This is a special movie. It doesn't fit the normal "feel-good" drama genre though. This is one of those movies that pulls you in, let's you physically and mentally associate with the characters, fills you with hope, beats you over and over again, drains your emotional resources, and when the closing credits appear, feel something long after the end credits are done rolling. In a word - "mesmerizing".
If I were to pitch this story to Hollywood, my pitch would be nine words: "A Beautiful Mind" meets psychotic Nurse Ratchet in real life. This is the true story of Brian Wilson of the 1960s singing group, "The Beach Boys". He was/is the genius behind the majority of the success of this phenomenally-gifted musical group with his focus, experimentation with harmonies and instrumentation, and virtuoso mentality. But he paid a heavy, overwhelming price for dedicating his mind to such beautiful music for all to enjoy. He lost his way in real life and his family in the process... Enter Dr. Eugene Landy. Think Nurse Ratchet from "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" without any rules or ethical boundaries. Landy basically threatened, tortured, drugged and controlled every facet of Brian's life, career, fortune and relationships for at least a decade until someone strong enough and brave enough dared challenge this monster. AND it's a true story. The terror that gentle soul must have felt... …show more content…
You will leave the movie physically exhausted from the smothering and dangerous world Brian lived through for so
If I were to pitch this story to Hollywood, my pitch would be nine words: "A Beautiful Mind" meets psychotic Nurse Ratchet in real life. This is the true story of Brian Wilson of the 1960s singing group, "The Beach Boys". He was/is the genius behind the majority of the success of this phenomenally-gifted musical group with his focus, experimentation with harmonies and instrumentation, and virtuoso mentality. But he paid a heavy, overwhelming price for dedicating his mind to such beautiful music for all to enjoy. He lost his way in real life and his family in the process... Enter Dr. Eugene Landy. Think Nurse Ratchet from "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" without any rules or ethical boundaries. Landy basically threatened, tortured, drugged and controlled every facet of Brian's life, career, fortune and relationships for at least a decade until someone strong enough and brave enough dared challenge this monster. AND it's a true story. The terror that gentle soul must have felt... …show more content…
You will leave the movie physically exhausted from the smothering and dangerous world Brian lived through for so