{"id":24685,"date":"2023-03-19T11:22:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T08:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/?p=24685"},"modified":"2023-03-19T11:22:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T08:22:21","slug":"legenda-lui-elvis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/legenda-lui-elvis\/","title":{"rendered":"Legenda lui Elvis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ceremonia recent\u0103 a Premiilor Oscar mi-a dat un imbold s\u0103 vizionez filmul &#8220;Elvis&#8221;, pentru c\u0103 Austin Butler se num\u0103ra printre nominaliza\u0163i \u015fi, cel pu\u0163in dup\u0103 trailere, p\u0103rea s\u0103 reproduc\u0103 imaginea \u015fi vocea defunctului rege al rock n&#8217; rollului p\u00e2n\u0103 la contopire. Dar nu numai pentru asta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wBDLRvjHVOY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Av\u00e2nd \u00een vedere viteza cu care am vizionat fiecare biopic muzical &#8211; \u015fi ultimii cinci ani au fost doldora de ele &#8211; o s\u0103 vi se par\u0103 bizar c\u0103 n-am v\u0103zut Elvis p\u00e2n\u0103 acum. \u015ei sunt dou\u0103 explica\u0163ii. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A) Nu m-am omor\u00e2t niciodat\u0103 dup\u0103 Elvis Presley, vedeta. Mi s-a p\u0103rut un oportunist cheap din punct de vedere profesional \u015fi un misogin egoist din punct de vedere personal. Profesional, a mers pe c\u00e2teva \u015fabloane cu care a muls buzunarele publicului. Personal, a dus o via\u0163\u0103 de aventurier \u00eenr\u0103it, dar totodat\u0103 a luat acas\u0103 o copil\u0103 de 14 ani pe care a obligat-o s\u0103 se p\u0103streze virgin\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la nunt\u0103, pentru c\u0103 pl\u0103cerea sexului casual cu fane nu era deloooooc, dar deloooooooooc \u00een contradic\u0163ie cu preten\u0163iile tradi\u0163ionaliste legate de femeie. \u015ei cu care a refuzat s\u0103 fac\u0103 amor dup\u0103 na\u015fterea feti\u0163ei, pentru c\u0103 \u00eel sc\u00e2rbea ideea unui corp de femeie care a n\u0103scut. Da, dubios \u015fi wacky. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sincer\u0103 s\u0103 fiu, Elvis Presley vedeta mi s-a p\u0103rut dintotdeauna un bou sinistru. Sigur, unul norocos, care ar\u0103ta bine \u015fi avea o frumoas\u0103 voce grav\u0103, cu care putea susura melodii de umezit chilo\u0163eii de adolescente. Dar dincolo de asta, yuck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B) Nepl\u0103c\u00e2ndu-mi Elvis vedeta, nu am fost atent\u0103 la film \u015fi n-am remarcat detaliul care m-ar fi f\u0103cut s\u0103-l v\u0103d mai repede: faptul c\u0103 a fost regizat de t\u0103ticul filmelor flamboaiante, excesive, decadente \u015fi absolut superbe, Baz Luhrmann. Cine cite\u015fte recenziile astea de film \u015ftie c\u0103 sora voastr\u0103 e mare fan\u0103 a opulen\u0163ei cinematografice \u015fi a excesului vizual, \u015fi da, sunt fan Moulin Rouge \u015fi The Great Gatsby. (Alte filme superbe, glam \u015fi extravagante ale aceluia\u015fi regizor, \u00een caz c\u0103 \u00eentreab\u0103 cineva.