not enjoy doing commentary tracks, so they just don't. I was disappointed with his commentary for the same reasons you were, I wish he would of just relaxed and reminisced a bit. The "uh" after every other word was literally beginning to hurt my hearing. I'm serious! I had to turn the volume down on my headphones just to be able to listen to it.
I wish people would just take commentaries as an opportunity to learn about the artist who made the movie as they really are and not some marketing love fest. I appreciate his honest experience of making the movie, including the real questions about truthfulness in representing the story (which he admits they didn’t). Thank you for posting this interesting, considered commentary.