THE FANATIC DVD

The premise of this 2019 movie is an interesting one that does a good job telling the story set in Hollywood, CA of a man obsessed with movie stars of the horror genre. It was difficult to watch with John Travolta playing Moose, the lead character who was apparently on the spectrum. His character felt forced to me, even though Mr. Travolta’s character portrayal was great with his point-on haircut, outbursts, rocking motions, intonation, and tiptoe gait (which completely sold it to my daughter who watched with me.) {See end of the review for more on this.}We are introduced to a socially inept Moose and watch his interactions with the people he deals with in his daily life, his troubles navigating social settings, and his quest to get his idol’s autograph. Most of the people around him are helpful or supportive, but he does have some run-ins with ‘Boulevard bullies’ who steal from tourists, which he refuses to do with them.He finally gets meets his idol after a failed attempt the night before, when the actor, Hunter Dunbar (Devon Sawa), is having a book signing in a shop where he knows the owner well and spends a lot of time. Hunter is called away as soon as it’s Moose’s turn in line, and since he doesn’t understand social rules and cues, he follows him. Moose approaches him outside and interrupts Hunter’s conversation with his upset ex-wife, asking for an autograph and is told to back off. After the ex-wife leaves, Moose is more persistent and Hunter responds with “How about I autograph your face with my fist.” As a self-professed autograph collector, he just wants a special autograph from his idol. He tries several different ways to get it, only one of which was legal, but he is never able to catch him at the right time. So, he keeps trying...A quote was shown on the opening screen:“You are a fan. Without you I’m nothing.” - Hunter Dunbar -However, throughout the movie it seems that Hunter believes that he is better than this particular fan, seeing him as crazy, a dangerous stalker, and a threat to his son. Moose only sees Hunter as he portrays himself on the big screen, but he also sees him as someone who is accessible to him because “I’m your biggest fan.” “I’ve gone to all of your movies... even the crappy ones!”Moose finds Hunter’s private residence through an app and while trying to deliver a letter he has written him, asks him for his autograph again. It doesn’t go well. The movie’s narrator, Moose’s BFF and member of the paparazzi, Leah (Ana Golja) tells us, “They say we shouldn’t meet our heroes. Meeting isn’t the problem, it’s when you get too close and see behind the mask.“ Once the image of that person in our mind is tarnished (when we discover who they really are in normal, everyday life) we can never go back to seeing them as we did before. We find out that they are just human and sometimes they can react badly because they feel threatened, are having a bad day, or are just tired of being bothered.(I’d go a step further and say that we should stop putting people on a mental pedestal in the first place. It’s so ingrained in our societal consciousness to elevate people who are in sports or entertainment and it becomes a vicious cycle. Generally, “stars” expect to be worshipped by the general public and people worship them. But, we need to see that we are all equally human. Even though some have talents and abilities that we admire and we wish we had, we are on the same playing field and all have our own unique skills.)This wouldn’t be a story if Moose didn’t go too far when he tried the again or when he didn’t just cross the line, “he f-ing nuked it” the next time. People in the spotlight deserve privacy when they aren’t in the spotlight (but they did get into their trade knowing full well that people would idolize them and want to be near them.) The Fanatic took it too far and they both pay a heavy price.This movie shows the potential train-wreck when stardom and fanaticism collide in an emotionally charged and effective way. Be ready for the ending. You won’t see it coming.{From above}It is a difficult watch because of casting John Travolta as the titular character. I found myself feeling sorry for the downward direction of his career almost immediately, thinking that this was about as low a part as he could get and signaling the end of an amazing run, rather than watching someone on the spectrum deal with an obsession. I hated that my mind continued to compare his performance to Dustin Hoffman’s in “Rain Man” decades earlier. There is no comparison. I just couldn’t believe in Travolta as a mentally-challenged person. It was almost painful for me. But, I realize that my reaction is probably due to watching his career grow since he was “Vinnie” in “Welcome Back Kotter” (1975-1979). That’s on me.Edit: Watching it a second time helped me drop my preconceived notions about the actor and allowed me to see the character more clearly. This was excellent, especially his portrayal of Moose at the end. Gut-wrenching, heartfelt acting by Travolta!!

In summer of 1996, I went into "The Fan" with high expectations. The psychological horror drama starred Robert De Niro, who had just given us "Heat" and "Casino", and was directed by Tony Scott as his follow the gripping thoughtful "Crimson Tide." Sadly, the story of an unstable sports fan (supposedly, there are other kinds) going berserk after the devastating moment of meeting his hero and discovering that the man is a bit of a jerk, may be the worst film of the director and star’s respective careers. When you consider how badly it turned out for these icons, who were still more or less at the top of their games, even trying to watch a variation on the same story in 2019 starring John Travolta and directed by Fred Durst, the former front man for Limp Bizkit is like walking into a building with a sign out front that reads “Abandon All Hope, Ye Who enter Here.”This wretched, degrading, mean spirited and insulting psychological horror drama features Travolta as “Moose”, an autistic man who is obsessed with a movie star. It’s important to note that any understanding of the fact that Moose is autistic comes strictly from promotional materials, as nothing about his behavior or characterization would lead you to this conclusion if you have known anyone with autism, or even seen a good movie about such a person. Travolta simply plays Moose as a 5-year-old, and the only conceit that is made in creating this of vague amalgam of developmental disabilities is that at least he doesn’t do an overtly stereotypical voice. Moose makes his meager living by performing for tourists dressed up as an old English bobby and pretending that he is giving tours of London, and I was really hoping that sentence would make some sort of sense when I saw it in writing. Travolta’s has Moose play the character complete with a horrible phony English accent (“Look theh! Is that the Qwine?”), and when you consider some of the accents Travolta has done in the past under the belief that they were actually passable, yes, you should take a moment now to quiver in abject fear.Moose is on a quest to get an autograph from his favorite actor, Hunter Dunbar (Devon Sawa, who may have done something more noteworthy that playing the hot human boy version of "Casper" that dances with young Christina Ricci, but there’s no way of us knowing that without caring enough to find out). Moose is again rejected by Dunbar, who calls Moose a stalker and threatens to shoot Moose if he sees him in the neighborhood again.Before long things get out of control at it all turns violent, but they still try to end with a cutesy, smug sense of fun. To call "The Fan" one of the worst films of 2019 is a very kind understatement, and it would be an overpriced rental at 99 cents.

produit et movie top ,, je recommande!!

SEHR GUTER FILM SUPER HANDLUNG KLASSE !

John Travolta played a totally different character than I usually relate to him as an actor - was different, film was a bit slow to get started but was intriguing - the story slowly built and the latter part of the film was the better part and had a clever ending

Un Travolta méconnaissable dans un bon thriller

Travolta brilliant