Was the driver leaving the town at the end of drive 2011. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including straw dogs, i dont know how she does it and janes journey. It is also a rebuke to most of the movies it looks like. Thomas aquinas 122412251274 if you dont behave as you believe, you will end by believing as you behave. Drive really worked for me, and i think its inappropriate to go into it expecting a michael bay movie. A mysterious hollywood stuntman and mechanic moonlights as a getaway driver and finds himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbor in this action drama. Moviechat forums drive 2011 discussion thought it was a chick flick thought it was a chick flick posted 7 months ago by jason88cubs 1266 2 replies jump to latest. Chris stuckmann gives you his indepth take on the 2011 film drive, and shares with you his theories on the many hidden gems in the film. Driver is a skilled hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. The major fault with the film is that the opening sequence, depicting driver at work as a getaway driver, is such a brilliant piece of intense and visceral cinema that there is no way for the rest of the film to. With its hyperstylized blend of violence, music, and striking imagery, drive represents a fully realized vision of arthouse action. No drive sequel but the driver character may return in a.
Its a good movie and basically a postmodern retelling of shane. Directed by nicolas winding refn and starring ryan gosling, carey mulligan, bryan cranston and ron perlman. The job goes horribly wrong, and driver must risk his life to protect irene and benicio. Did the driver leave the town or went to meet irene at the end. Ben kendrick is the publisher of screen rant, the sites head film critic, as well as host of the screen rant underground and total geekall podcast. The film stars ryan gosling as an unnamed hollywood stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver. Drive, the neon demon director nicolas winding refn reveals how much fun he would have making a batgirl movie for warner bros.
He quickly grows fond of his neighbor, irene carey mulligan, and her young son, benicio. Drive is a 2011 american neonoir arthouse crime thriller film about a mysterious hollywood stuntman, mechanic and getaway driver who lands himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbor. He wont race off with the palme dor, but nicolas winding refns existential heist movie will go down in a blaze of glory. Drive 2011 and its symbolism i have always felt that drive was an underrated film, but thats just my personal opinion. Drive i 2011 plot summary 6 a mysterious hollywood stuntman and mechanic moonlights as a getaway driver and finds himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbor in this action drama. Moviechat forums drive 2011 discussion thought it was a chick flick. In 1975, he won the pulitzer prize for distinguished criticism. Driver agrees to help standard with a job because it is a job and standard does it because he is a criminal. He must now determine if theres anyone he can trust and come to terms with the fact that many of the people he cares for are in terrible danger. Drive is a 2011 american action drama film directed by danish filmmaker nicolas winding refn. I re watched it recently and i have noticed some very interesting aspect to the films narrative, and hopefully you can share some of your own that you have found. Oct 10, 2011 michigan resident files suit against distributor of ryan gosling thriller, claiming the film had very little driving and is antisemitic. He is a member of the denver film critics society as well as the online film critics society with work referenced, cited, or syndicated on cnn, wikipedia, huffington post, rotten tomatoes, imdb, yahoo, and business insider, among others.
Though he projects an icy exterior, lately hes been warming up to a pretty neighbor named. Its a good movie and basically a postmodern retelling of shane reply share. When we first see him, hes the wheelman for a getaway car, who runs from. Sofia coppola is also a big fan of that kind of pacing, and drive reminded me of somewhere and her others. Its boring is what someone says when they choose not to invest themselves in something. In his new movie, drive, nicolas winding refn, in thrall to a later hollywood tradition, tests out a slightly different formula. A hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a wheelman discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong. Oct 26, 2011 stylistically drive is a triumph of minimalist cool, reflecting the focus and precision driver brings to everything he does. It suggests that the female character is passive and represents the male characters weaknesses. A man ryan gosling working as a movie stunt car driver and moonlighting as a getaway car driver finds himself in the middle of a heist gone horribly wrong. Driver ryan gosling is a skilled hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Woman sues to stop drive getting away with a misleading. Sep 25, 2011 movie file on hard drive wont show on tv ua40d6000 by andrewn90 sep 25, 2011 3. Its a trippy, postmodern take on the kind of actionthriller movies i grew up watching.
The movie drive 2011 as a metaphor for our psychological drives. Drive director wants to make a batgirl movie jun 26, 2016. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his death in 20. You might hear one comparing this to a tarantino film, but leave all worries at the door, this is an absorbing and tremendously unique piece of cinema from danish director nicolas winding refn. Sep 20, 20 first getaway scene from drive 2011 this feature is not available right now. In real life you want a robbery to go down as quickly as possible. Also with carey mulligan, albert brooks, bryan cranston, ron perlman, christina hendricks. The movie, drive, is about a marginal figure who works as a mechanic and on hollywood productions as a stunt car driver. Gosling understands this and carries the film and its allimportant tone with few words, but much. Jan 14, 2015 yeah in with what dave said i think it works 3 ways. Sep 16, 2011 though drive seems like a standard actionthriller albeit with some art house style and flare, a lot of movie goers have walked away with questions about the movie s final moments, which leave a fair amount of ambiguity hanging over the fate of driver, the character played by ryan gosling. Jan 30, 2015 one of the many pleasures of nicolas winding refns drive 2011 is that the shots feel both tightly composed and weirdly unpredictable. Antihero in antagonists universe drive 2011 poster. Drive 2011 internet movie firearms database guns in.
Though he projects an icy exterior, lately hes been warming up to a pretty neighbor named irene and her young son, benicio. Drive was released in 2011 on friday, september 16, 2011 in 2,886 theaters. The screenplay, written by hossein amini, is based on james salliss 2005 novel drive. When irenes husband gets out of jail, he enlists drivers help in a milliondollar heist. I just watched drive for the first time last night.
When we first see him, hes the wheelman for a getaway car, who runs from police pursuit not only by using sheer speed and muscle, but by coolly exploiting the street terrain and outsmarting his pursuers. In his new movie, drive, nicolas winding refn, in thrall to a later hollywood. Oscar issac was great even though his role was short, bryan cranston killed it again, and ryan gosling gave a great performance of very few words. I had the pleasure of watching drive over the long weekend piecemeal starting on friday and ending last night. Albert brooks, bryan cranston, carey mulligan, ryan gosling. Starring ryan gosling, carey mulligan, albert brooks, bryan cranston, oscar isaac, christina hendricks and ron perlman. Drive looks like one kind of movie in the ads, and it is that kind of movie. One theory of psychoanalysis and feminism was produced by laura mulvey. Between all the elevator head stomping and slow motion. Sep 16, 2011 watch the movie trailer for drive 2011. Drive proves you can make a gripping piece of art almost solely through the use of atmosphere.