I saw this movie many times. But the time I saw it on magic mushrooms I will never forget. In the last scene of the movie I was apearing to be in the flooded hotelroom with Johnny Depp. I could see the water all around me, sitting on the bench.
It was crazy.
This movie is crazy.
And I am crazy about this movie.
Terry Gilliam is one of my favourite directors. He can create a new world on the screen. Like you are in someone else's mind. I like that a lot about films.
Johnny Depp is a miraculous Raoul Duke. An autobiographical character of the writer of the book Hunter S. Thompson.
Seeing it not under influence made me realise the story. It is not just about taking drugs. It shows the zeitgeist of the 70's. And I don't think things change a lot. In this time I can also relate to what Hunter S. Thompson is saying.
I especially like 'the wave speech' in the final scene of the movie.
This is a 10/10 for me.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
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