JD expects to sue them in heaven

Rosalinda 2022-09-03 08:30:37

To make a biographical film of a writer, the plot can only be constructed by clumsy dramatization. The writing process is very boring and it is not suitable to follow the shots. Kevin Spacey used the tone of a house of cards to show the voice over the story he warned the students in the movie, and crushed the others into the sun.

The irony is that the first time I saw a movie poster was in an IFC cinema where you can drink champagne cocktails and watch movies (not Coke popcorn). The waiters are in suits and leather shoes. They speak fluent English. Those who watch the movies are all well-dressed and wealthy. High yield.

JD hates Xing the most, but after his death, he was filmed in a feature film for Pansy’s graduates to entertain. Isn't this the biggest irony?

As a loyal reader of The Catcher in the Rye, this movie itself is a provocation.

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Extended Reading

Rebel in the Rye quotes

  • Whit Burnett: I got an eye. I can spot talent coming a mile away. Saroyan, Cheever, Caldwell, I discovered them all. Of course, it would be nice if somebody discovered me.

    Jerry Salinger: Hey, come on, you've been published.

    Whit Burnett: I not only discovered them, I shaped them, I challenged them.

    [Pointing at his flat]

    Whit Burnett: This is me.

    [On the stairs]

    Whit Burnett: You should continue to write about Holden, but not as a short story.

    Jerry Salinger: Well, hang on, wait, wait, wait, wait. What do you mean?

    Whit Burnett: I think Holden Caulfield is a novel.

    Jerry Salinger: No, no, I couldn't write a whole novel. I'm a dash man, not a miler.

    Whit Burnett: You only say that because you're lazy. Holden Caulfield deserves an entire book all on his own.

    Jerry Salinger: A novel's a lot of words.

    Whit Burnett: It's just more words. Imagine the book that you would want to read and then go write it.

  • Jerry Salinger: Anyway, how's everything at the home front with you? You are good with Martha chewing your ear?

    Whit Burnett: Everything at my home is fine...

    Jerry Salinger: Yeah?

    Whit Burnett: Because what you'll learn about having wife is that occasionally she just needs to yell to feel better.

    [Jerry laughing]

    Whit Burnett: Oh, and by the way, I'm awfully sorry about the New Yorker.

    Jerry Salinger: How'd you know about that?

    Whit Burnett: Oh please. They canned the Caulfield story because you wouldn't take any of their notes. You know, you cannot be a pain in the ass until you're a success.