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acum c\u0103 am aflat c\u0103 Baz Luhrmann e regizorul, mi-a fost clar c\u0103 nu urmeaz\u0103 s\u0103 v\u0103d povestea vie\u0163ii lui Elvis &#8211; de care, cum punctam mai sus, mi se f\u00e2lf\u00e2ie c\u00e2t se poate de glorios &#8211;  ci legenda lui Elvis, filtrat\u0103 prin imagina\u0163ia debordant\u0103 \u015fi bog\u0103\u0163ia de mijloace a lui Baz. Iar asta m\u0103 intereseaz\u0103. Dac\u0103 Baz decide vreodat\u0103 s\u0103 fac\u0103 film din catrenul &#8220;C\u0103\u0163elu\u015f cu p\u0103rul cre\u0163 \/ Fur\u0103 ra\u0163a din cote\u0163&#8221;, garantat m\u0103 voi uita, pentru c\u0103 sunt sigur\u0103 c\u0103 ra\u0163a va fi superb\u0103 \u015fi plin\u0103 de tr\u0103iri exacerbate, pe perne de catifea ro\u015fie cu broderie de aur, iar c\u0103\u0163elu\u015ful va fi un antierou deopotriv\u0103 seduc\u0103tor \u015fi detestabil care va avea o rela\u0163ie ambigu\u0103 de iubire &#8211; ur\u0103 cu ra\u0163a, \u015fi \u015ftim c\u0103 la final ra\u0163a o s\u0103 moar\u0103 poetic \u015fi metafizic, iar noi o s-o pl\u00e2ngem cu muci. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cam asta avem \u015fi \u00een acest film, cu amendamentul c\u0103 Elvis e ra\u0163a. C\u0103\u0163elu\u015ful cu p\u0103rul cre\u0163 e managerul s\u0103u tri\u015for &#8211; impostor Colonelul Tom Parker, jucat de Tom Hanks, \u015fi filmul \u00ee\u015fi ia ni\u015fte libert\u0103\u0163i care \u00eei \u00eenfurie pe fanii adev\u0103ra\u0163i ai lui Elvis &#8211; &#8220;nici aia, nici aia nu s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat cu adev\u0103rat!!!&#8221;, dar care m\u0103 \u00eenc\u00e2nt\u0103 pe mine, un fan al cinematografiei maximaliste \u015fi un fan al lui Luhrmann. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nu e un documentar \u015fi nu e un reportaj. E un film artistic de Baz Luhrmann \u015fi-\u0163i asumi c\u0103 omul va lua faptele ca pe ceva relativ \u015fi ajustabil \u015fi-\u015fi va crea propriul miraj. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tema este aceea a jocurilor de noroc, iar estetica de circ \/ carnaval \/ casino colorat \u015fi strident e omniprezent\u0103 \u015fi \u00eendelung exploatat\u0103. \u00cen fond, naratorul \u015fi eroul pove\u015ftii, Tom Parker (Hanks) e un cartofor \u00eenglodat \u00een datorii. Prin urmare, un narator nu prea de \u00eencredere. Un personaj aproape la fel de fascinant ca Elvis &#8211; cel scris de Luhrmann \u015fi adus la via\u0163\u0103 de Butler &#8211; \u015fi un rol pe care mare parte din popula\u0163ie nu l-a \u00een\u0163eles. Ca dovad\u0103 c\u0103 Hanks a luat zmeura de aur pentru cea mai proast\u0103 presta\u0163ie a anului. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Realitatea e c\u0103 rolul lui Hanks are o dualitate deopotriv\u0103 comic\u0103 \u015fi tragic\u0103, iar modurile \u00een care reu\u015fe\u015fte s\u0103 se impun\u0103 ca antierou absolut cu fiecare secund\u0103 a filmului te poart\u0103 \u00eentr-un carusel de emo\u0163ii mai turbat dec\u00e2t acela \u00een care \u00eel &#8220;aga\u0163\u0103&#8221; el pe Elvis, c\u00e2nd \u00eei propune s\u0103-l reprezinte. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00cel ur\u00e2m pe Hanks pentru c\u0103 e personificarea imposturii \u015fi cli\u015feelor care ajung s\u0103 ne \u00eemp\u00e2nzeasc\u0103 via\u0163a dup\u0103 ce \u00eencet\u0103m s\u0103 g\u00e2ndim de sine st\u0103t\u0103tor \u015fi ne l\u0103s\u0103m pe seama solu\u0163iilor la prim\u0103 m\u00e2n\u0103. \u00cel ur\u00e2m pe Hanks pentru c\u0103 e, \u00een mai mic\u0103 sau mai mare m\u0103sur\u0103, o parte component\u0103 a personalit\u0103\u0163ii noastre \u015fi e ceea ce ur\u00e2m \u00een noi \u00een\u015fine. Nevoia de c\u00e2\u015ftig facil nemuncit, gratificarea imediat\u0103, l\u0103comia \u015fi autosuficien\u0163a. Dar, prin modul \u00een care \u0163i le pune pe toate acestea \u00een fa\u0163\u0103, Tom Hanks este magistral \u015fi, \u00een mod regretabil, ne\u00een\u0163eles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colonelul Tom