{"id":381,"date":"2009-08-06T11:54:50","date_gmt":"2009-08-06T09:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inthenameofmovies.wordpress.com\/?p=381"},"modified":"2010-08-19T10:16:57","modified_gmt":"2010-08-19T08:16:57","slug":"mr-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/mr-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Jones starring Richard Gere and Lena Olin"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Mr.
Mr. Jones starring Richard Gere and Lena Olin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jones (Richard Gere<\/a>) is hyper and fun. His lust for life is extreme. It is like he has the energy of ten men restored in him. His energy and happiness are contagious. Oh, sure it can be irritating as hell, depending on how your own day is going. He loves to laugh, flirt and spend. He loves to dance and he can play\u00a0music so incredibly well.<\/p>\n

\"Mr.
Scene from Mr. Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But this is a good day. It is the manic side of his manic depression,also called the bipolar disorder. He hates being hospitalized and he hates medicine. What he likes, though, is the pretty doctor treating him: Elizabeth (Lena Olin<\/a>). She\u00a0\u00a0wants to treat him. He is more intrested in flirting. After he dodges hospitalization,however, his doctor\u2019s fears\/or let\u2019s say the realistic expectations are realized. The depression takes over.<\/p>\n

\"Mr.
Still from Mr. Jones: Richard Gere<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The depressed side is maybe even worse than a regularly depressed patient, because you fall down so hard and so fast- and you really don\u2019t know what has hit you. You hate yoursef,your life, and\u00a0life in general. You transfer from being your best friend and your fav. person on earth to your biggest enemy and someone you don\u2019t really recognize. So this time Jones is too desperate to turn down treatment.\u00a0However a psychiatric hospital makes Jones even more depressed. The thing with manic-depression is that you are aware of the ridiculousness and the extremity of the situation. You are sane. So while his mood swings are balanced with medication, his personality is sedated too. He is miserable there.<\/p>\n

So what do you do with a patient who is- on a good day- better and more rational than you and on a bad day\u00a0questions everything, feels isolated and lost? After Elizabeth\u2019s intrusion in his previous life (partly from curiousity and partly for his treatment and, welll partly she\u00a0has feelings for him) \u2013 they have a huge\u00a0 fight, Jones gets angry and leaves. Liz doesn\u2019t let him go and well, things gets even more complicated for both\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Mr.
Still from Mr. Jones: Richard Gere and Lena Olin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Both characters\u00a0are problematic and romantic. Both leads are beautiful. The movie\u00a0brought me really up and put me\u00a0down at the same time. It still haunts me. Because people, you\u00a0 can dismiss the actions of Liz, and the relationship as romantisized\u00a0but Jones is very true\u00a0 to heart. No, this is not my Richard gere crush talking. I know a manic- depressive very well…<\/p>\n

\"Mr.\"Richard<\/p>\n

\"Richard<\/p>\n

P.S: Give Mad Love a chance too<\/a>. Depending\u00a0 on whether you are a little crazy\/impulsive by nature and\/or manic-depressive you might identify with Drew Barrymore\u2019s character. If not, the sensitive Matt\u00a0 (Chris O’ Donnell) might appeal to you.<\/p>\n

Another good movie about depression: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Numb starring Matthew Perry<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Other Posts on Richard Gere<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Brooklyn\u2019s Finest starring Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke and Don Cheadle<\/a><\/p>\n

Sommersby starring Richard Gere and Jodie Foster<\/a><\/p>\n

Nicolas Sparks vs. Happy Endings \u2013 featuring Nights in Rodanthe starring Diane Lane and Richard Gere.<\/a><\/p>\n

Pretty Woman starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts<\/a><\/p>\n

Allure of the older Guy feat. Richard Gere<\/a><\/p>\n


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