Gonzo: Hunter Thompson's Fear and Loathing: Review
A huge ranch in the property and a whole arsenal of weapons - this is what the professional troublemaker of American calm, Hunter Stockton Thompson, came to in his old age. But this did not calm him down either. I had to shoot myself in the mouth.Biopics and documentaries about such legendary people as Hunter Thompson are needed so that their image, overgrown with myths and tales, does not turn over time into a caricature of themselves. Time passes, and Academician Sakharov becomes just one of the creators of the hydrogen bomb, Genghis Khan - a tyrant and a bandit, and the great patriot of his country and brilliant reporter Hunter Thompson turns into the author of "that book" about two drug addicts and something aboutgonzo,which for some reason USA youth associates with the word"drive",that is,gonzo -this is the one who"drives." / i>  Meanwhile, for the filming of the documentary "Gonzo: Hunter Thompson's Fear and Loathing" not only his wife, son and closest friends were involved, but also: the president of one of the branches of the world's largest biker club Hell's Angels "Sonny Barger, 39th US President Jimmy Carter, Senator and presidential candidate in 1972 George McGovern, writer Tom Wolfe and a whole crowd of motley and at one time very high-ranking people. Would they fit into this project for the sake of some crazy guy in short pants? Would they begin their speeches about him with the words:"No, well, of course, he is a scumbag, but ..."  Biopics and documentaries about people like Hunter Thompson are also needed and so that every person on this earth knows: all those legends and tales that we have heard about him are pure truth. He was really a fan of weapons and hunted (if you can call it that) for wild boars with a submachine gun, smacked at a neighbor's trout, and in general - his, as he himself said, the "pistol problem" was that Hunter shot every time only he was given such an opportunity. And he really, having met for the first time "his" artist Ralph Steadman , fed him, innocent in this regard, psilocybin. And he actually ran for Sheriff of Aspen, and his election program included the third item on the legalization of“all drugs worthy of use.”The first item was ecology. It is a well-known fact that journalists are those who sincerely believe that they can change the world. From this documentary, we can see that Hunter not only believed this, but also saw the way. He knew the Constitution, and it hurt him every time it was violated. It hurts to tears. According to Thompson's wife, he cried in front of her only twice, and one of them was associated with a violation of civil rights. War and civil rights are two issues that have never bothered Hunter. Hunter Thompson's fear and loathing were in his love for America. Fear for where it is heading, and hatred for those who allow it and contribute to it.And the journalist went further - into politics. The film even shows the very moment of the counting of votes in that election in Aspen, and many interviews with eyewitnesses of how"a bald freak addict tries to seize the power mechanism."The authors of "Gonzo" say: Hunter is cool not because that he could mix all kinds of drugs and alcohol and in this state he also worked, and then lived to 67 (this side of his life is practically not affected), but because instead of round-the-clock vigils in the kitchen and eternal conversations about politics, he went and did ... He tried to change something. His favorite "big kick in the ass" method. “The day I lost by just four percent of the vote was the happiest of my life. If I won, I would still be in jail now, "wrote Hunter. It means that he perfectly understood what he was doing and how it usually ends. In its form, "Gonzo: Hunter Thompson's Fear and Loathing" is an ordinary documentary film about a famous person: archival records, interviews with aged contemporaries, cutting from films, cutting from photographs. The main thing here is the content, which returns the caricature character to his real living features. Thanks to this film, Hunter from a drug addict and rowdy, to whom he was simplified by mass culture, turned back into a great patriot and passionate. Now it is clear why it is impossible to be as cool as Hunter, even if you get a tattoo in the form of a fist with two thumbs and peyote clutched in it, regularly “throw” everyone in a row and write ingenious accusatory texts in“zhezheshechka”.< / i>  The film shows how in the nineties Hunter's eyes stopped shining sacred malice that roused him to action. He began to feel guilty for not being able to explain to his son the events that had taken place in the country during his life. But suicide was not an impulsive act, it was important for Hunter to be able to do it at any time so as not to feel trapped. There is a scene in the picture where he fantasizes with a smile on his face how his funeral will be held, and it is clear that this is not a drawing, not a game. Hunter Thompson always decided for himself where to go, what to receive and what to write about. And when his "football match" ends, he also decided for himself ...
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