Réalisation:
Tony StoneScénario:
Tony StonePhotographie:
Nathan CorbinMusique:
Benjamin John PowerActeurs·trices:
Sharlto Copley, Drew Powell, Tahmus Rounds, Travis W Bruyer, Sal Rendino, Daniel Knight, Wayne Pyle, Charlie Romanelli, Kate LindsayRésumés(1)
“Yesterday was quite good, the only disruptive sounds were nine evil jets.” Ted K lives a life of almost complete seclusion in a simple wooden cabin without electricity or running water in the mountains of Montana. But then this former university professor, who despises modern life and society’s faith in technology, becomes radicalised. What begins with local acts of sabotage, ends with deadly bomb attacks. Ted K is the Unabomber. Terrorist Ted Kaczynski was arrested in 1996 and remains in prison to this day. Director Tony Stone takes a radical approach to addressing Kaczynski’s way of thinking and portrays him here on the basis of his diary entries and his written pamphlets. Ted K is no conventional biopic – it does not attempt to conduct a psychological analysis or describe trauma. Instead, text fragments, intense images and electronic as well as classical film music are combined to create a meditative composition about violence, isolation and the nature of the essence of evil. (Berlinale)
(plus)Critiques (2)
Sharlto Copley as the famous eco-terrorist Unabomber! Those who have seen the series about the Unabomber will appreciate the film less. I went into the film completely unfamiliar and I have to say I'm not all that happy with this biopic adaptation. Sharlto Copley puts on more or less a one man show and performs very well. As a probe into the soul of yet another twisted individual with a distaste for modern technology, it works in part, but the film definitely fails on the crime and disturbing side. The film focuses a lot on the main character's voice-overs, survival in the wilderness, and planning sabotages, which would have been enough for about half an hour, but to kill an entire film in two hours in that style is downright painful. If this was one of the greatest manhunts in FBI history, it's quite disappointing that there's no proper detective to hunt him down, in fact the viewer doesn't even get to enjoy proper explosions and dead bodies, so for me it's quite disappointing. Interesting yes, but also a bit boring unfortunately. Story 3/5, Action 0/5, Humour 0/5, Violence 1/5, Fun 2/5 Music 3/5, Visuals 3/5, Atmosphere 3/5, Suspense 1/5, Emotion 2/5, Actors 4/5. 5.5/10.
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Il aurait suffi de procéder différemment sur quelques points pour rendre la chose ennuyeuse, mais ici, tout fonctionne comme il se doit, de sorte que le spectateur rentre totalement dedans. Il est remarquable que Sharlto Copley parvienne à porter tout le film sur ses épaules pendant deux heures entières et à captiver le public en jouant corps et âme un rôle psychologiquement difficile. [Ji.hlava 2021]
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