Bringing Out The Dead by Martin Scorsese

[edgitarra]

I watched this movie last night and I think it was pretty interesting.
The story sounds like this: "Based on the novel by Joe Connelly, a former EMS worker, "Bringing Out the Dead" follows three long nights in the life of New York City paramedic Frank Pierce (Nicholas Cage) as he navigates through the life and death situations of the last era of the "mean streets" of New York City, the early 90's, all the while attempting to hold on to his sanity by a thread."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163988/

 

[Mrs.Tigersoap]

I watched this movie last night and I think it was pretty interesting.

Hello edgitarra,

Can you tell us more about why you found the movie interesting? :)

 

[Tomiro]

I remember enjoying the movie while watching it quite some time ago. The protagonist is a burned out ambulance driver that tries to get relief from his pain by "saving" others, which he hasn't been able to do for some time. He is also haunted by images of people that he wasn't able to save. Each of his coworkers seems more and more psychotic, if not psychopathic, and it explores somewhat the darker sides of humanity. It has some stylish cinematography and the soundtrack is also pretty good.

 

[edgitarra]

I watched this movie last night and I think it was pretty interesting.

Hello edgitarra,

Can you tell us more about why you found the movie interesting? :)

I found it interesting because of the artistic combination between the life of a paramedic who tries to save lives but after a point everybody he tries to save dies and his struggle to keep his sanity in a mad world.

 

[Zadius Sky]

I got a chance to watch this film. Being that it was directed by Martin Scorsese, who also directed Shutter Island and Hugo, of which I had seen and enjoyed.

In short, it was an okay film to watch if one is interested in seeing a paramedic struggling to remain sane in an insane environment. He was struck with emotions (namely despair and depression, I would suppose) that he couldn't get over, seeing things on the road after hours that are dangerous, and dealing with people that we would consider outright crazy (especially mental Noel, played by Marc Anthony). It was disturbing to see how psychotic and chaotic his "partners" were. Even more disturbing to watch that one "birth" scene - it was more than enough to give me nightmares.

I think this film was a personal exploration (daily struggles with death and a spiritual redemption) for Scorsese.

Not a film that I would watch again, in my opinion.