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Reply #30 posted 10/02/08 6:54am

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BoySimon said:

His feet actually touch the ground. There's a huge amount of theme going on from the spousal abuse to the racism. What an amazing movie... and Prince, well... he plays a part so 'earthed' it's insane. I honestly can't imagine him opening doors now, but pushing play on a tape recorder? Knowing to close the screen before you close the front door? Flicking a light switch? It doesn't seem real anymore.



Man being with him onstage....I thought I would fall out and die at paisley, but when i got up there and he was next to me playing a bass in some cowboy hat and boots...I was like..oh...ok....he is just a regular guy..." All this time I am thinking this man is a god..then i see him and he smiling and looking at me and everyone else...he is just a man on the street...a cute man at that...
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Reply #31 posted 10/02/08 7:25am

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Se7en said:

There are several eras that seem very "genuine" to me -- i.e., Prince is authentic as "himself".

Standouts would be 1999/Purple Rain, SOTT/TBA, Lovesexy/Nude, and TRC/ONA.

A lot of the other eras seem like playacting or experimenting, such as ATWIAD, Parade, and D&P/Symbol.

The Dirty Mind era seems to fit in that discription.
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Reply #32 posted 10/03/08 1:27am

BoySimon

Yeah, misogyny... The woman in the dumpster, the waitress, the underwear costumes, the doe-eyed devotion, the willingness to give up possessions for a man, the punching and abuse.... it's misogyny. Or, is it acting?
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