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Total Eclipse

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In my opinion and after reading reviews everybody misunderstood the film and what it really wanted to say.It was not about DiCaprio and his beautiful face,nor about pure art but 2 poets who were nothing but "true messangers".If you remember Rimbaud did not care about sharing his poetry,took it seriously though but just as long as his heart felt it was necessery.This film that I have seen was magnificent.A total love story between 2 people who lived in an era that did not accept same sex relationships,nor desertion and again 2 people who did not care about the rest of the world.Rimbaud was born a genius knowing what he wanted.I loved the way DiCaprio inpersonated him.It took me back right in the 18th.century.Also I consider it an excellent piece of work.Never thought that anyone would complain about it.Especially because we can't ask them how it all happned.:-))))

I was introduced to Arthur Rimbaud, by a fellow student. I had heard of him from the likes of Bob Dylan and Patti Smith but never gave it much thought. This is the screen play for the movie (which I also enjoyed) but it does go into much greater detail then the film. The young Rimbaud is and loud and obnoxious but clearly beyond, at the age of 17, what most poets may hope to accomplish in a life time. I only wish I new why he stop writing at the age of 20. There are clearly unanswered questions here. Still I enjoyed it and went on to read his poetry. He was truely a genuis.

Yes, this is the screenplay of the movie "Total Eclipse", more than that, it is also a more precise portrait of (my favorite) poet Arthur Rimbaud. It's not saying the movie is not good (I like it a lot), but the movie left out some tiny details that is covered in this screenplay. And Since the movie is presented in an abstract way, you will understand the movie much better after you read this book. Furthermore, you can also have a comparison between the screenplay Rimbaud and the Leonardo DiCaprio Rimbaud (Leonardo DiCaprio, or the director, actually added many of artistic interpretation to the role).

A young gay poet myself, the story of Arthur Rimbaud helped me a lot of ways. We're all like him: wanting to change the world from one day to the next. Because of this, we try doing things that is impossible than we realize, but sometimes it's in those things that we find our real happiness. Arthur Rimbaud is now somebody I look up to as a role model, and so is Paul Verlaine. No matter how much crisis came their way, they still managed to fight and somehow made the best contributions to the literary world. You might as well read it yourself.

What a pretentious piece of garbage, both the screenplay and the movie itself. One is better served by reading Rimbaud's poems themselves. If you've never read Rimbaud, please do yourself a favor and stay away from the movie and screenplay. Stick with the poems.

Without seeing the actual film, I was stunned by the screenplay. Not only are the words captivating and true to poets Rimbaud and Verlaine but the actual film directions are provocative and insightful. The entire piece is beautifully complex. "The only unbearable thing is that nothing is unbearable" I'll be honest, I find it a damn shame to have DiCaprio playing the role only because I feel that the movie will be taken less seriously and Rimbaud will forever be a teen dream in the minds of many.

As a matter of fact I did not read this book, but I watch the movie and loved it. The only thing that drove me to watch the movie is only because Leo is my idol, BUT!--after the movie I was very curious about Arthur Rimbaud and I found some information about him and tried to read "A season in Hell", and I was totally FASCINATED by his works! He truly IS the defination of a genius!!!!!!! I love his writing style, his thoughts, and his intelligence.......At 18 he wrote his last piece of work, "A Season in Hell", and I think it's the BEST one of all...It's perhaps the most rebelious, thought-provoking work I've ever read.

First I saw the movie and practically fell in love with the characters that were portrayed on the screen. And now I've just read this book and I absolutely adore it! It's sad to say but before the movie and this book, I never even heard of these men before! Now I am wanting to learn everything I can about Verlaine and Rimbaud (I'm even going to attempt to read and understand their poetry!) I highly recommend this book to everyone but just watch out! The bug bites hard!! :)

Anyone who idolizes Dicaprio should not be allowed to read Rimbaud. In all actuallity, this book(like the movie) was uninformitive and dull. It focuses more on Verlaines psychology than Rimbauds--and as we all know, Verlaine was an ugly man. Im sick of hearing about this piece, it was lame. I only pray that all the teenie boppers of the world don't start reading Rimbaud since they love Dicaprio so much---it might actually give them a glimpse of what real life is like, and we wouldn't want to upset there little minds...now would we?