So, after wrapping it up, the documentary crew packed and left at about 1:00 this morning.
For the final bit of footage, the two fighting Dimitris incited me to launch into a tirade, which I was more than willing to do considering the extensiveness of my foul mood last night.
Still, it was a simultaneously cleansing as well as self-deprecating experience. The director, whose name is NOT Dimitri -- it's Raoul -- said the rant segment was the best footage of the entire three-day nonstop filming.
He said he's going to call the scene (after something I apparently said, but have no recollection of whatsoever): YA: Grow Some Balls.
Which is kind of catchy, even if I am experiencing a blackout over the whole thing.
And Christy, yes, I will send you the link for the HD video online as soon as they finish editing the entire documentary. That way, my special invited followers will be able to see the entire thing BEFORE it debuts at Sundance.
So. Today I am going to tweet something [I know. Never would have thought] under a mysterious hashtag I'm going to be keeping.
It's kind of fitting for the past 24 hours, I think.
It's Jack's First Law of Marbury, quoted here:
Objects at rest are just waiting for some asshole to wake them up.
So, when I woke up this morning, at exactly 2:59 [I don't know why I always remember the exact moment I wake up every day], I poured my coffee [thankful not to share with Hollywood scum] and went to work as usual. I guess around 4 A.M. I got a tweet about a blog post-slash-review-slash-analysis of The Marbury Lens, written by Sarah, a sometimes visitor here, who happens to be a psychologist.
[I know. This is like a fucking oasis.]
Anyway, I'm not going to quote the piece here. I will put the link at the bottom of this bit. But the points Sarah considers -- about the lingering effects of Jack's abduction, the depth of the relationship between him and Conner, the sexual pressure he feels bombarded by, and -- most importantly -- the question of perception and reality, are really... well... spot-on.
It's definitely a piece worth reading.
I am very pleased a psychologist read the book, and I'm going to say some things about the points she raises.
But I need to think for a while.
Have some coffee.
Work.
Clean up all the trash in the yard from the three-day-shoot.
You can read Sarah's analysis of The Marbury Lens here.
8 comments:
Finally the discussion about Marbury I've been waiting for! Thanks for the link Andrew.
Connie
I can't believe you have a fucking blog man. I'm about 2/3rds of the way through The Marbury Lens. This incredible novel is visceral, hilarious, and disturbing. Like the glasses, or like heroin, I CANNOT PUT IT DOWN.
fuck yeah.
So ... on that note. I see your email is on your profile, but I ain't gonna just email you out the blue. That's too damn bold. But, I've got a blog, a writing blog, and I would love to interview you, or discuss your writing, or just chill some day.
Anyway, point is, can I email you about an interview or some other kind of guest post? If your other books are half as good as this one I would like to do whatever I can to get the word out.
You can email me any time Matthew. Looking forward to it.
Andrew
Probably be on Monday man. I got a family and a soul sucking day job, so I imagine you know how it goes. So glad I found you through Sarah's blog. I now officially owe her a bottle full of something.
Matt--I found your promise of a "bottle full of something" both flattering and somewhat ominous. Glad I could be of service.
Andrew--well, my babyblog got the most traffic ever yesterday, which really says something about the interest in your book. I was so pleased with the discussion, and I'm glad you were, too. As Sitting Behind Homeplate said, this is the kind of discussion we should be having about ML. Thanks for coming over to comment!
I had meant to imply wine Sarah, unless you prefer beer. Sorry if I scared you into thinking about your terrible memories with Ketamine.
Just kidding. That was probably bad form.
Post a Comment