http://youtu.be/mCaJel-1rzM

I watched this movie more than 5-6 times and not just because of Keanu . but yeah having Keanu in it, is a Bonus :) .. he's really good in this movie and DAMN they cut the scene which includes one of Keanu's most impressive actings of ALL TIME .. DUH.. that scene is priceless and so is keanu.

and Gosh River's acting talent is so overwhelming, he's a genius ..Okay i dont wanna rant about this movie :D

and I can watch "endless Idaho" endlessly ..

http://youtu.be/smAaEN-DdkA

Has everyone seen this already? I musta missed it cuz there is no mention of reeves.

I definitely think it is one of Keanu's best performances, maybe even his best (of course, that would be my subjective rating, so I should rather say "my favourite performance). Just the fact that Scott Favor gets me angry every time I watch the film should be proof enough.

@ Br0nz18: Yeah, that's exactly my problem with Scott Favor, too. He is very self-serving, opportunistic through and through. Actually, I liked the ambiguity in John Constantine's character better, which is why I would only say it is one of Keanu's best performances. Aw, man, he and River Phoenix worked so well together. :(

I definitely need to watch "Mala Noche" and "Drugstore Cowboy". *note to self*

@ lindawn: I definitely agree. I think all good films have terrible descriptions on the back cover. I try to avoid reading them. XD I couldn't express my feelings about the film any better than you did.

Dammit, now I'm going to have to watch MOPI again. It's all your fault, folks! I put the blame squarely on you!

^^ I'm sorry that you want to watch it again now.

ELLE: Touching on your earlier films for a moment, what was most memorable about the experience of shooting My Own Private Idaho?
GVS: I mostly remember that it was six weeks of shooting in Portland weather. And River and Keanu were really great. Such very good actors, so it was fun and funny because they were constantly getting into whatever the characters were. River was based on a real character so he was able to dig in and really get into his character. Keanu was based on a Shakespearean character, so he was more questioning because, it was like, how does a Shakespearean character actually fit into the modern day street? But hed had experience with Shakespeare, so he had a way to do it. River didnt have any Shakespeare associated with his character, so he didnt have to worry about it. Which he was glad about.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuY4gI4ojp8

http://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/film/2011-09-28/old-news-my-own-private-idaho/#

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Scott the character is the lucky bustard

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There's also the 'Prince Hal' aspect of Scott, but must admit I haven't read the Shakespeare plays related to the film, so couldn't talk about that.

Bob in another hand , has his own throne , the example of the future of those kids , which has his own Rules .

Gus Van Sant , put a hint in last scene of the grave yard's sequence . freshwater fishes , struggling , going up to the stream , against the water , to make it to the sea ( an ideal life , freedom of a man's soul ) . which in my opinion , shows that both Mike and Scott are trapped , in their social class anyway . while they are both don't quit fit in .

but I See Mike , as the last link of love/ pure and true emotions , who is paralyzed(another symbol) , he belongs to a certain road ,the road that suppose to end somewhere , to end in the station of ideal purity and true love , and that's why Scott loves him ,take care of him , and follow/accompany him to Mike's search for the age of innocence , which is blurry , but at-least he remembers some part of it .. but the road seems to have no end .... a never ending search of a 20th century 's human for a blurry idea .

Scott , seems to be more idealistic in words , and he soon gives up to the reality in his own way , but Mike is the one who truly believe in his vision of his mother/purity/ideal love .

i guess I'm going off-topic now .hehe.. so i stop it here .