Parker a fost \u015fi \u00een via\u0163a real\u0103 managerul lui Elvis, de c\u00e2nd acesta era t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103 speran\u0163\u0103 de mare succes \u015fi p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een momentul mor\u0163ii. I-a adus c\u00e2teva dintre cele mai b\u0103noase contracte de pe pia\u0163\u0103. Dar totodat\u0103, l-a condi\u0163ionat \u015fi limitat artistic, refuz\u00e2nd filme valoroase \u015fi oblig\u00e2ndu-l s\u0103 joace \u00een comedii facile care aduceau venituri imense. Parker l-a familiarizat pe Elvis cu cel mai periculos drog: banul c\u00e2\u015ftigat repede \u015fi f\u0103r\u0103 implicare artistic\u0103. Dar, dup\u0103 ce l-a f\u0103cut dependent, l-a \u015fi jecm\u0103nit financiar cu rapacitatea unei armate de lipitori. Practic, Tom Parker a fost un tri\u015for cu mentalitate de \u015fmecher de periferie, care i-a modelat cariera acestui b\u0103iat nu foarte de\u015ftept, dar extrem de frumos \u015fi dezirabil \u00een cel mai oportunist mod, apoi l-a muls cu o senin\u0103tate absolut\u0103 \u015fi voluptatea cu care am devora o pr\u0103jitur\u0103 delicioas\u0103. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L-a meritat Elvis pe Parker? A\u015f zice c\u0103 da, pentru c\u0103 reamintesc, \u00een via\u0163a real\u0103 omul a fost un bou sinistru. L-a meritat Parker pe Elvis? A\u015f zice c\u0103 da, pentru c\u0103 Parker \u015fi-a onorat promisiunile \u015fi l-a promovat pe acest mic c\u00e2nt\u0103re\u0163 din sud, n\u0103scut dintr-o familie s\u0103rac\u0103, a\u015fa cum poate c\u0103 Elvis n-ar fi visat niciodat\u0103 s\u0103 fie promovat. Rela\u0163ia lor extrem de abuziv\u0103, de toxic\u0103 \u015fi de explatatoare financiar e \u00eentr-un mod extrem de pervers echilibrat\u0103. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Filmul \u00eencepe cu Parker pe moarte, bolnav \u015fi \u00eenglodat \u00een datorii, la mul\u0163i ani dup\u0103 decesul lui Elvis. Din evoc\u0103rile acestuia, \u00eel descoperim pe regele rock&#8217;n&#8217;rollului, \u015fi evident c\u0103, din acel unghi, al amintirilor unui muribund, Elvis e un zeu. E cel mai str\u0103lucitor moment al existen\u0163ei lui Parker. E chintesen\u0163a frumuse\u0163ii, gra\u0163iei, senzualit\u0103\u0163ii \u015fi pericolului. De aceea nici nu-l vezi pe Elvis \u00eemb\u0103tr\u00e2nind \u00een film. Pentru c\u0103, \u00een amintirile lui Parker, acesta e perfect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mixul contradictoriu de duio\u015fie \u015fi l\u0103comie, tandre\u0163e \u015fi japc\u0103 financiar\u0103, grij\u0103 patern\u0103 \u015fi obsesie de borfa\u015f, e  adev\u0103ratul fir ro\u015fu care te \u0163ine legat de acest film. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Da, avem parte din plin de legenda lui Elvis, de senzualitatea electrizant\u0103 a lui Elvis &#8211; pe care Butler o red\u0103, cum am zis, impecabil &#8211; de vocea, de carisma, de impetuoztatea lui Elvis. V\u0103zute de omul care l-a exploatat financiar mai aprig dec\u00e2t oricine \u015fi l-a adorat mai mult dec\u00e2t toate fanele lui. De omul care \u00eenc\u0103 \u00eel men\u0163ine viu cu fiecare r\u0103suflare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personajul lui Elvis nu trece niciodat\u0103 de glamul str\u0103lucitor al vedetei &#8211; \u015fi exact din acest motiv, Butler n-a luat Oscarul ob\u0163inut acum c\u00e2\u0163iva ani de Rami Malek, chit c\u0103 munca de identificare cu vedeta e acolo. Dar, \u00een acest film, Elvis nu e un personaj real. E doar retr\u0103irea singurei mari iubiri platonice din via\u0163a unui tri\u015for muribund. