Review of Paranoid Park (2007) by Chads. — 19 May 2008
Alex(Gabe Nevins) names the film. In his notebook, he inscribes the title, in pencil, just like the opening credits sequence for "Almost Famous". It was Cameron Crowe's hand. He was the author, just like Alex is the author of "Paranoid Park".
Many films are told non-linearly, but since the filmmaker gives us the illusion that he's assigning the storytelling duties to a character, the disjointed narrative has an organic feel, because Alex tells his story as a means to avoid incriminating himself.
Since Alex is an amateur writer, the non-sequential ordering of scenes have an artless feel. Like "Storytelling", the Todd Solondz film about how the line between non-fiction and fiction are often blurred, "Paranoid Park" is about, storytelling; subjective storytelling.
The truth of what really happened at the trainyard is in Alex's letter to a friend: Alex disturbed the crime scene. That's my best guess.
This review of Paranoid Park (2007) was written by Chads. on 19 May 2008.
Paranoid Park has generally received positive reviews.
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