Broken Flowers
Okay I had to write this after seeing Jim Jarmusch’s film "Broken Flowers " starring Bill Murry as Don Johnston. It is a very little odd tale of a man who gets a letter supposedly from one of his many girlfriends that tells him that he has a son. The women’s identity is unknown, and there lies the mystery and the adventure that our hero takes. I can’t say I’ve seen many of Jamusch’s films, and the ones that I’ve seen I’ve either been impressed or just plain confused. To say Jarmusch is an acquired taste is an over simplification of his films. You either love it or hate it. There seems to be no middle ground with the Jamusch’s films. I was turned on by Jamusch’s first film " Strangers in Paradise ". Basically it was telling of a story all in master shots. There are no real close-ups in the film, and the film is heavy on dialogue. " Strangers in Paradise " was the film we talked about in film school. It came out in 1982, and it was just at that time as I st...