Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaRenowned author, Tim O'Brien, wrestles with the nation's wars as he battles to finish one last book.Renowned author, Tim O'Brien, wrestles with the nation's wars as he battles to finish one last book.Renowned author, Tim O'Brien, wrestles with the nation's wars as he battles to finish one last book.
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The War and Peace of Tim O'Brien is a timely and moving story of an aging man haunted by the war of his youth. This latest work by director Aaron Matthews also compels us to confront our own life story and hopefully find our own peace. Mike H - North Carolina
Greetings again from the darkness. "We are all writing our 'Maybe' book." So says National Book Award winner Tim O'Brien, the renowned war story author best known for his groundbreaking 1990 book, "The Things They Carried." The book was based on his experiences in the Vietnam War, and Mr. O'Brien is the subject of this documentary profile by Aaron Matthews. Four years of filming (off and on) covers O'Brien's journey in writing his next (perhaps last) book ... his first since 2002.
O'Brien lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Meredith, and their two sons, Timmy and Tad. The married couple look back to facing a fork in the road when Meredith wanted kids and Tim did not. He became a father for the first time at age 56, vowing to be a "decent" father. During those years, he did not write, and eventually it was Meredith that urged him to return to the keyboard. She says, "An artist makes art, a writer should write." And much of Matthews' movie explores O'Brien's writing struggles, and his admitted battle in balancing family and writing.
With his ever-present cigarette and stash of notes and ideas, O'Brien walks us through some of his thought-process. His sons have shown no interest in learning about his war years, his childhood, or much of anything else in regards to their dad. They are simply normal teenagers more focused on sports, friends, and screen time. Dad acknowledges this, and is inspired by the idea that after he's gone, they will appreciate knowing what made Dad tick. He cringes at the thought of being remembered for the worst thing that ever happened to him (war), but knows he would have valued the effort from his own dad - despite what we learn from a segment where O'Brien and his brother and sister reminisce about their parents.
In addition to being an incredibly talented writer, Tim O'Brien is a deep thinker, and actually quite courageous to invite cameras into his inner sanctum. Death is often on his mind, and even 50+ years later, he's still haunted by his war experience - even though he has forged a writing and speaking career from it. The proof of his internal demons is seen with O'Brien on his hands and knees scrubbing the kitchen floor in the wee hours of the morning. We see him labor over a few words just like he labors over a magic trick - a few of which we see. Just don't ask him to play the trombone. O'Brien speaks to the futility of his writing, and how his words have no impact on whether more are sent into battle. He labels himself a "Preacher of Peace", but we are never really confident he has found peace ... perhaps acceptance is more fitting. "Dad's Maybe Book" by Tim O'Brien was published in 2019. Available VOD on March 2, 2021
O'Brien lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Meredith, and their two sons, Timmy and Tad. The married couple look back to facing a fork in the road when Meredith wanted kids and Tim did not. He became a father for the first time at age 56, vowing to be a "decent" father. During those years, he did not write, and eventually it was Meredith that urged him to return to the keyboard. She says, "An artist makes art, a writer should write." And much of Matthews' movie explores O'Brien's writing struggles, and his admitted battle in balancing family and writing.
With his ever-present cigarette and stash of notes and ideas, O'Brien walks us through some of his thought-process. His sons have shown no interest in learning about his war years, his childhood, or much of anything else in regards to their dad. They are simply normal teenagers more focused on sports, friends, and screen time. Dad acknowledges this, and is inspired by the idea that after he's gone, they will appreciate knowing what made Dad tick. He cringes at the thought of being remembered for the worst thing that ever happened to him (war), but knows he would have valued the effort from his own dad - despite what we learn from a segment where O'Brien and his brother and sister reminisce about their parents.
In addition to being an incredibly talented writer, Tim O'Brien is a deep thinker, and actually quite courageous to invite cameras into his inner sanctum. Death is often on his mind, and even 50+ years later, he's still haunted by his war experience - even though he has forged a writing and speaking career from it. The proof of his internal demons is seen with O'Brien on his hands and knees scrubbing the kitchen floor in the wee hours of the morning. We see him labor over a few words just like he labors over a magic trick - a few of which we see. Just don't ask him to play the trombone. O'Brien speaks to the futility of his writing, and how his words have no impact on whether more are sent into battle. He labels himself a "Preacher of Peace", but we are never really confident he has found peace ... perhaps acceptance is more fitting. "Dad's Maybe Book" by Tim O'Brien was published in 2019. Available VOD on March 2, 2021
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The War And Peace Of Tim O' Brien is a fascinating portrait of one of America's most important contemporary authors, as he embarks on writing what he feels may be his last book.
Director Aaron Matthews masterfully balances the strands of a man facing his own mortality and legacy, the messiness of the creative process (particularly in the midst of raising a family) and the ever-enduring, ever-mutating effects of war... All with a healthy dose of heart and humor, which honors the gravitas of the subject matter while keeping it from veering to the maudlin. Not an easy spot to hit, and Matthews does a perfect job with it.
This film is a major piece of work, and has stayed with me long after viewing.
Highly recommended!
Director Aaron Matthews masterfully balances the strands of a man facing his own mortality and legacy, the messiness of the creative process (particularly in the midst of raising a family) and the ever-enduring, ever-mutating effects of war... All with a healthy dose of heart and humor, which honors the gravitas of the subject matter while keeping it from veering to the maudlin. Not an easy spot to hit, and Matthews does a perfect job with it.
This film is a major piece of work, and has stayed with me long after viewing.
Highly recommended!
The War and Peace of Tim O'Brien is a beautifully intimate documentary by Aaron Matthews which evokes aching sadness, loss and hope all at the same time. The camera follows the acclaimed author Tim O'Brien, in his seventies, as he struggles to reconcile the ghosts of a long ago war he did not want to fight, with his fight against approaching mortality and the desire to create lasting memories for his young sons. It is a must see for all generations.
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