“I just listened to The Two Jakes episode. That’ll do it for me. They’ve seen the film once, didn’t follow the basic plot, and don’t know about basic things like wire recordings. The film is a 90s take on noir, just like Chinatown is a 70s take. It’s a simulacrum. These guys need to read some books (start with Frederic Jameson’s Postmodernism) and not “give up halfway through the film.” There are too many characters, really? It’s no Chinatown, but as many have noted, like Roger Ebert, it’s a great film. It’s not about the mystery, it’s about characters. Both Jakes are incapable of doing what they think men should be able to do. One gives up, one keeps trying.”
Dingo San via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/01/23