Journal Entry on Stunt Man
Watching the Stunt Man was a bit of a head trip. The whole time we're on the edge of our seats trying to figure out this horrible thing that the main character, Cameron, did; the reason why he is running away from the cops. Meanwhile, there's this psychotic director, Eli, who ropes Cameron into working as a stunt man on the movie explaining that he had just “lost” his stunt man and would shelter Cameron from the police should he cooperate. Cameron comes to find out that Eli may have caused the original stunt man's death. This brings in another line of wonderment. Is Eli good or bad—is he a murderer or was it just a horrible accident?
The complexity of this movie is so intense yet not too much that it pushes the audience away. The multiple angles and storylines really pull the audience into the movie, yet the amazing shots occasionally pull the audience back out, reminding them the it's just a movie. Some of the shots, like the ones where we follow Cameron through his path shooting a scene and dodging soldiers and planes while jumping across a roof, really pull you in and make you feel like you're going through them yourself. 
Thinking a little more in depth, the meaning of the movie might seem to be about several different things: maybe running gets you no where/once you start running you can never stop. Even more involved, the movie really explores the job of being a stunt man and how people who don't seek thrills like that do not understand how people are willing to risk their lives for jobs like this. Furthermore, the movie says a lot about the movie industry altogether. It really covers the questions of what is really real? and shows how that line can be easily blurred in the film industry. Eli also shows one of the biggest desires of any director, to get the most realistic shot you can get. 
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