The Place Beyond the Pines [Blu-ray]

My rating is more of a 4.5. Thanks for reading in advance! 𝑴𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆'𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒈𝒏. 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕. The Place Beyond the Pines is a 2012 American neo-noir crime drama film directed by Derek Cianfrance, and written by Cianfrance, Ben Coccio, and Darius Marder. The film tells three linear stories: Luke (Ryan Gosling), a motorcycle stunt rider who supports his family through a life of crime, Avery (Bradley Cooper), an ambitious policeman who confronts his corrupt police department, and lastly, two troubled teenagers (Emory Cohen and Dane DeHaan) who explore the aftermath of Luke and Avery fifteen years later. The success of this film undoubtedly rests on the shoulders of its starring actors - and, boy, are they capable of heavy lifting. Despite the variances in screen time, each one - both new and seasoned - delivers devastatingly weighted performances; the scales are tipped in their favor (as is appropriate to the storyline) without easily inserted melodrama or vapidly included contention. For the audience this does one of two things: it makes the pain of its subjects devastatingly palpable (at times my heart was stressfully racing in anticipation for the reveal of what choices would be made) and makes its characters worthy of emotional investment that is beyond compare. Told in a linear fashion, ‘TPBTP’ has a viscosity to it that avoids convolution and makes it extremely easy to follow. It's professionally woven exposition acts as an incubator for conflict - it would be accurate to say that it practically and theoretically writes itself. Regardless, there is a glaring lack of desperation that is worth mentioning as this requires some viewers to make inferences they may otherwise not be prepared for or willing to consider; a lack of much-needed Insight regarding alternative decisions individuals could make within the overarching context of their existence negates the implication that its characters have no other choice or any sense of true autonomy. There is much to be said here in regards to destiny and the influence of legacy - but these messages transfer inadequately on screen and depend solely on how its viewers feel about concepts such as fate and predestination. Some suggest that ‘TPBTP’ has significant pacing related issues - and it would be a lie if I said there is no truth to this sentiment. That said, the payoff of sitting through moments lacking in excitement is worth the cost of being temporarily unamused. Cianfrance avoids the temptation of polarizing his characters into camps of “right” or “wrong” or “good” or “evil” . Alternatively, they are revealed as having more in common with one another than originally expected or assumed. As a result of this its characters are forced to explore the consequences of living a life that is cushioned by privilege or faltered by chance. This complexity - at times overwhelming and yet ambitiously commendable - makes ‘TPBTP’ a loosely bound tribute to generational trauma and the ferocity of reconciliation. On the surface ‘TPBTP’ meanders as a simplistic rendering of the ways in which children can be unexpectedly and exponentially affected by the sins and reputations left behind by paternal figures long after their most immediate period of influence. On the contrary, it is a heart-breaking and gripping account regarding confronting where (or, rather who) you come from without compromising your potential for growth, self-preservation, and capacity for redemption. I would recommend! (Probably my favorite ‘First watch’ of 2021 so far!)

I can't believe I've never seen this movie. It has all the elements that make a movie interesting to watch: great acting, script, and a riveting plot. A seedy character, Ryan Gosling play a motorcycle daredevil in love with a woman, (Eva Mendes). In order to win his love and care for his newly discovered son, he devises a plot to rob banks to support them and draw them away from her current boyfriend. His actions will have lasting repercussions long after the bank robberies.

Interesting story about how events change peoples' life forever. Good acting.

This movie is more dark than the movies I normally watch, but the acting was very good. It’s a complicated movie that needs to be followed as a whole in order to be fully understood. Not something for a quick laugh, but something to make you think.

This is a fav vid, but you have to rent it to watch! Prime is a ripoff

One of my favorite movies, although divisive for a reason. This looked incredible and was the first movie I saw on my 4k Blu ray player.

Although the director clearly had an ambitious goal for this film and attempted to make a memorable film, I was disappointed at the result. What worked? As many reviewers have noted, Ryan Gosling did a superb job in the first hour of the film in the scenes in which he was present. His character evolution was surprisingly believable, and Ben Mendelsohn's character, Robin, was also well sketched. I like the way Eva Mendes and her live-in partner Kofi interacted. They were also believable. This had the seeds of a very good, memorable film. In my judgment, the Director tried to stuff too much into the film. Part 2, which portrayed the moral dilemma presented to rookie hero cop, Avery, played by Bradley Cooper, as a result of police corruption, was a poor rendering of the same theme much better explored in Prince of the City or, even earlier, Serpico. What the film left unanswered was how other police officers treated Avery when he became an informant about corruption in the police department. Part 3 is introduced solely as "15 Years Later." We do not get enough development of the story or its character to understand why Avery and his wife have separated and why they have raised such an obviously dysfunctional teenager. We could accept where these teenagers were in their lives if the film started there, but it did not seem to have a straight line from the previous two parts. The chance meeting of the sons of the Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper characters and the action taken by Jason, Luke's (the Ryan Gosling character) son late in the film seem contrived. As a filmmaker who struggled to get distribution and financing for the first version of a film, I was told that less is more. Focusing on fewer themes and developing them in more depth actually gives the filmmaker to usher in the ancillary themes with more subtlety and power. The makers of this film would have done better if they had been given this kind of feedback and heeded it. In this case, more ended up being less.

