Absurd (or rather, absurdly charming) "Bear Brigsby" might scare her annotation. In fact, it sounds unbearable. A young man after decades of living in a confined space without contact with anyone other than crazy couple gets into the real world. Yes here in the real world there's favorite TV show boys — "the adventures of bear Brigsby" that caring kidnapper filmed for child. James, first, attains all advantages and disadvantages of the real world, and secondly, suffering no action-adventure show in which he has been literally obsessed, and of course, thirdly, James is going to continue the show about Brigsby came to filming my own movie.
By and large, "Bear Brigsby" is an amusing and touching look at the pros and cons of the obsession with pop-culture generation of "Millennials". The parallel between the inability of James to get rid of harassment of Association with the things of the world his favorite TV show of the past life almost obvious. But it's more fun, more interesting metaphor: the protagonist uses the bear Brigsby as an emotional security blanket to avoid significant psychological contact with a frightening world. Even when the real origin of the show he laid out a detailed way, he still refuses to accept, instead muttering a virtuous quasi-religious myths bear-prophet. Of course, the circumstances connected with an obsession with James is much more extreme than those can be attributed to other works of pop culture, it is still sounds an awful lot like many modern "fans".
In the same time, "Bear Brigsby" demonstrates how obsessions of pop culture, seriously restricting any individual, can be a source of liberation and inspiration. Like James stops consuming episodes of the show and decides to create his own original work he immediately finds like-minded people with their own creative ambitions. In the process, he finds himself in the film begins the process of socialization. In other words, in contrast other films of the harmful "obsession" with something, "Bear Brigsby" is a picture in which the hero not only overcomes his obsession, but and even something takes.
While viewing "the adventures of bear Brigsby" often leads to the feeling of awkwardness, so in many ways, the picture is very condescending to the audience, all still very warm and sincere. It's kind of an odd variant of the "Room" Abrahamson, but more positive and advanced. And, frankly, something gets in the atmosphere. "Brigsby" never falls into the nonsense for the sake of Comedy, but the sweetness of the story won cynicism. For example, the relations of James with a newly discovered sister do some far-fetched: first, she thinks it strange, and then abruptly to it is warming. Or not disclosed fully the characters: who was the kidnappers are the parents of James? Why he was really need one? And what do real parents? They it?
It is impossible not to take into account the depth and subtext of a film about fandom, especially if the role in this film played by mark Hamill — people for a long time which is a personification of the fandom. Remembered and Kyle Mooney in the role of James. In addition to Doug Jones of the "twin peaks" is probably the most important queer cinema in 2017.
"Bear Brigsby" certainly alienate those with whom not obsessive geeks or who not so is. In the best case, such a viewer will only twist a finger at the temple. Here weaved together different metaphors and ideas: childhood's end, the therapeutic power of art, the annoying nature of fan culture... of course that reveal all topics entirely in format polutorachasovogo film was impossible. But it doesn't matter. Director Dave Makkeri, screenwriter Kevin Costello, and also starring Kyle Mooney directed his eccentric "Bear of Brigsby" — something corny and naive, but what is strange and eccentric drama. And if they still not been removed vsamdelishny special edition "Show Brigsby" about the adventures of bear for new fans something they really do not so.
7 of 10
