The Words (2012)
The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words.
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A film that shows the power of a good story above all else. Converting that to the screen is another story, and although I love the story and the production, I thought some of the actors overpowered the cast (the old man shines above the other actors, and is great. In fact so good, it's worth watching for his work alone. Lop sided talent on the acting side, but such a great story, and film worth watching. B.K.
Loved the messages, pacing, scenery, and overall emotional content. But the plot was unnecessarily cumbersome with the story-within-a-story layering. The Dennis Quaid plot added nothing; it may have actually detracted by slowing things down and removing the immersion in the fuller story. It was also painfully obvious that the producers simply looked for opportunities to include pretty women, without giving them much else to do. This movie likely failed the Bechdel test, as a result. Saldana has some powerful scenes--but she's really doing far more than she should need to with the limitations of the role.
What can I say that has not been said before me about this gem of a Film, There have been bad reviews about lack of depth, meaning and complexity. In these days of mindless violence, sex and car chases this Film is a breath of fresh air. It is beautiful as simple as that and leaves lots to the imagination that is real film making, like they done in the '30s, '40s and '50s when sex was not in your face and violence was a war Film with not much violence The ones that don't like this movie would be better of watching mindless garbage that is Mad Max Fury Rd and the like. This Film is a gem because it goes against current treads of no story line mindless sex and computer graphics being the 'star' of the show.
I Always write reviews about books I've read .. but this is the first time i write about movie I've seen .. deeply l like it ..maybe because it's reach to something important inside me ..something I can't put it on ''THE WORDS'' ...We all hopes and dreams to be famous people ..successful people, the others listening to us, inspiring from us to becoming The Example to them .. such a beautiful dreams .. but the reality tells us a different world.The words it's a story about three writers, A story inside a story inside a story..A story about young man dreamed to be writer, to be something important, he wrote a book after his daughter pass away and his wife left him.. when he but his pain and joy in a words .. he became what he want, what he dream.. but he lost his book and he never write again ..After so many years another young man also dreamed to be writer, found by coincidence the lost book, simply he stole it and put his name on it, he pretend to be the writer he couldn't be and finally he met the first young man who became old man. The third writer who wrote a stories about another tow men ..Actually the three men they're a same person, all of them want a same things, make mistakes to get what they want, and all of them love the words more anything else, more than their wives, their lives, even more than themselves .. and it was their tragedy.. it was their success and failure The idea of movie is that one can making a terrible mistake in life, continue to live and perhaps even live well with no price to pay.It's pessimistic look to life .. but that what our life truly is.