Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Griff Lees Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Abegail Noëlle While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

RbDeraj Henry Darger was a man who seemed to be lost in the childhood that was very difficult for him. He was extremely obsessive with his art and writings of his book which seemed to be one story of a never-ending conflict. It almost seemed like a representation of his mind, a constant battle. He even keeping track of the weather in extreme detail for decades. He seemed to be at odds with God, believing and following, but at the same time hating and cursing him. His neighbors said he talked in different voices like a schizophrenic or person with multiple personalities. It was very weird that his memoirs seemed of a person of a solid mind, but the rest of his actions and writings make him seem insane. The documentary itself was descent. I liked how it was narrated partly by a child Dakota Fanning which was very fitting with the themes of Darger's work. It seemed somewhat drawn out and the animation of his drawings was somewhat annoying and unnecessary. Overall it was an interesting story about a strange man.

T Y I had no idea what this was when I clicked 'play' in Netflix. I'm extremely glad I watched it. Henry Dargers life follows the same narrative pattern as Joseph Cornell. Outsider artist Henry Darger originally disturbed me because his work involves such troubling topics. Best to steer clear I thought. Instead, this clever, compelling documentary was so excellent it forced me to reassess Darger. It is extremely inspiring to see what an arrested mind, mired/grounded in a seemingly unpromising but very specific & limiting milieu (1950s Catholicism in Chicago) could accomplish. The early moments showing the work itself, leaves you tantalized as to an explanation of his technique to overcome his lack of an artistic background; it soon follows. The interiority of Dargers effort and psychology is truly impressive. The toiling over a life's work for personal goals is humbling. My only problem with the documentary is that I found the first 45 minutes so exhilarating, that the rest of it couldn't compare and just seemed to linger there taking up space. But perhaps that just means there's more to get out of it, next time I watch it in a few months. The approval of hipsters is an irritating coda to the piece.What great luck that Darger's work (like that of the Philadelphia Wireman) was saved by those who stumbled across it. What a good omen to stumble across it on New Years Day.

ccthemovieman-1 This is a very, very strange story and even a different kind of documentary. From what I could see here, scanning the reviews, most of them were not favorable toward this.Myself, I found it slow in the first but more and more fascinating as it went on. It's just so bizarre, it's hard to know what to think as you watch this. When it was over, I found I was glad I took a chance on this DVD and will watch it again. But - it's not a happy experience.....and it is a bit haunting.I would just comment on a few things: 1 - I agree that, considering the subject matter and strange character (Henry Darger) whom this is about, this documentary should have been more interesting; 2 - I did not object to the artwork coming to life on occasion. It added badly-needed interest to the presentation. You never quite knew what you were going to see next, and I liked that; 3 - I enjoyed the two main voices, those of Larry Pine and Dakota Fanning. Pine voiced Darger as an adult and Fanning was the narrator and represented the Vivian Girls. Although young for this kind of role and vocabulary, Fanning is an exceptional young actress and seems to handle to everything well. Both did an outstanding job and the two complemented each other nicely, too.4 - I disagree with those who assumed Darger had no idea the physical difference between men and women, which is why he drew penises on the little girls. Come on - how naive can you be? Everyone - even shut-ins - knows the difference, whether one is celibate his/her own life or not. People see nudity throughout their life, even in the most innocent of places such as statues in public parks, museums, galleries, almost anywhere. He knew. Lord knows why he drew what he drew but let that remain his business. 5 - The more one listens to this account, the more insane Darger appears. I wasn't totally sure of that until he went into his "weather" phase. Holy smokes, this man had problems! It's sad, in a way, and is a prime example of how much an imprint your childhood has on the rest of your life. With a "normal" childhood, with a loving mother and father, would Henry have been a "normal" adult? Anyway, I found his book - from what Dakota and the others read from it - somewhat boring and definitely depressing, to be frank. To me, in addition to being immense adventure story it is, it was just as much - if not more - simply a long diary of man wrestling with his tortured soul.Definitely recommended, but know what you're in for.

canyoufeelthis Maybe it is just because I have to do an assignment on Oliver Twist and I was extremely stressed over it while watching this movie, but was it just me who thought their lives were very similar? Maybe not completely, just the first few years of his life. He also mentioned Dickens quite a bit in the movie. I am definitely using this film as a means of entertainment for my assignment. Unfortunately, I was unable to finish the movie so I'm not really sure if there was anymore similarities between the two, would someone care to tell me. But from what I did see I thought it was an incredible movie, even the way they showed it was amazing. Maybe some of you could put your input on this.