Indie Commentary

First of all, I found this movie hilarious, well-crafted and inspiring. I admit the trailer may have been a bit misleading, but here we are yet again, with people who either don't do their research or can't accept anything outside of the Hollywood plot machine. I am myself a musician (as a passion, not a career), and it is easy to feel uninspired and withdrawn due to the incessant dullness of loveless people and joyless routine. However, I left this movie rather inspired to create.

Part of this incessant dullness has arisen from the gradual onset of the cutesy-pop-indie music trend propagated by bands like Death Cab For Cutie all the way down the line to The Lumineers (and onward, ho!). The masses of "indie" fans eat it up, and that's great for them--but I'm left feeling rather deflated by it all. This movie seemed to be making some commentary on this "scene" and suggesting that even though original music is more interesting and contains a weird beauty, perhaps it isn't ever meant to be widespread. The SXSW Festival portion of the film alone seems to highlight this fact.

I know it's hipster-fashion to be holier-than-thou when it comes to music, but ultimately the bands with the quieter, less-caring (I didn't say UNCARING) attitude towards fame have more interesting music, even if it isn't to my taste.