Dreams

Rating: 8/10 (13 July 2003)

Honestly, I dont quite understand why some people would expect any 'accuracy' of the era - be it the characters, the music, the plot, or anything whatsoever - in the movie. I think it'd be fair to view this movie just as a movie - as if you dont know anything about David Bowie or Iggy Pop or any other rock stars. It's a work of imagination, of fantasy, of a mixture of love and hate, of admiration and scorn. And when it comes to the plot - Does it really matter whether the reporter finds what he sets out to find towards the end? Is the main thing the outcome or the process - where does the essence of the era lie - if you think about it? A dream that is forever gone - partly unfulfilled, never completely real - glitters across your mind. I'd recommend this movie to those who enjoy a movie dazzles with its beauty (the customes, the music, the atmosphere - you know you adore that vanity) and the expression of its ideas (leave this movie alone if you cant do without a conventional plotline). Keep an open mind for this.