Cormcolash
Well-Known Member
Saw Tar.
It is an alright film, I don't think it's anything mad special and oul Cate has been better in other films, although she is her usual excellent. There are some amusing things throughout, and it's vaguely satisfying watching some toxic downfall. I also like the fact that it really makes the classical establishment look like needy wankers, which is funny.
Also the debate I've seen around this film is great craic, feminists giving out that it's a negative portrayal of a female conductor (yeah well ehhhh it's fiction if you hadn't noticed, and eehhh women can be toxic too and eeehhh there actually are plenty of toxic women associated with music in general including classical music), some music type people making it clear that it's not about music (it isn't, but it sure isn't making the hierarchies behind major orchestras look good is it?), the debate might be more entertaining than the film.
Finally, I reckon I've encountered 'Tar' in real life many times, mainly in TCD which strikes me as being a hotbed of Tars (I also encountered plenty of antithesis to Tar in Trinity too, for instance Sally Rooney who was cool), so I do find it quite gratifying that this film is sparking some debate, haaaaa.
It is an alright film, I don't think it's anything mad special and oul Cate has been better in other films, although she is her usual excellent. There are some amusing things throughout, and it's vaguely satisfying watching some toxic downfall. I also like the fact that it really makes the classical establishment look like needy wankers, which is funny.
Also the debate I've seen around this film is great craic, feminists giving out that it's a negative portrayal of a female conductor (yeah well ehhhh it's fiction if you hadn't noticed, and eehhh women can be toxic too and eeehhh there actually are plenty of toxic women associated with music in general including classical music), some music type people making it clear that it's not about music (it isn't, but it sure isn't making the hierarchies behind major orchestras look good is it?), the debate might be more entertaining than the film.
Finally, I reckon I've encountered 'Tar' in real life many times, mainly in TCD which strikes me as being a hotbed of Tars (I also encountered plenty of antithesis to Tar in Trinity too, for instance Sally Rooney who was cool), so I do find it quite gratifying that this film is sparking some debate, haaaaa.