The Man Who Fell to Earth. With the Fabulous David Bowie

         This movie is one of those cautionary tales. Newton starts out as a pure character. And he has a plan. He is going to use the technology he's learned on his planet to finish build what he needs here on Earth. He's a good guy trying to get water back to his home planet so people don't die. Along the way, time as well as his friends drain and poison him. His sexual driven relationship with Mary Lou, Bryce, as well as the lies around him corrupts him. There's a lot of pointed problems revolving around the times as well: excess, fear of television, alcoholism, and the government. He ends up a disillusioned wreck, still depressed and drunk.

       Mary Lou's character really drove me insane. I really hated her because she just seemed so vapid. She's whiny and needy, the whole time she's all over Newton and he never seems to notice her for what she truly is. I think we were supposed to feel sorry for her but I'm much more liable to punch her in the face. All she does is feed off of Newton like the white trash she is. And not to mention she's willing to except anything even if it does involve her peeing on the floor. I kept waiting for her to leave but she kept coming back like clockwork. She, like Newton, did not end up that well in the end. It was literally the downfall of everything.

        I do think this movie is kind of over the top. For one, it's really drawn out. I remember, when I watched it, the movie seemed really long, almost never ending. I mean, it was a good reason to watch David Bowie for two hours. But it seemed like the director didn't want to edit anything out, so we were stuck watching Newton be stuck in that house for ages. We're constantly shown lots of wild sex scenes. There was lots of testing by the government that leaves his eyes stuck as human eyes. After seeing this movie it's like you've seen everything: wild sex, woman peeing on the floor, and people torturing David Bowie. It's like a merciless tragedy, watching this honest guy bite the big one. I think it's very much a good description of the 70's rockstar image, and who better play the part than David Bowie himself.