The_ZombyWoof

The_ZombyWoof t1_j6k9rdp wrote

Five Easy Pieces

from IMDb: "There was some disagreement between Bob Rafelson and Jack Nicholson as to how to play the climactic scene in which Bobby talks to his father. Rafelson wanted Nicholson to break down in tears, Nicholson did not want to. They decided to just let the scene play out and see what happened, and Nicholson did indeed cry. Only one take of that scene was shot."

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The_ZombyWoof OP t1_j2b1xjc wrote

You definitely have to go into it with a certain state of mind, or at least expectation of what you're watching.

The film is a meditation, and the invite to the viewer is to come along and join the meditation. Which is, in a way, a perfect time capsule of 70’s culture overall. Or, at least those early 70s years.

If nothing else, I really miss the pacing of 70s films.

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