Good documentary. Very in depth. However, and I do apologise, but the soundtrack is shocking. Bad choice of songs. The backing track sometimes overpowers the interviews. If someone is giving an interview then it's very strange to have a music piece playing with vocals underneath them. Quite a few of the montages in this documentary , which are mainly of Ralph's artwork , are paired with very bad music. This ruins the tone of the documentary - of course this is just my opinion. The main thing I will take away from this doc is that it had a bad choice of music, and music placement - other than that it's brilliant and a must buy.
For No Good Reason
2012
Action / Biography / Documentary / History / Music
For No Good Reason
2012
Action / Biography / Documentary / History / Music
Plot summary
For No Good Reason a film about Ralph Steadman. Johnny Depp guides the visually stunning journey, smashing narrative conventions, moving seamlessly from interview to animation and in the finest Gonzo tradition questions of witness and authenticity are challenged. Steadman's art is for the first time animated, including illustrations from Hunter S Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vagas. Featuring Richard E Grant, Terry Gilliam, Bruce Robinson and with music from Slash, The All American Rejects, Jason Mraz, Crystal Castles, Ed Hardcourt and Beth Orton. A touching and at times funny film about honesty, friendship and the ambition driving an artist. This is a true record of the demise of the 20th Century counterculture and hipster dream with Ralph Steadman the last of the Gonzo visionaries.
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Ralph Steadman the ArtistGonzo Journalism's Paint and Brush Man
Documentaries about Artist are Not that Common, and they Should be. Most Artist Linger in Semi-Obscurity even if They have Attained a Modicum of Money, Fame, or Admiration and Recognition. A Good Bit of the Time there are Splashes in the Public Eye, but Unless the Work is in a Sort of Popular Culture Saturation, it is Unlikely that Any given Artist, Outside the Bubble of a Particular Field, Comic Books, for Example, a Particular Artist Remains Relatively Unknown.
Documentaries can Flesh Out the Person Behind the Art, at Least a Little bit, and can Shed Some Insight and Light while giving a Platform for the Art to be Exposed in Heaps for Ninety Minutes or so. Aside, from a Coffee Table Book that Includes Pages and Pages of Artwork, a Docu-Film will most Likely be Seen by More People than Buy the Book.
So here is Ralph Steadman. Who, You Say? Exactly. Unless You were a Reader of Rolling Stone Magazine in the Seventies, or a Fan of Gonzo Journalist Hunter S. Thompson, Steadman has Remained in the Aforementioned Obscurity. But that's About the Extent of His Explosion of Exposure.
Not that it is Insignificant, much to the Contrary, He and the Good Doctor, Thompson, Defined Gonzo Journalism, and Tried to "Change the world!", a Phrase that Steadman Utters at Least Three Times in the Documentary and in the End, at Age 76, Seems Disappointed that Most of what He Tried to Change, Remains Unchanged.
The Fancy Film from Director Charlie Paul is Filled with enough Interesting Anecdotes and Surprisingly Rare and Old Archival Footage, a lot with Hunter. It also Includes Interviews with Other Folks who have Worked with Steadman and it is all Anchored with Johnny Depp, Long Time Friend and Fan. Terry Gilliam's Movie, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (1998) is Based on the Book by Thompson that Included Illustrations by Steadman and may be the Artist Link to Moderns with the Most Resonance.
Overall, a Must See Movie for Lovers of Art, the Sixties Counter Culture, Hunter S. Thompson, and to Get an Introduction to One of the Most Bizarre and Powerful Political Artists of Our Time. His Work and Some of His Unique Mystique and Technique, Much on Display Here, can be Admired and Studied.
Ralph Steadman the ArtistÂ…Gonzo Journalism's Paint and Brush Man
Documentaries About Artist are Not that Common, and They Should be. Most Artist Linger in Semi-Obscurity Even if They have Attained a Modicum of Money, Fame, or Admiration and Recognition. A Good Bit of the Time there are Splashes in the Public Eye, but Unless the Work is in a Sort of Popular Culture Saturation, it is Unlikely that Any Given Artist, Outside the Bubble of a Particular Field, Comic Books, for Example, a Particular Artist Remains Relatively Unknown.
Documentaries Can Flesh Out the Person Behind the Art, at Least a Little Bit, and Can Shed Some Insight and Light While Giving a Platform for the Art to be Exposed in Heaps for Ninety Minutes or So. Aside, from a Coffee Table Book that Includes Pages and Pages of Artwork, a Docu-Film will Most Likely be Seen by More People than Buy the Book.
So Here is Ralph Steadman. Who, You Say? Exactly. Unless You were a Reader of Rolling Stone Magazine in the Seventies, or a Fan of Gonzo Journalist Hunter S. Thompson, Steadman has Remained in the Aforementioned Obscurity. Pink Floyd's Movie The Wall (1982) Featured His Artwork on the Poster and in the Film, via Animation. But that's About the Extent of His Explosion of Exposure.
Not that it is Insignificant, Much to the Contrary, He and the Good Doctor, Thompson, Defined Gonzo Journalism, and Tried to "Change the world!", a Phrase that Steadman Utters at Least Three Times in the Documentary and in the End, at Age 76, Seems Disappointed that Most of What He Tried to Change, Remains Unchanged.
The Fancy Film from Director Charlie Paul is Filled with Enough Interesting Anecdotes and Surprisingly Rare and Old Archival Footage, a lot with Hunter. It Also Includes Interviews with Other Folks who have Worked with Steadman and it is All Anchored with Johnny Depp, Long Time Friend and Fan. Terry Gilliams Movie, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) is Based on the Book by Thompson that Included Illustrations by Steadman and May be the Artist Link to Moderns with the Most Resonance.
Overall, a Must See Movie for Lovers of Art, the Sixties Counter Culture, Hunter S. Thompson, and to Get an Introduction to One of the Most Bizarre and Powerful Political Artists of Our Time. His Work and Some of His Unique Mystique and Technique, Much on Display Here, can be Admired and Studied.