Curveball

I watched a movie that seems like an oddball choice for me to watch.  The movie, Life Itself, is a movie about the grand daddy of film critics: Roger Ebert.

I’ve made no secret how I feel about what film critics do.  I feel pretty strongly about it in fact.  I’m going to see a flick regardless of reviews and feel confident enough to know what I liked or disliked about a movie.  I get insulted when it’s pointed out to me before I see a flick.

So with that said why on earth would I want to see Life Itself? 

I found his back ground interesting but found an underlying theme in the film relatable.  This is a movie about a guy who loved the movies and I love the movies.  

I probably love the movies more then I should. (To be honest I feel that point is somewhere more towards the dependency side of things.)  The documentary shows how Ebert loved a large variety of movies.  I to share a love a large variety of movies.  I don’t know many more people that will be enthusiastic about Oscar contenders, such as Boyhood and The Grand Budapest Hotel, and then flip the coin to enthusiastically enjoy Roger Corman’s Piranha.

Another point really attracted me within the movie.

I go to watch a story about an interesting human being.  His story fascinated me with its ups and downs.  It had a some what underdog feel to it and I am a sucker for a good underdog story.

I feel pretty confident that those two major facts is what drew me in to enjoying a movie about a film critic.

If you’ve seen it let me know your thoughts and if you’re interested in watching it please borrow my copy so we can discuss it.