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The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made
by Greg Sestero, Tom Bissell
I always find it fascinating to learn about a particular film's behind-the-scenes details. The filmmaker in me is always curious how specific shots are accomplished, or what on-set drama occurred that spurred (or deterred) creative ingenuity.
The Disaster Artist is the extreme version of that kind of story. In it, the majority of The Room'sdisastrous production is detailed by Greg Sestero (on top of his own, personal experiences with Tommy Wiseau) and it's sometimes difficult to read. However, by the end of it I felt that I had a better understanding of what is going on in The Room and in Tommy's head.
Oddly enough, I actually relate to Tommy in a certain way. I understand the struggle that comes with trying to break into the arts (the film business in particular). It's not easy to make a film, much less a film that completes production, much less a film that gets released, much less a film that recoups its budget. Tommy had the smallest chance in the history of small chances to succeed with this project. And yet, somehow, he did.
That's inspiring. I hope I am never like Tommy on a film set, nor do I hope my films are half as bad as The Room. However, I do hope that I always have a passion, a drive, and a determination that is half-as potent as Tommy's.
The Disaster Artist is the extreme version of that kind of story. In it, the majority of The Room'sdisastrous production is detailed by Greg Sestero (on top of his own, personal experiences with Tommy Wiseau) and it's sometimes difficult to read. However, by the end of it I felt that I had a better understanding of what is going on in The Room and in Tommy's head.
Oddly enough, I actually relate to Tommy in a certain way. I understand the struggle that comes with trying to break into the arts (the film business in particular). It's not easy to make a film, much less a film that completes production, much less a film that gets released, much less a film that recoups its budget. Tommy had the smallest chance in the history of small chances to succeed with this project. And yet, somehow, he did.
That's inspiring. I hope I am never like Tommy on a film set, nor do I hope my films are half as bad as The Room. However, I do hope that I always have a passion, a drive, and a determination that is half-as potent as Tommy's.