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adev\u0103ratul personaj principal al pove\u015ftii e Parker, adev\u0103rata dram\u0103 e a lui. C\u0103 n-a \u015ftiut s\u0103 prelungeasc\u0103 magia, c\u0103 \u015fi-a pierdut pe\u015fti\u015forul de aur care i-a \u00eemplini toate dorin\u0163ele, c\u0103 a jucat mai mult dec\u00e2t ar fi fost rezonabil \u015fi a r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 nimic. Din aceast\u0103 perspectiv\u0103, filmul e sf\u00e2\u015fietor de trist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dar ajungi la aceast\u0103 perspectiv\u0103 dup\u0103 dou\u0103 ore \u00een care te \u00eembe\u0163i de frumuse\u0163ea \u015fi vraja ideii de Elvis, \u00eentruchipate de Austin Butler. Da, am zis &#8220;ideii de Elvis&#8221;. Petrecem mai mult timp uit\u00e2ndu-ne la femei care \u0163ip\u0103 \u00een extaz c\u00e2nd Elvis d\u0103 sugestiv din \u015folduri \u015fi la titluri de ziar care exprim\u0103 \u015focul conservatorilor care vor s\u0103-l bage \u00een \u00eenchisoare pentru coruperea tineretului, dec\u00e2t cunosc\u00e2nd persoana Elvis. \u015ei e ok. Ceva \u00eemi spune c\u0103 persoana Elvis era destul de neinteresant\u0103. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acest site \u00ee\u015fi poate continua activitatea doar cu sus\u0163inerea cititorilor.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/paypalme\/Trollywood\"><strong>Aici<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/paypal.me\/Trollywood\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/cafea-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/cafea.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/cafea.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/cafea.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/cafea.jpg?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/cafea.jpg?resize=320%2C320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/cafea.jpg?resize=184%2C184&amp;ssl=1 184w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/cafea.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/cafea.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/cafea.jpg?w=931&amp;ssl=1 931w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vrei s\u0103 m\u0103 urm\u0103re\u015fti \u00een social media? \u00cemi po\u0163i da like pe&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lorenaalmighty\/\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a>, follow pe&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lorenalupu\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;\u015fi&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lorena.lup\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>, subscribe pe&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCCHBtHi6S2GlUFqETH70cjQ\">YouTube<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;\u015fi pe<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@lorena.lupu\">&nbsp;Tiktok<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ceremonia recent\u0103 a Premiilor Oscar mi-a dat un imbold s\u0103 vizionez filmul &#8220;Elvis&#8221;, pentru c\u0103 Austin Butler se num\u0103ra printre nominaliza\u0163i \u015fi, cel pu\u0163in&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spicy"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/elvis.jpg?fit=338%2C234&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24685"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24690,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24685\/revisions\/24690"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}