Taking Woodstock
shows us that it was about more than just the music
shows us that it was about more than just the music
Despite the critics opinions, I actually enjoyed Taking Woodstock.
Its a cinema rarity to find many well-known, superb actors assembled together in one film but Ang Lee manages to bring them all together, just like music brought together the hippies in 1969.
Leading the cast is notable, stand-up comedian, Demetri martin, who plays Elliot Tiber, the author who wrote the book that they based the film off of (that was a mouth-full) and also, the man behind the festival- who brought Woodstock to Bethel, NY.
Imelda Staunton and Henry Goodman play Jake and Soina Teichberg, Elliots parents and the owners of El monaco Resort, which is the headquarters for the organizers of the festival.
Cinema newcomer and thatre veteran Jonathan Groff plays michael Lang, festival organizer and well-known hippie. With his kind-eyes, and friendly-smile, its hard not to fall in love with Groff as soon as you his eyes sparkle in his first scene.
The film also features Emile Hirsch, Paul Dano, Liev Schreiber, Eugene Levy, Jefferey Dean morgan and Kelli Garner.
Although it may be full of hippie-cliches and does not feature much of that actual music festival, this film is full of wit and shows us how Woodstock changed many people, hippies and resort owners alike. The novel is greatly about Elliot Tibers own coming-of-age story and sexual awakening, therefore it seems that the music might not have had the same influence on him.
I think crtics were expecting this film to be THE Woodstock film, but its not the case. This is Elliot Tibers story. It just happens that most of his growing up took place during his weeks of helping to organize one of the greatest music festivals of all time.
Although the film may be a little slow at times, it is, in true Ang Lee format cinematically beautiful. It is funny, cute and worth a watch. Taking Woodstock captures one of the most influential and important moments in music history and focuses on the people that the concert and moment influenced the most, especially Elliot Tiber.
Its a cinema rarity to find many well-known, superb actors assembled together in one film but Ang Lee manages to bring them all together, just like music brought together the hippies in 1969.
Leading the cast is notable, stand-up comedian, Demetri martin, who plays Elliot Tiber, the author who wrote the book that they based the film off of (that was a mouth-full) and also, the man behind the festival- who brought Woodstock to Bethel, NY.
Imelda Staunton and Henry Goodman play Jake and Soina Teichberg, Elliots parents and the owners of El monaco Resort, which is the headquarters for the organizers of the festival.
Cinema newcomer and thatre veteran Jonathan Groff plays michael Lang, festival organizer and well-known hippie. With his kind-eyes, and friendly-smile, its hard not to fall in love with Groff as soon as you his eyes sparkle in his first scene.
The film also features Emile Hirsch, Paul Dano, Liev Schreiber, Eugene Levy, Jefferey Dean morgan and Kelli Garner.
Although it may be full of hippie-cliches and does not feature much of that actual music festival, this film is full of wit and shows us how Woodstock changed many people, hippies and resort owners alike. The novel is greatly about Elliot Tibers own coming-of-age story and sexual awakening, therefore it seems that the music might not have had the same influence on him.
I think crtics were expecting this film to be THE Woodstock film, but its not the case. This is Elliot Tibers story. It just happens that most of his growing up took place during his weeks of helping to organize one of the greatest music festivals of all time.
Although the film may be a little slow at times, it is, in true Ang Lee format cinematically beautiful. It is funny, cute and worth a watch. Taking Woodstock captures one of the most influential and important moments in music history and focuses on the people that the concert and moment influenced the most, especially Elliot Tiber.
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