{"id":44801,"date":"2019-09-16T11:43:05","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T18:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44801"},"modified":"2023-09-02T23:37:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T06:37:48","slug":"pink-floyd-the-wall-1982","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44801","title":{"rendered":"Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Is there anybody out there?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pink-Floyd-The-Wall-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pink-Floyd-The-Wall-Poster-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-44802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pink-Floyd-The-Wall-Poster-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pink-Floyd-The-Wall-Poster-82x128.jpg 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pink-Floyd-The-Wall-Poster.jpg 643w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn alienated rock star (Bob Geldof) descends into madness and toxic grandiosity while reflecting on his fatherless childhood and faithless marriage.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alan Parker Films<\/li>\n<li>Bob Hoskins Films<\/li>\n<li>Mental Breakdown<\/li>\n<li>Musicals<\/li>\n<li>Rock \u2018n Roll<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary argues that this &#8220;midnight cult hit&#8221; &#8212; &#8220;director Alan Parker&#8217;s visual interpretation of the rock opera by Pink Floyd&#8221; &#8212; is &#8220;unrelentingly downbeat and at times repulsive&#8221;, but he doesn&#8217;t &#8220;find it unwatchable &#8212; which is more than [he] could say if Ken Russell had directed this&#8221;. He notes that the film &#8220;cuts back and forth between present, past&#8230; and future&#8221;, allowing us to &#8220;witness the development of a fascist&#8221;, and adds that the &#8220;cinematography by Peter Bizou is extremely impressive and a few of the individual scenes have undeniable power&#8221; &#8212; though he simply points out (rather than praising) the &#8220;animation sequences&#8221; by &#8220;political cartoonist Gerald Scarfe.&#8221; Peary&#8217;s review is a fair one, though I&#8217;ll add that the narrative &#8212; while seemingly disjointed and surrealistic &#8212; is surprisingly coherent, and maps well onto the album. This one is definitely worth a one-time look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Powerful imagery, cinematography, and animation<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pink-Floyd-Imagery1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pink-Floyd-Imagery1-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"267\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-44804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pink-Floyd-Imagery1-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pink-Floyd-Imagery1-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pink-Floyd-Imagery1-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pink-Floyd-Imagery1-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pink-Floyd-Imagery1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pink-Floyd-Imagery2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pink-Floyd-Imagery2-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"267\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-44805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pink-Floyd-Imagery2-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pink-Floyd-Imagery2-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pink-Floyd-Imagery2-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pink-Floyd-Imagery2-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pink-Floyd-Imagery2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The still-classic soundtrack\/album <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a cult favorite. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0084503\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=2041\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1982\/08\/06\/movies\/images-flood-pink-floyd-the-wall.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/pink-floyd-the-wall\/review\/109234\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Is there anybody out there?&#8221; Synopsis: An alienated rock star (Bob Geldof) descends into madness and toxic grandiosity while reflecting on his fatherless childhood and faithless marriage. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alan Parker Films Bob Hoskins Films Mental Breakdown Musicals Rock \u2018n Roll Review: Peary argues that this &#8220;midnight cult hit&#8221; &#8212; &#8220;director Alan Parker&#8217;s visual interpretation of the rock opera by Pink Floyd&#8221; &#8212; is &#8220;unrelentingly downbeat and at times repulsive&#8221;, but he doesn&#8217;t &#8220;find it unwatchable &#8212;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44801\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44801"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91035,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44801\/revisions\/91035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}