Really enjoyed the movie

O melhor filme que já vi de uns 20 anos pra cá. Recomendo demais!

ライアン・ゴズリングは「ドライヴ」とかこの映画みたいに寡黙で悲しみのある演技が好きだ。もっとアクション・バイオレンス映画に出て欲しいが、自分の子供に見せられ無いため出ないそうだ。残念〜

De mis películas favoritas el soundtrack es bueno la historia también y sale el guapo más guapo de todos Ryan Gosling . Video 10 Audio 10

Con "Come un tuono" Derek Cianfrance riesce a sfornare un film corale, quasi alla Altman, che verte fondamentalmente sull'impossibilità di sfuggire al proprio destino anagrafico. Lasciate, però, perdere il fuorviante titolo italiano, e concentratevi su quello originale: "The Place Beyond the Pines". Per chi ama i film ambientati nella provincia americana popolata di personaggi emarginati. Da vedere assolutamente.

Einführung: Ryan Gosling und Bradley Cooper dominieren diesen Film aus dem Jahr 2012 von dem aufstrebenden Hollywood-Regisseur Derek Cianfrance. Es handelt sich hier um ein Drama, das tiefen Einblick in die Polizeiarbeit, aber auch in die Politik gewährt. Nach dem Anschauen dieses Films wird dem Zuschauer klarer, wie amerikanische Polizeiarbeit funktionieren kann und was hinter den Kulissen des Rechtssystems sicherlich in vielen Fällen vorgeht. Story: Ryan Gosling ist einer der besten Charakterdarsteller Hollywoods. In diesem Film spielt er den Motorrad-Stuntman Luke, der allabendlich die Zuschauer mit seiner rasenden Fahrt durch das Motodrom in Atem hält. Er ist mit der Gelegenheitsprostituierten Romina (Eva Mendes) liiert. Diese hat bereits einen einjährigen Sohn von Luke.. Luke will Verantwortung für seinen Sohn übernehmen. Er lernt den Mechaniker Rubin (Ben Mendelsohn) kennen, der ihm einen Plan vorlegt, wie man mit Hilfe des Motorrads Banken ausrauben kann. Und so geschieht es. Luke wird immer dreister und "erfolgreicher" und beginnt das Ausrauben von Banken als "Sport" zu betrachten. Als er eines Tages die Maschine wechselt, gibt es das erste Problem: Als er eine Bank nach dem Überfall verlassen will, springt die Maschine nicht gleich an. Inzwischen ist die Polizei vor Ort und es beginnt eine gnadenlose Verfolgungsjagd. Luke flüchtet in ein Haus und verbarrikadiert sich dort. Der Polizist Avery Cross (Bradley Cooper) stellt ihn, Luke schießt ihn ins Bein und fällt dann aus dem Fenster. Diese Begegnung wird das Leben der beiden Familien entscheidend verändern. Avery wird von seinen Vorgesetzten belobigt, aber es gibt auch korrupte Cops auf dieser Dienststelle. Männer, die es mit dem Gesetz nicht so genau nehmen und die sich fragen, wo denn die Beute aus dem letzten Überfall geblieben ist....Avery wird von ihnen in die Mangel genommen. Trotzdem wird er letztlich zum Staatsanwalt befördert, wobei ihm zugute kommt, dass er Jura studiert hat, bevor er zur Polizei ging. Auch Avery, der verheiratet ist, hat einen kleinen Sohn ungefähr in dem Alter von Lukes Kind. Der Film, der insgesamt ca. 135 Minuten läuft wird nun ein wenig episch, ohne im mindesten zu langweilen. Die Schicksale der Familien von Avery und Luke kreuzen sich auf tragische Weise und das Schicksal nimmt seinen epischen Lauf. Beurteilung: Ryan Gosling und Bradley Cooper sind die tragenden Figuren in diesem Drama. Zwei Schauspieler, die jeder für sich faszinieren in ihrem Spiel und die den Zuschauer tief in ihren Bann ziehen. Cooper hat den schwierigeren Part, weil er 2 völlig verschiedene Rollen meistern muss: Den Polizisten und den erfolgreichen Staatanwalt, dessen Leben eine entscheidende Wende erfährt. Sonstiges: Der Film hat das Bildformat 16:9 (Farbe), der Ton Dolby Digital 5.1 bzw. Stereo Dolby Digital, Sprachen Deutsch und Englisch, Extras: Making Of (in Deutsch), geschnittene Szenen, Interview mit dem Regisseur, Originaltrailer