Tar and MAESTRO !

Tar and Maestro are films that basically  give us an idea about classical music, but in the end they are just creations of people imagination.Both movies left me feeling cheated. This is because although they are marketed as music artworks, they don't seem to contain much music. In some ways, MAESTRO still a miracle. Cooper's ability to accurately capture Bernstein face and mannerisms, especially his voice and speech, is wonderful.

Cooper is nearly perfect as his Bernstein reenactment of Resurrection at Ely Cathedral led to some of the most dramatic decisions that ever influenced the master direction, but truth be told, the situation was too long and difficult for any actor to handle it. Cooper deserves great praise and deserves an Oscar for Best Actor. On the other hand, Cate Blanchett performance as Lydia Tar is not as impressive as Cooper.Her acting is amateurish at best, even crude at times.  

However, Tar is a very good movie too. As a psychological drama, it appealed to me more than the romantic version of The MAESTRO. Director Todd Field also deserves credit for trying to bring awareness to many of the major current musical trends.However, I think it is this extra musical feature that killed the success of both films.

 In 1979 Sir Peter Shaffer made A play under the name ,Amadeus , which premiered at the National Theater in London. By 1985, it had won eight Academy Awards. In my opinion, Amadeus is still the most successful movie of all. Some complain that Schaeffer story was too much, with too many characters and too much backstory. The distortions promoted by Forman are intentional. Their beauty predisposes viewers to a feeling of oversaturation, forcing them to focus on the most real aspect of the film: the music.

I'm not just talking about his music, although that's great on its own. Sir Neville Marriner won a Grammy for a solid reason.Instead, I mean his music as a whole. The film ,Amadeus ,explains what music is, how it is created, and how it manifests in the minds of those who play it. All music lovers, especially composers, need to learn Amadeus. On the contrary, Tarr and MAESTRO were more interested in the artist than the art. Of course, both films are works of fiction. While the Mastero may argue about this prescription, i think that  Tar has some real facts.

While I  Focus on what's Tar experimental music is about rather than what Tar music sounds like and yes, there is a difference, although it may seem that way,it can be as good as ever. No great musician would use this idea for long; The most important tool was the ear, not the mouth. Tar tells a lot but gives little time to the audience. As a result, the meaning of what is happening is lost, and Lydia Tarr does not appear to be a leader or merchant of business and personal intrigues.

In this regard, the Maestro also suffered. Why investigate Bernstein romantic relationships unless it's to turn them into music? Why not describe music as the most important thing in Bernstein life?  Although Tar is actually a fake, the Mastero was created with the support of the Bernstein family, who once had to defend Cooper use of a prosthetic nose. As for the involvement of the Bernstein family, I cannot say anything for sure. All I know is that I and many others who respect Bernstein music have moved away as a person from the Mastero who was said to have been expelled. We can't help but think that Carey Mulligan performance as Felicia Montealegre is the real star of the movie. 

What Tar and Maestro have in common is that they normalize the negative attitude that emerges in today's world, that the creator is more than what he creates, and that the value of the artwork is inextricably determined by the identity of the artist. This is only true in the Bible. Audiences will not be able to attend Swan Lake because Tchaikovsky is gay, and they will not be able to attend ,Die Walkure, because Wagner is anti-Semitic. The good spirit of these composers art goes far beyond their own content. That's why their work will be remembered. But Tar and the Master will be just as memorable as Amadeus.