| 词条 | I Am (2010 American documentary film) |
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| name = I Am | image = I Am documentary 2011 Poster.jpg | caption = | director = Tom Shadyac | producer = Jennifer Abbott Dagan Handy | writer = Tom Shadyac | screenplay = | story = | based on = | narrator = Tom Shadyac | music = | cinematography = Roko Belic | editing = Jennifer Abbott | studio = Homemande Canvas Productions Shady Acres | distributor = Flying Eye Productions | released = {{Film date|2010|10||}} | runtime = 76 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} I Am is a 2010 American documentary film written, directed, and narrated by Tom Shadyac. The film asks the question: "What is wrong with the world, and what can we do about it?", and explores Shadyac's personal journey after a bicycle accident in 2007 which led him to the answers "the nature of humanity",[1] "the world's ever-growing addiction to materialism", and "human connections" [2] Shot with Shadyac and a team of four,[3] the film contrasts sharply with the director's most notable comedic works. BackgroundTom Shadyac suffered post-concussion syndrome after a bicycle accident in Virginia in 2007,[2] experiencing months of acute headaches, hyper-sensitivity to light and noise, and slept in a closet due to chronic tinnitus that lasted beyond a six-month period. It was this constant ringing that the doctors could not treat that led him to suicidal thoughts.[3] The injury followed the cumulative effects of previous mild head injuries Shadyac had suffered surfing, mountain biking and playing basketball.[4]In 2011, a New York Times article stated that "the symptoms of a concussion [didn't] go away. Something as simple as a trip to the grocery store was painful for Shadyac, whose brain was unable to filter various stimuli. Shadyac subsequently gave away his excess fortune, opening a homeless shelter in Charlottesville, Virginia[1] and making a key donation to Telluride, Colorado's effort to set aside a natural area at the town's entrance.[5] He reoriented and simplified his life, sold his {{convert|17,000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} Los Angeles mansion[2] and moved into a trailer park – albeit the exclusive Paradise Cove park in Malibu.[6] As medical treatments failed to help, he isolated himself completely, sleeping in his closet and walling the windows of his mobile home with black-out curtains. Later, as his symptoms finally began to subside, the director wanted to share his inner quest in the way he knew best: through film."[11] Shadyac likened the experience to Dante's Seventh Circle of Hell.[7] Film contextIn the film, Shadyac conducts interviews with scientists, religious leaders, environmentalists and philosophers including Desmond Tutu, Noam Chomsky, Lynne McTaggart, Elisabet Sahtouris, David Suzuki, Howard Zinn, and Thom Hartmann. The film asks two central questions:[8] What’s Wrong With the World? and What Can We Do About it?. It is about "human connectedness, happiness, and the human spirit",[9] and explores themes including Darwinism, Western mores, loneliness, the economy, and the drive to war. The documentary includes animated scenes explaining scientific concepts,[10] as well as clips from the films Wall Street and It's a Wonderful Life.[11] Proceeds from the documentary went to the Foundation for I Am, which supports various charities.[12] Reception{{Expand section|date=April 2011}}The Los Angeles Times said the film was "a collection of sound bites that validate the filmmaker's point of view. What lifts the film above its dubious boilerplate assemblage of talking heads and archival images is Shadyac himself. With his gentle, self-mocking humor, he comes across as an exceptionally mellow, earnest and likable guy."[13] Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film a mixed review, awarding the film two stars out of four and stating that "the film is often absurd and never less than giddy with uplift, but that's not to say it's bad. I watched with an incredulous delight, and at the end, I liked Tom Shadyac quite a lot...he offers us this hopeful if somewhat undigested cut of his findings, in a film as watchable as a really good TV commercial, and just as deep. "[14] See also
References1. ^1 {{cite news | title = Director Tom Shadyac: 'I've been called crazy many times' | publisher = USA Today | date= 24 March 2011|first=Ann|last= Oldenburg | url = http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/03/director-tom-shadyac-ive-been-called-crazy-many-times/1?csp=34|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007204235/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/03/director-tom-shadyac-ive-been-called-crazy-many-times/1?csp=34|archivedate=7 October 2012}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite news | title = Tom Shadyac: the hit movie director who turned a camera on the Hollywood world he gave up | publisher = The Observer|date=16 January 2011|first=Paul|last=Harris | url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/jan/16/tom-shadyac-hollywood-movies-film|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619184101/http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/jan/16/tom-shadyac-hollywood-movies-film|archivedate=19 June 2012 | location=London}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=What Happens When You Give Away 50 Million Dollars and Move Into a Trailer Park?