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One can convey boredom w/out boring the spectator. That

takes directorial skill, however, which Schnabel hasn't. I mean, Dave, after a few minutes, I got the idea, I didn't have to be bored an eternity. Remember, he has the experience--- actually to improve his situation--- while we only get a bright image on a screen.
If you live in a world where all women are perfectly beautiful, fine. I don't and envy you.
This film is a male fantasy: shit all over two women, including a woman who bears you three children and whom you will not marry, and when you're severely injured, they flock to help you and voice concern. Aren't women just terrific--- and beautiful!
This film is not about a man who seemingly has nothing to live for actually discovering something unusual. It's all about people caring about him whilst he continues on this superficial interior dialogue.
And for God's sake, if I heard that repetitious, mantra-like letter string one fucking more time! Again, another example of poor directing, wasting many minutes when obviously nothing of import was left to convey.
This film of seriously wounded people has been done before. Tarantino had a bit of it in "Kill Bill," for instance.
Diving Bell appeals to those who find life terribly difficult and need someone ostensibly in even worse shape than they to lift their flagging spirits, "Jesus, the guy's a vegetable and still finds a way to soldier on!"
Even the "art" stuff, his flashbacks, were not especially clever or inventive.
Lastly, there was one especially mean-spirited part where he went out of his way to laugh at his girlfriend's purchase of a religious figure. The quintessence of gratuitous insult: it may have happened but he gained satisfaction from recalling it, didn't he?
A superficial account of a superficial life.
Oh, one more thing: his kids, that he merrily was jettisoning (even his cheerful father thought it reprehensible) for his floozie, all loved him so dearly, so tenderly.
Ever been around kids when their parents are splitting?
No?
Well, they're hardly enamored of the "guilty" parent.


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