{"id":9097,"date":"2012-12-22T14:32:07","date_gmt":"2012-12-22T12:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=9097"},"modified":"2012-12-22T14:32:07","modified_gmt":"2012-12-22T12:32:07","slug":"burning-man-starring-matthew-goode-difficult-solid-captivating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/burning-man-starring-matthew-goode-difficult-solid-captivating\/","title":{"rendered":"Burning Man starring Matthew Goode: Difficult, Solid, Captivating"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Burning Man starring Matthew Goode and Bojana Novakovic. 2011. Image via filmequals.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Restaurant chef Tom (Matthew Goode) is not easy to work with or to be around. He seems to be the most relaxed around different women he sleeps with, and doesn\u2019t seem to be the most suitable father figure for his son Oscar.<\/p>\n

But scenes unfold in a very non-linear fashion and as we put the story together, we realize that Tom hasn\u2019t always been like this. But it takes a while for us to see how happy he used to be, how he much stronger he was and how he lost who he lost.<\/p>\n

The beauty of Burning Man lies in Matthew Goode\u2019s acting and the writer\/director\u2019s choice of scene editing. If it was edited chronologically, we\u2019d have liked Tom in the beginning, and we\u2019d probably be more understanding of his extreme ways and seemingly lack of parenting skills. But the non-linear telling does a wonderful job how disoriented and messed up Tom is. We feel it. We also feel curious, angry, unsympathetic, sad, hopeful, happy\u2026And never in order and we go through mixed feelings throughout.<\/p>\n

It is a good movie, but it is one of those films where how you tell a story is more important than what story you\u2019re telling. We\u2019ve watched stories of loss before. We just haven\u2019t experienced all the complications and frustrations and confusions like this.<\/p>\n

Still, it is not for everyone.<\/p>\n

Written and directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, starring Matthew Goode, Bojana Novakovic (Edge of Darkness), Essie Davis, Kerry Fox and Rachel Griffiths.<\/p>\n

You can watch the trailer here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reviews for Matthew Goode Movies:<\/b><\/p>\n

Brideshead Revisited starring Matthew Goode, Hayley Atwell, Ben Whishaw and Emma Thompson<\/a><\/p>\n

Chasing Liberty starring Matthew Goode, Mandy Moore, Jeremy Piven & Annabella Sciorra<\/a><\/p>\n

Leap Year starring Amy Adams and Matthew Goode<\/a><\/p>\n

Copying Beethoven starring Ed Harris, Diane Kruger and Matthew Goode<\/a><\/p>\n

Watchmen starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley and Patrick Wilson<\/a><\/p>\n