Top 30 Greatest Movies of All-Time # 13
Title: Last Days
Actors/Director/Anything Worth Mentioning Right Away: Gus Van Sant.
Introduction: This was not my first Gus Van Sant film, but it is my favorite. I also enjoy that it is part of his “death trilogy” along with Elefant and Gerry.
Location: Primarily in and around the garage where Kurt Cobain killed himself.
Plot: Though none of it is officially said, this movie is indirectly about the last days of Kurt Cobain. While we don’t really know what happened (Or at least those who do are not telling), this is what could be Gus Van Sant’s best guess. Forget about whether or not you enjoy the plot of this movie. Forget about whether or not you’ve enjoyed this director’s other work. Most importantly, forget about whether or not you even truly understand this movie. Just realize that you’re seeing what could be Kurt Cobain on your screen, get sucked into the movie magic, and enjoy.
Acting: No one in this is really a bad actor. The actor who portrays the Kurt Cobain-like character mumbles and speaks softly, so it’s hard to understand him, but that’s for various reasons we need not discuss.
Production: It was in theaters, right?
Sex/Nudity: Not really.
Special Effects: Non-existent.
Overall Verdict: This is a non-linear movie, which I didn’t realize until probably the third time that I watched it and then it started to make so much more sense to me. If you don’t understand that this is a non-linear movie, you will never get it.
The List Thus Far:
(13) Last Days
(14) Mallrats
(15) The Dark Knight
(16) Bottle Rocket
(17) Tank Girl
(18) The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl
(19) Big Trouble
(20) The Devil’s Rejects
(21) Raiders of the Lost Ark
(22) Beetlejuice
(23) Escape From L.A.
(24) Howard the Duck
(25) Cabin Fever
(26) Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
(27) Uncle Buck
(28) Donnie Darko
(29) Demolition Man
(30) Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
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