if so..what did u think of it? and did u also get confused? i think its a really good movie..but confusing..
Could someone explain it to me? like the plot or whatever?
2006-10-22 08:01:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Stay is a fantastic art movie done well. It can be confusing if you don't follow it. I tend to go along for the ride and let it all unfold at the end, which it does. You hope the write and/or director do their jobs in conveying the story. In this case they do a great job.
I need to add that one to my collection.
2006-10-22 10:56:01 · answer #1 · answered by newrenaiss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If "Memento" ran backwards and Paul Giamatti's last movie went sideways, then director Marc Forster's "Stay" is delivered inside-out.
The story of a psychologist (Ewan McGregor) trying to unravel the twisted trauma of a suicidal young man (Ryan Gosling) and convince him that life is worth living, "Stay" is a mystery wrapped in a dreamy enigma. What happens is either the future or the past or both rolled into one. Or it's all about possibilities. Whichever way you choose to view it, "Stay" is a vibrant, visually seductive, mentally intoxicating film. It will thrill some filmgoers and turn others off right away.
Forster has earned the right to make a complicated, "what the...?" kind of film. His "Monster's Ball" led Halle Berry to an Oscar and his "Finding Neverland" secured even more mainstream mania for Johnny Depp.
"Stay" won't have the same kind of impact for its stars — though Gosling is moody and interesting; Naomi Watts, who plays McGregor's girlfriend who earlier attempted suicide herself, is focused and sure; and McGregor certainly outclasses his own manic performance in the weakly delivered "The Island."
No, what "Stay" has to offer is attention for its director.
This is a film where the actors are puppets for the director's hocus-pocus. Forster meshes scenes with visual tricks meant to displace viewers. A skyscraper suddenly becomes a stylized chess piece. A manatee in a city aquarium suddenly swims past the exterior of McGregor and Watts' apartment, in one of the movie's signature, surreal transitions.
Backgrounds in scenes also become mysterious. There are ample sets of extras who are twins or triplets. Several extras often carry silver, metallic briefcases. What's in those and why do they have them?
Ultimately, like those carrying cases, everything is not completely explained. But like "Memento" or, really, any David Lynch phantasmagoria, there are enough facts, clues and good guesses to keep audiences not just intrigued, but thinking about "Stay" for days afterward.
During a visit to Atlanta last year, Forster said he made "Stay" because he was so intrigued by Warren Beatty's 1974 thriller "The Parallax View," an assassination conspiracy film heavy with atmosphere and paranoia.
It's the kind of movie, Forster said, that no one makes anymore.
He's right. There aren't many movies like "Stay" at the megaplex. And, unfortunately, when some do arrive — like Danish director Christoffer Boe's twisty, knockout film "Reconstruction" — they don't hang around long.
"Stay" can be confusing. But it's also more linear than it seems. It's a puzzle that tells you not to blatantly trust what you see. It just asks you to trust the wonders of the imagination — from whatever direction it comes.
2006-10-22 15:27:24 · answer #2 · answered by pure gold 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was good. I figured out it had a twist early on. I wasn't confused, but I love stiff like that.
2006-10-22 17:16:31 · answer #3 · answered by True 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i have
i thought it was going to be good but it really wasnt
i hateed it actually, i think i walked out of the movie theatre lol
2006-10-22 15:31:31 · answer #4 · answered by Vivir solo cuesta vida. M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never heard of it, sorry.
2006-10-22 15:27:49 · answer #5 · answered by Brittney 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOPE!
2006-10-22 15:03:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