Picking Nits
Reporter girlfriend subplot; invented dinner party; mystical opening; Ray disappearing; no bass-player discussion; unexplained 66 jersey; missing early-band material; long final stretch; bathtub reaction
In the discussion (9)
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- The reporter girlfriend runs too long, and the invented dinner party is a pivotal scene that should have happened.
- Asked how much Native American material is needed, a pitch replaces the made-up opening dream sequence with Morrison's real early life; counter: that mystical material is why people wanted the movie, tied to Danny Sugarman's (as spoken) book, so it could not have been made otherwise.
- Ray disappears in the second half and needs a scene expressing concern.
- Biggest nitpick: no discussion of the band having no bass player and using an organ, which gives Break On Through a surf-music quality.
- Morrison wears a number 66 jersey while recording poetry, possibly Browns; nobody knows whose, Marion Motley is guessed.
- Biggest nitpick: deleted scenes on YouTube show more early performance; more early-band material would beat the last hour, 15 minutes too fat.
- The 20 minutes after Miami, including the birthday party, could move faster.
- Pam finding him dead accuses him of joking, a movie cliche.
- Asked about the skinny, handsome dead Morrison instead of a bloated one, ranks it with the two Morrisons following down the hall to meet Warhol. — Chris Ryan