Review of Greenberg (2010) by Ian P — 01 Dec 2010

Greenberg is the only film this year that can affect you on a personal level but it's Baumbach's movie so this should be expected.

Someone could say that there is no plot, it's too abstract, someone could say it has no characted development, we see no conflict or resolution. No redemption??

Dear someone,.

The plot revolves around a man in his late 40's shielding himself from the life and the illusion of what could be that others remind him of. Where and under what circumstances this happened has no value.

You are a value.

From the skilless driving and swimming to the emotionless feeling , Greenberg is a modern hero, the last man standing over the pool of expectations watching a mutated rat, no blinking and no tears.

Maybe you don't understand his motivations or his tendency to react before he thinks. I'll give you that, he even asks himself "What happened to me? Where does experience go?". Personalization of feelings equals loss of perspective and objectivity and I am pretty sure Roger tried that for a while until he couldn't move his legs.

Greenberg is the character that Woody Allen tends to forget recently.

I recommend this to someone but not everyone.