No surprise even Read himself suggested Bana for the part. When I say that here, in the case of Eric Bana as Mark Read it is the truest I’ve ever felt about that sentiment. I often say that a certain performance is great because an actor was the only one capable of playing the role.
#Chopper movie part 1 full
Without spoiling the plot and the finale, you can see how Chopper thrives off the social nature of his hardness, of his crazy reputation, because after he’s left all alone, nobody to talk/brag to, Chopper becomes a silent man, full of solitude, and there’s nobody there any longer to listen to his ramblings and his inflated ego. Because that’s another big aspect of the film, and of the man’s life: Chopper was always, above all else, a storyteller. We go back through events at a couple points, seeing things as they really are, then through Chop’s eyes – often turned into a more elaborate, more exciting version of events. So what’s interesting is how director-writer Dominik decides to tackle the many stories, many of which are true, that Chopper has blown up into half-truths and half-fabrications. Really, Chop? Well, that’s because he has a specific idea of what and who Mark “Chopper” Read should be to the world. When he shoots a previous victim after getting out of jail, he brings the guy to hospital, yet then denies it to everyone else who asks. At the same time he continually feels the need to pump himself up, one way or another. Everything about Chopper is legit, in terms of his tough guy appeal. Then the line between friend and enemy is no longer of importance because there’s no line anymore to separate dreams and reality.īut a few fibs never stopped Chop from telling a good tale, did it?įirst and foremost, Chopper is about appearances both the film and the man. And soon, the delusional truths in Chop’s head start to work their way into the real world. He’s paranoid, unable to figure out the line between enemy and friend. But ole Chop, he’s still living inside even on the outside. In 1986, he’s released back unto the world. With too many enemies after him Chopper has the tops of his ears cut off by another inmate, which gains him notoriety and also a transfer out of H-Division. Even Jimmy tries stabbing him, unsuccessfully. Instead of that happening, Chopper finds everyone turns on him. Inside, serving in the notoriously well-known H-Division, Chopper kills off a big time criminal in the hopes of climbing the ranks. Is Chopper Read a good or a bad man? Is he a product of a nasty environment? You be the judge.Ī product of the Australian penal system since the age of 16, Mark Brandon “Chopper” Read (Eric Bana) does a bid in jail for having kidnapped a Supreme Court judge, in order to try getting his old friend Jimmy Loughnan (Simon Lyndon) out of Pentridge Prison. But he is a paradox – a criminal, a murderer, a pathological liar. It’s hard not to like Chopper at times because he’s a vigilante, he likes to prey on criminals. Using bits of truth and bits of who-knows-if-its-fiction from Chopper himself, director-writer Andrew Dominik explores an interesting chapter of Mark Read’s life, as Eric Bana crawls into the man’s skin, bringing to life his odd habits, his paranoid mind, and his utterly hypnotic foolishness. So, how can a story about a notorious liar find truth? In its depiction of the central character, whose mantra on truth is a huge focus. The tagline NEVER LET THE TRUTH GET IN THE WAY OF A GOOD YARN is one of his personal mantras. Even if that truth has many sides.Ĭhopper is a film about infamous Australian criminal, prisoner, author, vigilante, Mark Brandon Read – a.k.a “Chopper” Read.
Really, what a good biography deserves is truth. Too often they devolve into hero worship or over sentimentality. Many true stories are often a rosy-eyed view of the life of their subjects. Australian Film Finance Corporation/Mushroom Pictures/Pariah Entertainment Group. Starring Eric Bana, Simon Lyndon, David Field, Dan Wyllie, Bill Young, Vince Colosimo, Kenny Graham, Kate Beahan, Serge Liistro, Pam Western, Gary Waddell, Brian Mannix, Skye Wansey, Annalise Emtsis, & Johnnie Targhan. Directed & Written by Andrew Dominik based on the books of Mark Brandon Read.
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