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It's all a vision

posted 4 years ago by Downhomedude (4)
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Everything that happens in the movie after the point William listens to the song 'Tommy' while burning a candle is a vision of his future.

Discuss.

[–] tph890 (489) 4 years ago

That’s a cool interpretation.

[–] Lackzoom (29) 3 years ago

"Discuss."

No

[–] Otter (24464) 3 years ago

Except that it really happened to the director.

[–] Downhomedude (4) 3 years ago

Oh, so Cameron Crowe went on an extended bus tour with hard-working-band-makes-good Stillwater. Got it.

[–] Otter (24464) 3 years ago

Crowe was writing for Rolling Stone at 15, and toured with the Allman Brothers at 16.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Crowe

According to his official bio, anyway.

[–] Boromir (10005) 3 years ago

So Almost Famous based on a true story.
I didn't know that.

I wonder if he lose his virginity like the guy in the movie and how much the fiction band Stillwater is similar to Allman Brothers.

[–] Otter (24464) 3 years ago

I think a lot of dramatic elements were added, but yeah.

[–] Wuchak (8732) 3 years ago

Yeah, a lot of dramatic elements based on real-life accounts (not necessarily Crowe's life personally).