Let me start by admitting I've seen this car up close and personal at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Before actually seeing it, I had no idea a woman was behind it. As a child, I remember seeing it on "The Price is Right," and thought it was cool. So when I saw the documentary was coming, I couldn't wait to hear about this. In my mind, I thought this kind of design was the predecessor to the three-wheeled vehicles that are now mainstays. But I didn't know about the journey this took which made this an interesting HBO documentary.
As it opens it is the story of a con man. The way this tale is told is through an interesting choice of "Terry Gilliam" style animation. Why would they choose that? It is interesting because the style Mr. Gilliam did was to depict old and ancient out of old newspapers clipping and such of the subjects he was doing. Thinking about that and how they are making THIS story unfold, it makes sense. It may be distracting to some, but it tells of a background of a tale of a con man in pieces. His background was in pieces, his relationships were in pieces, he kept moving around in pieces, and HE was in pieces coming to terms to identify with who he was in a time when that was difficult.
What you will get from this is the evolution of a real con man into a woman with a brilliant idea. It's a stage road, a rocky one, a prejudicial one as the question for the "law" did he hide as a woman to escape his previous cons AND pull a new one with the Dale, or did she all along know this is who she needed to be. The answer seems more evident in this day and time, but it's still in pieces as she continues to "run" from her past and solidify her future.
This is about the marketing and prototype Elizabeth Carmichael presented, the Dale, her past crimes impeded that unveil. The views did that, and again, I can see it was all in pieces placed against real feelings, real love, and family acceptance when nobody else would.
It's an interesting way to convey this tale; I appreciate the filmmakers sharing her past in this animation style, rather than a typical 100% talk-talk film documentary style we've seen over and over. If we, the viewer, feel confused by it, that could be deliberate as imagine how Elizabeth felt throughout all of this.
As it opens it is the story of a con man. The way this tale is told is through an interesting choice of "Terry Gilliam" style animation. Why would they choose that? It is interesting because the style Mr. Gilliam did was to depict old and ancient out of old newspapers clipping and such of the subjects he was doing. Thinking about that and how they are making THIS story unfold, it makes sense. It may be distracting to some, but it tells of a background of a tale of a con man in pieces. His background was in pieces, his relationships were in pieces, he kept moving around in pieces, and HE was in pieces coming to terms to identify with who he was in a time when that was difficult.
What you will get from this is the evolution of a real con man into a woman with a brilliant idea. It's a stage road, a rocky one, a prejudicial one as the question for the "law" did he hide as a woman to escape his previous cons AND pull a new one with the Dale, or did she all along know this is who she needed to be. The answer seems more evident in this day and time, but it's still in pieces as she continues to "run" from her past and solidify her future.
This is about the marketing and prototype Elizabeth Carmichael presented, the Dale, her past crimes impeded that unveil. The views did that, and again, I can see it was all in pieces placed against real feelings, real love, and family acceptance when nobody else would.
It's an interesting way to convey this tale; I appreciate the filmmakers sharing her past in this animation style, rather than a typical 100% talk-talk film documentary style we've seen over and over. If we, the viewer, feel confused by it, that could be deliberate as imagine how Elizabeth felt throughout all of this.