At first I thought this movie was meant to be funny; the brutal, grisly, violence is so over the top that you laugh in that sort of crazy disbelieving way. But after a while you realize that it's not meant to be funny.
One the one hand, not knowing anything about the real person Chopper I wondered why anyone would want to make such a non-judgemental movie about someone who was obviously very messed up. Then after watching the bonus material on the DVD I realized that the movie makers were just cashing in on his notoriety. Apparently Chopper was very popular with the low brow types who are entertained by weirdo misfits out in left field. And the pseudo arty types love to think that doing movies about misfits is true art; it's so much easier than doing something that requires true creativity.
It's a great movie if you love tabloid tv; Oprah interviewing some messed up person who was sexually abused by her parents, Jeraldo interviewing neo Nazis, etc. It's not a movie that makes you think; it simply titilates those who like to sift stuff out of the gutter of life.
One the one hand, not knowing anything about the real person Chopper I wondered why anyone would want to make such a non-judgemental movie about someone who was obviously very messed up. Then after watching the bonus material on the DVD I realized that the movie makers were just cashing in on his notoriety. Apparently Chopper was very popular with the low brow types who are entertained by weirdo misfits out in left field. And the pseudo arty types love to think that doing movies about misfits is true art; it's so much easier than doing something that requires true creativity.
It's a great movie if you love tabloid tv; Oprah interviewing some messed up person who was sexually abused by her parents, Jeraldo interviewing neo Nazis, etc. It's not a movie that makes you think; it simply titilates those who like to sift stuff out of the gutter of life.