If you've grown up in the United States, then you almost certainly know about Elvis Presley. Whether you know him as the king of rock 'n' roll or a burnout Vegas singer, you know that he remains one of the supreme musical icons.
Baz Luhrmann's Academy Award-nominated biopic takes an unusual approach by telling Presley's life story from a different point of view. "Elvis" is narrated by Col. Tom Parker, played by Tom Hanks in what is probably his most grotesque role to date. Like many biopics focusing on musicians, the movie depicts his meteoric rise, and then his career's downfall. The scenes where the 1950s adults got all up in arms about Elvis's performances remind me of every instance where modern adults complain about the latest trends in pop culture; I wonder what the '50s equivalent of "okay, boomer" was.
A lot of people apparently found Hanks's performance gross. A counterargument is that it shows his versatility as an actor. As to the movie's accuracy, I can't comment on that. Overall, I thought that it was an impressive production. Not a great movie, but worth seeing.
Baz Luhrmann's Academy Award-nominated biopic takes an unusual approach by telling Presley's life story from a different point of view. "Elvis" is narrated by Col. Tom Parker, played by Tom Hanks in what is probably his most grotesque role to date. Like many biopics focusing on musicians, the movie depicts his meteoric rise, and then his career's downfall. The scenes where the 1950s adults got all up in arms about Elvis's performances remind me of every instance where modern adults complain about the latest trends in pop culture; I wonder what the '50s equivalent of "okay, boomer" was.
A lot of people apparently found Hanks's performance gross. A counterargument is that it shows his versatility as an actor. As to the movie's accuracy, I can't comment on that. Overall, I thought that it was an impressive production. Not a great movie, but worth seeing.