|url=http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=ca6ae38471d227b05e07a47e9&id=71e0ffcf6d&e=ba2c3c84e7|work=James Altucher|publisher=James Altucher|accessdate=10 April 2014|author=James Altucher|date=9 April 2014}} 4. ^{{cite web | title = Tom Almighty! Shadyac’s Doc Debuts at Mountainfilm. | publisher = The Watch|first= Karen |last=James|date=27 May 2010 | url = http://www.watchnewspapers.com/view/full_story/7721991/article-Tom-Almighty--Shadyac%E2%80%99s-Doc-Debuts-at-Mountainfilm-}} 5. ^{{cite web | title = Setback for S.D. industrialist, Telluride raises $50 million to block development plan|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018221204/http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070510/news_1b10blue.html|archivedate=18 October 2012 | publisher = The San Diego Union-Tribune|date=10 May 2007|first=Bruce|last= Bigelow | url = http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070510/news_1b10blue.html}} 6. ^{{cite web | title = Bohemian Cove | publisher = Vanity Fair|first=Vanessa|last= Grigoriadis|date=March 2011 | url = http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2011/03/paradise-cove-201103?currentPage=1|archivedate=15 October 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015033417/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2011/03/paradise-cove-201103?currentPage=1}} 7. ^{{cite news | title = Interview: 'I Am' filmmaker Tom Shadyac steps back to explore the big picture | publisher = The Seattle Times|first=John |last=Hartl | url = http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2014320329_iaminterview25.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712033559/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2014320329_iaminterview25.html|archivedate=12 July 2012 | date=24 February 2011}} 8. ^{{cite web | title = Bridgewater native co-produces 'I AM – The Documentary' by director Tom Shadyac | publisher = The Messenger Gazette|date=27 November 2010|first=Lynn|last=Weckworth|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015164204/http://www.nj.com/messenger-gazette/index.ssf/2010/11/bridgewater_native_co-produces_i_am_the_documentary_by_director_tom_shadyac.html|archivedate=15 October 2012 | url = http://www.nj.com/messenger-gazette/index.ssf/2010/11/bridgewater_native_co-produces_i_am_the_documentary_by_director_tom_shadyac.html}} 9. ^1 {{cite web | title = Tom Shadyac is Not Your Typical Hollywood Director | publisher = Pepperdine Magazine|date=8 April 2011|first= Sarah |last=Fisher|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728144935/http://magazine.pepperdine.edu/index.php/2011/04/tom-shadyac-is-not-your-typical-hollywood-director/|archivedate=28 July 2013 | url = http://magazine.pepperdine.edu/index.php/2011/04/tom-shadyac-is-not-your-typical-hollywood-director/}} 10. ^1 {{cite news | title = ‘I Am’ by the Director Tom Shadyac | publisher = The New York Times|date=18 March 2011|first= Rachel |last=Saltz | url = https://movies.nytimes.com/2011/03/18/movies/i-am-by-the-director-tom-shadyac-review.html?scp=1&sq=tom%20shadyac&st=cse}} 11. ^{{cite news | title = 'I Am': Rare feel-good documentary explores happiness and the meaning of life | publisher = The Seattle Times|first= John |last=Hartl | url = http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2014320323_mr25iam.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711070723/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2014320323_mr25iam.html|archivedate=11 July 2012 | date=24 February 2011}} 12. ^{{cite news | title = ‘Ace Ventura’ meets Bishop Desmond Tutu in Tom Shadyac’s documentary ‘I Am’ | publisher = Washington Post|first=Lydia |last=Chammas|date=26 March 2011 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/ace-ventura-meets-bishop-desmond-tutu-in-tom-shadyacs-documentary-i-am/2011/03/22/AFEN7GWB_story.html}} 13. ^{{cite news | title = Movie review: 'I Am' | publisher = The L.A. Times|first=Sheri |last=Linden|date=11 March 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315210239/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/11/entertainment/la-et-i-am-20110311|archivedate=15 March 2011 | url = http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-i-am-20110311,0,6954802.story}} 14. ^{{cite news |title=I Am |publisher=rogerebert.com |first=Roger |last=Ebert |date=21 April 2011 |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110421/REVIEWS/110429996 |archivedate=12 October 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012115858/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20110421%2FREVIEWS%2F110429996 |deadurl=yes |df= }} External links
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