It’s been a long while since I’ve seen the Norwegian version of INSOMNIA, but I do remember liking it more than the Nolan version. I remember really loving the complexity of Stellan Skarsgård’s “hero” – who is really himself a bad person, whereas Pacino’s portrayal is much more straight-forward.
I think I more enjoy seeing somebody as they’re in the process of becoming bad more than somebody that is simply corrupted. Pacino is hardly a saint. He lies, fakes evidence, and colludes with a murderer, all to save his own skin. He may have started with good motivations, but they have long since been abandoned in the service of self preservation.
In this episode, Tyler and David discuss the career of director Christopher Nolan.
The original Insomnia is so much better. The ending is way better than Insomnia’s Hollywood ending. Also, he does shot his partner.
It’s been a long while since I’ve seen the Norwegian version of INSOMNIA, but I do remember liking it more than the Nolan version. I remember really loving the complexity of Stellan Skarsgård’s “hero” – who is really himself a bad person, whereas Pacino’s portrayal is much more straight-forward.
I think I more enjoy seeing somebody as they’re in the process of becoming bad more than somebody that is simply corrupted. Pacino is hardly a saint. He lies, fakes evidence, and colludes with a murderer, all to save his own skin. He may have started with good motivations, but they have long since been abandoned in the service of self preservation.