So I watched this movie called "I'm Not There". It's a film about the life of Bob Dylan, but the only time Dylan's name is seen or heard is in the credits at the beginning of the movie where it says: "Inspired by the music and many lives of Bob Dylan". Really, it's an interpretation of the performer's life through his music and interviews. The characters in the film are inspire by the different phases Dyaln went through in his life up to and including his current quasi-reclusive state.
It's an interesting work that I totally suggest to anyone who asks. I would also tell them to prepare themselves to be COMPLETELY confused because of the way the film bounces around. I've actually seen it 4 times and fell asleep on it twice. Today being no different.
At the end of the film there is a quote that resonated deeply with me: "People are always talking about freedom, and how to live a certain way. Course the more you live a certain way the less it feels like freedom. Me? I can change during the course of a day. When I wake I'm one person, when I go to sleep I know for certain I'm somebody else. I don't know who I am most of the time. It's like you got yesterday, today and tomorrow all in the same room. There's no telling what's going to happen."
So, why the ferotype of Billy the Kid? I don't know. It's got character don't you think?
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