A Complete Unknown

Warning : this article contains spoilers for A Complete Unknown

James Mangold ’s new Bob Dylan movie , A Complete Unknown , is drawing a surprising equivalence to the biopic of a completely different music ikon . Timothee Chalamet stars as Bob Dylanalongside several remarkable actors who encounter genuine people involved in Dylan ’s life in the early 1960s . Despite only having been release on December 25 , 2024,A Complete Unknownis already disclose box agency recordsand receive Oscars buzz . In fact , Chalamet is considered one of the top contenders for a Best Actor Oscarnomination and is presently favored to gain , confirm just how good he is in the role .

However , Chalamet is not the only Oscar - suitable endowment behindA Complete Unknown , as manager James Mangold has antecedently record his skills as a biopic film director . In 2005 , Mangold directedWalk the Line , a Johnny Cash biopic , which was nominated for five Oscar and saw Reese Witherspoon take home the Best Actress award . In fact , A Complete Unknownactually have Johnny Cash as well , thoughJoaquin Phoenix did not reprize his role as Cash . However , the law of similarity continue , as both movies feature one very standardised scenery that change the singers ' futures .

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A Complete Unknown & Walk The Line Both Use Performances Of “It Ain’t Me Babe”

These Performances Are Pivotal To The Stars' Relationships

funnily enough , Mangold used Bob Dylan ’s song " It Ai n’t Me Babe " in important scenes in bothWalk the LineandA consummate Unknown19 years apart . In Mangold ’s new flick , Bob Dylan and Joan Baez do the song as a dyad while at the Newport Folk Festival . When the stress between the two artist becomes seeable toDylan ’s lady friend , Sylvie Russo , she lastly decides to go away him . Thus , " It Ai n’t Me Babe " serves to mark the end of Dylan and Russo ’s relationship , which had been reject for some fourth dimension .

Though Phoenix and Witherspoon create a magical and fervent combining during the performance , the camera ’s glances towards Cash ’s wife , Vivian Liberto , remind the audience that the singer ’s feelings will have consequences .

Likewise , inWalk the Line , a duet functioning of " It Ai n’t Me Babe " nock Johnny Cash ’s growing warmheartedness for June Carter . While touring and performing together , Cash and Carter start to have feelings for each other , and their performance of the Dylan song make their interpersonal chemistry crystal exculpated to the consultation . Though Phoenix and Witherspoon create a wizard and fervid combining during the performance , the camera ’s glances towards Cash ’s wife , Vivian Liberto , cue the audience that the Isaac Bashevis Singer ’s feelings will have consequences .

Bob Dylan and Sylvie Russo sit on a stoop in A Complete Unknown

“It Ain’t Me Babe” Has Different Outcomes In A Complete Unknown & Walk The Line

The Song Helps Portray Relationships Beginning And Ending

Since the lyrics of " It Ai n’t Me Babe " ultimately point toward the dissolving of a relationship , the couplet between Bob Dylan and Joan Baez inA Complete Unknownfeels very meet . The song confirm that Dylan is not what Sylvie Russo is looking for in a partner , and his alchemy with Baez just confirms his past infidelity . Sylvie ’s decision to leave the festival and Dylan show that " It Ai n’t Me Babe " , which was reportedly indite about her , work perfectly to get Mangold ’s substance across in that scene .

James Mangold and Boyd Holbrook mouth about how the discovery of Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan ’s letters lead to a major book change in A Complete Unknown .

However , inWalk the Line , " It Ai n’t Me Babe " in reality has the diametrical effect on the lives of the movie ’s main character . While June Carter and Johnny Cash had adjoin and become booster antecedently , their duet cemented their romanticistic interest in each other . Whilethe two later ended up getting marry , the scene also creates a harbinger to Cash ’s divorcement from his first married woman . 19 old age later , the exercise of " It Ai n’t Me Babe " admit James Mangold to subtly link his two pic while simultaneously creating substantive moment in bothWalk the LineandA Complete Unknownthat are authoritative in the characters ' journeying .

Johnny Cash whispers in Bob Dylan’s ear in A Complete Unknown’s ending

A Complete Unknown is a biographical movie that follows a young Bob Dylan as he integrates with New York and catches the eye of the folk singers in the area, eventually propelling him into stardom.

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A Complete Unknown is a biographical movie that follow a vernal Bob Dylan as he desegregate with New York and catch the eye of the folk singers in the area , finally actuate him into stardom .

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