Barry
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Does he relish raising hell?
He raises the hell, yes.
But in another, more abstract respect, is the hell not raising him?
NoHellraiserfilm has fully reckoned with the existential weight of Pinheads lot in life, butBarrycomes close.
For a lot of people, thats plenty.
The show joins Barry in a depressive funk, carrying out hits in a narcotized fugue state of indifference.
He wants to feel alive instead of surrounding himself with death.
He wants emotion, he wants a connection, he wants truth.
Acting classes wouldnt exist if acting was easy, so teachers have to preach a heady gospel.
His hotel sucks, his rental car sucks, his apartment sucks.
But if you want it, go for it.
(Im an actor, a waitress tells him.
So am I, he responds.)
Hes found something new to be.
If making the professional pivot was that simple, however, there would be no show.
You are just impressed with yourself for planting lipstick camera!
Its because they wanted it the most.
Even that, though, is good enough to get a pass.
John Wayne Gacy painted.
Its a good, solid hobby.
