Not
until the credits rolled up and Neal Cassady's name appeared on the screen then I
realized this movie is about the Beat Generation. The bromance shared between
Cassady and Kerouac was sort of like playing with fire (I really have to read the original),
I need reasons why Cassady left his wife and found Kerouac, I need to know why
they were so close, what connected them.
The frame of the movie is such an interesting story, a wonderful piece, perfectly depicting the
generation in the 50s. What Jack Kerouac did was actually documenting his
generation, one person in particular Dean Moriarty/ Neal Cassady. They were
like the rock bands in the 70s and 80s but they were much more sophisticated, they
were all writers. (I believe youth do drug in all scales, not only in one
particular group of people. Only people in that group were not ashamed of what
they were doing and saying it out loud makes the difference.) Everyone behind
this story was interesting enough to have their own story/movie. Allen Ginsberg
did, Howl. It would actually be more interesting when you start reading all
those writers back in that time and start putting missing puzzles together.
What
intrigues me is the story not the movie. Somehow the story and the movie are disconnected.
The cast is not convincing enough to make me believe as ke$ha sings “let’s make
most of our night like we’re gonna die young”. Kristen Stewart is a one-trick-pony,
flashing her boobs doesn’t make her a good actress.
