This is a movie about writing and all the implications surrounding that world. It may seem easier just to conceive an idea and place it on a piece of paper, but there are different situations affecting a writer. This movie is one of those stories that explains some situations about writing a book. On the day his third wife leaves him and his literary agent arrives to pressure him to finish a novel seven years in the writing, Carnegie Mellon professor, Grady Tripp, also learns that his married mistress is pregnant. Seven years before, with his first novel, he was a wonder boy. So was his agent. Both now need something. Over the weekend, instead of making choices, he vacillates in a pot-induced haze. One of his students, James Leer, perhaps stirs paternal feelings in Grady and raises homoerotic urges in the agent. Academic politics complicate things: Grady's mistress is the college chancellor, her husband chairs Grady's department, James has just shot the husband's dog. What to do?
Problems are something we need to face on a daily basis, our life wouldn't be the same without them. We have to be in charge of our lives, but sometimes our lives are just to screw up to deal with them. We have to learn about ourselves and what motivates to step forward and give …show more content…
He has a bright mind and is probably the best writer of his generation. The problem is that he is socially awkward. His life is a mystery and he is so good at creating stories that his life is a mystery. No one takes him seriously and definitely no one thinks most of him. When he has an opportunity to get involved with Prof. Tripp he would take his life spin around. He kills a dog, steal memorabilia, posses an arm, go missing, and have a sexual encounter with an editor. He does not expect anything, but got a lot. Maguire does a great job in this movie. This is my favorite role of his career as he feels really refreshing in this role and adds too much to the
Problems are something we need to face on a daily basis, our life wouldn't be the same without them. We have to be in charge of our lives, but sometimes our lives are just to screw up to deal with them. We have to learn about ourselves and what motivates to step forward and give …show more content…
He has a bright mind and is probably the best writer of his generation. The problem is that he is socially awkward. His life is a mystery and he is so good at creating stories that his life is a mystery. No one takes him seriously and definitely no one thinks most of him. When he has an opportunity to get involved with Prof. Tripp he would take his life spin around. He kills a dog, steal memorabilia, posses an arm, go missing, and have a sexual encounter with an editor. He does not expect anything, but got a lot. Maguire does a great job in this movie. This is my favorite role of his career as he feels really refreshing in this role and adds too much to the