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I wonāt lie, I originally planned to review The Room before writing my reaction to the Disaster Artist. The more I thought about it, though, the more I didnāt feel I could do so, seriously. We all know itās a bad movie. We know itās quite possibly the worst movie ever made in the history of bad movies. We also know it stands apart from other bad films, in that itās so bad itās actually entertaining. Enjoyable. Dare I say āclassic?ā Itās the kind of movie you laugh and cringe and come away from quoting the rest of the night. The kind of movie you go into knowing full-well how awful it is and enjoying yourself, anyway.
Iāve seen a lot of bad movies, and The Room may very well be the only one I came away from with a smile on my face and laughter in my heart. Iād heard about and seen clips from it over the last couple of years, but I didnāt expect the full experience to be soā¦what it was. Iād honestly watch it again, I would. Itās something you want to share with others and be a part of, yourself. I joked with my friends that it might very well be āthe Eighth Wonder of the Worldā but there is some loose-knit truth in that. It is a wonder. Fourteen years and still, people flock to it. They probably always will.
Where to begin my thoughts on The Disaster Artist. I was really impressed. I didnāt know what to expect going ināmost everyone these days knows of Tommy Wiseau and his disasterpiece, The Room. If they havenāt seen it, theyāve at least heard of it, and if they havenāt heard of it, then they probably know someone who does.
There were so so many ways this movie could have gone wrongāeverything from the humor to the narrative to Wiseauās portrayal. I havenāt seen James Franco in a movie for some time, and I go up and down with his performances. I was a bit nervous when I heard heād be portraying Wiseau, but the trailer looked promising (and admittedly I do find Franco attractive) so I figured Iād at least give him the benefit of doubt. Plus, I really wanted to see both Franco brothers on-screen, together. They didnāt disappoint! Nor did they read on-screen as brothers at all. Which is something I wondered aboutāif an audience member going into a movie knowing the co-stars were siblings would see them as such, regardless of the role. I didnāt, and Iām really fortunate I didnāt because these two gave quite the performance. Especially James.
Donāt get me wrong, Dave did a fantastic job as well; I genuinely felt his empathy and frustration towards his relationship with Wiseau and his career and the chaotic whirlwind around him. Iāve never read The Disaster Artist but I am definitely thinking about doing so, now.
Thinking about it, Iām wondering if I in part felt that passion from the film because Francoās own bled into it. From what Iāve seen, he was pretty invested in adapting not only the book but telling Wiseauās story. If that was the case, it worked. It worked really well (what is that called? Method acting? Hahaā¦)
This movie also had a fair amount of humor sprinkled in through the drama, particularly scenes involving filming The Room. Now, that could be because Iād just watched the movie for the first time, before, so everything was fresh in my head and the jokes and concerns from the ācrewā as Wiseau dragged them through the process reflected thoughts my friends and I shared while watching it. Ā I canāt tell you how hard we all laughed during the āsex scenes.ā Or, of course, the scene in the trailer.
I want to give a shout out to Seth Rogan, here. While not a major character in the film (Iād say more like āmoderateā), nor in the most comedic role Iāve ever seen, he managed to be quite funny. Maybe that stems from the environment happening around him, the grounded and skeptic āwtfā voice pinned against Wiseauās erratic eccentricities.
Also, I had no idea Efron was in the movie. At all. Not until I saw him out of character costume did I realize Iād witnessed him threatening the hell out of āDenny.ā Honestly, I really loved how many recognizable actors played such small roles compared to what I usually see them in. This is especially true for the opening of the film.
Iām sure the actors featured received some pointers from Franco/the screenwriter; the way it was shot and how they spoke indicated memorized lines as opposed to interview response. That said, Iād like to think there was some individual honesty and truth in their introduction. I really do think it was the perfect opening, not only to The Room and Tommy Wiseau but the impact they both made. It may not seem like it at first but step back and think about this: how many bad movies gain such infamous status among superstars/well known Hollywood personas? Aesthetically, the scene was lovely as well. Sometimes all you need is flat lighting and a black backdrop to garner attention. An interesting choice, too, to go the ānon-fictionā route; normally I only see that in documentaries. I definitely think it added to the film as opposed to hurt it. I will say at first I wasnāt sure if these actors were playing characters or notāI figured by the time Kevin Smith showed up, they werenāt (super glad to see him included, by the way. He would be the kind of guy to talk to about a movie like this!)
Also loved the throwback to Malcolm in the Middle and Bryan Cranston. I know it was in there for a reason but the nostalgic in me still associates Cranston with that show. Heāll always be Hal to me and it was kind of nice to see, on-screenā¦even if it was a source of conflict for Dave/Greg and a could-have-been turning point in his own career. That hurt, that scene. I wanted so badly for Greg to take that chance, as someone who is very self-motivated and ambitious and can, at times, feel anchored by certain relationships. That said, I understand loyalty to friends and how tough it can be on the heart. On the one hand, you feel for them, maybe even hurt for them. On the other...you see the disaster before the train derails and itās so hard not to leap off the tracks. I admire Gregās decision, I do. It shows what kind of guy he is, I think, and more importantly, what kind of friend. I couldnāt help but wonder what his life might be life if he had taken that jobā¦if heās happy, being a part of this legacy or if thereās something more he wanted, out of reach, because.
Jumping tone for a minute here, my favorite part of the movie by far was the shot-for-shot remake scenes of The Room. Not only were the lines on par, but costume and direction, down to the smallest gesture: like heads tilting back or the way a character smiled. Most of these scenes werenāt even part of the narrativeāthey werenāt included during the āscreeningā part of the movie. Youāve really got to love something to take that much time and effort, and pay such attention to detail.
Maybe itās just me but I feel all of this really speaks to not only the impression The Room has made on the world but also Wiseauās own self-view. Likeā¦that he marches to his own beat, or seems to, and these actors, however famous they are, arenāt untouchable. He can be like them and achieve what they did. Which is funny becauseāand I was talking about this to my friendsāhe kind of did. Everything in the movie, what he said and aspired to be, as Franco or otherwise, came true. He did achieve his dream, and his movie put him on an unforgettable map. Hollywood actors watch and talk about The Room (from the interviews Iāve seen, anyway.) Ā Itās become a phenomena, a movie so bad itās actually good; even Iād watch it again and I canāt say that about any other bad movies Iāve seen.
One last thing: make sure you stay until the end of the credits. If you havenāt heard why, just take my word for it~
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