"Maestro"

[89th]

I may watch it at some point. I don't really know much about Bernstein and I was turned off a bit when I saw a clip of Cooper "conducting" in the movie, very passionate, sweaty, and the title said he had trained 6 years to make the conducting look real, when he just seemed like a glorified metronome as I believe many conductors are. Zero chance it took him 6 years to train for that... maybe he took a class once a year, six times?

[Mik]

You won’t know much more about him from this movie. About the only possible message is how happy he would have been if he could have been openly gay. At least that’s what the ending says. First hour is great filmmaking with a very weak story. After that it’s just another soap opera.

[89th]

Good to know. I got the gay angle from the trailer, sad to say that was seemingly the conclusion or focus.

[Renauda]

@Mik

Gee, I can hardly wait for the biopic movie about Horowitz and how much greater a pianist he could have been if only he didn’t have to supress his homosexual inner self.

[89th]

It can be called "The Last Consolation"

[Mik]

One more thing oscar worthy - Cooper's makeup as he aged. Fantastic.

[George K]

@89th said in "Maestro":

I was turned off a bit when I saw a clip of Cooper "conducting" in the movie, very passionate

Watch the clip of Bernstein really conducting the same music. Cooper gets it pretty well. Also, if you watch that YouTUbe link, you'll see what I mean.

[89th]

Ok maybe conductors are a bit more than just a human metronome, LOL.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/18wt8wa/gustavo_dudamel_rehearsal_with_la_phil/

and

Link to video

[kluurs]

️ Watch this reel https://www.facebook.com/reel/1320785478798613?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&mibextid=0NULKw

[bachophile]

I haven’t seen the movie. But maybe I’m the only one here who saw him conduct live on a number of occasions?