proof

today i went to a screening of the new gweneth paltrow/anthony hopkins/jake gyllenhall movie Proof. this was the first time i'd been to a screening, and in many ways it resembles a homework assignment. first of all, it is the most paperwork i've ever filled out for a movie. after the film ended, sheets of paper were handed out in which about 30 questions were asked. some of them demographical, but many of them were directly related to the movie. examples include: what did you like about this movie (name scenes), how would you describe this movie, how would you describe the interaction between (all the characters). i was basicaly required to answer questions on every aspect of the film. from a purely intellectual and analytical standpoint, it was nice to ask myself questions about a movie i may not typically ask.

on to the film; it was good. anthony hopkins delivers a fantastic performance as a math genius who slowly went insane after making tremendous contributions to game theory etc. by the time he was 22. jake gyllenhall does what he always does, play a sensitive, geeky yet strangely attractive guy. gweneth paltrow plays another crazy genius who gets on your nerves, although that wasn't probably the intention. david auburn's writing is very good--pulitzer prize winning playwrights are kind of like that. the dialogue is amazing. i think all my criticisms; pace, confusion as to paltrow's character direction, will be solved in the editing room.

i hope.