Where Tommy Wiseau failed sensationally with The Room, James Franco succeeded with The Disaster Artist. After all, as director and lead actor, he managed to make a film about the worst film in the world, which was well received by audiences and critics. You can stream it now on Amazon Prime Video. James Franco’s film interjects into this new light on an eccentric artist with little talent.
Now on Amazon Prime: The Disaster Artist is more than the story of the making of the worst film
This is what The Disaster Artist is about: The young actor Greg Sestero (Dave Franco) meets the eccentric artist Tommy Wiseau (James Franco) who takes him under his wing. Tommy would like to become a big director, but because he hasn’t had any success so far, he decides to finance his own film. He stars Greg and himself, writes the script and directs.
But there is one big problem: Tommy does not allow any criticism of his work and has very fixed views on how a film should be made. He is becoming increasingly difficult to work with. Soon the costs explode and the employees understand less and less what the film is actually about.
Instead of pure mockery, The Disaster Artist pays respect to the mocked original
It would have been easy to talk about Tommy Wiseau and his… legendarily bad film The Room to make fun of him and drag him through the mud. However, James Franco has chosen to be respectful of those involved.
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The Disaster Artist
In The Disaster Artist, Wiseau is portrayed not only as eccentric, but also as Person who believes in his art. This makes the fact that he produced a huge flop seem more tragic and not just ridiculous.
The Room is the worst film in the world and still fills cinemas
For many cinema lovers and critics, The Room is considered the worst film ever, as Vox shows. But to this day, screenings of The Room are regularly shown in Los Angeles cinemas. These are also well attended and even director Tommy Wiseau is sometimes present. He also regularly tours with his films, which you can check on the official website for The Room.
For anyone who wants to host such a screening themselves, or even just wants to understand what’s going on, some fans have put together an online guide, which you can find at AV Club. Entire rituals have now developed. In addition to boos, lines of dialogue are also shouted, spoons are thrown at the screen and scenes are even acted out.
The Disaster Artist is available now on Amazon Prime Video.
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