Movie Stones of Summer Part Three

In part three of the movie, we finally meet the author, and finally get the feeling the narrator is content. Overall this movie opened up my eyes not only to this book and the author, but books in general and how much they can mean to somebody. The narrator had his heart set on finding Dow, the author and it is really just a great story about how and what the narrator goes through to find Dow.

But in part three of the movie we still see the determination and strong mindset the narrator has. As he continues on his journey he meets the agent of Dow, and shows him his top ten list of books, and the last book he shows him is Stones of Summer, and at this point you can see the agent in awe. But once again the narrator asks the agent why would anybody write just one good book. The agent replies it just happens almost as if he has no idea. Throughout the movie this is a reoccurring question that the narrator asks. He just can't understand how Dow wrote only one great novel. But once the narrator has finally tracked Dow done, he almost didn't know how to act, its as if he didn't think he would ever find Dow. But once he visits his home, he becomes comfortable, they search for the contract from the novel and Mark, acts as if he is in his home, and commands Dow,"Hey lets go downstairs", and without hesitation begins to run downstairs. I just think its funny how he doesn't really even give Dow a chance to say anything.

My first impression of Dow, is really just a weird person in general. I can defiantly see why he ended up in a mental hospital. He shows signs of something weird in his mind that I just can't quite figure out. He slurs a lot of his words and rambles too much, and the narrator of the movie seems to notice this as well, but out of courtesy and how much he has worked to find Dow, it doesn't phase him to much. On a more positive side of Dow, he seems to be very well educated and very well rounded. He loves Shakespeare, and talks very highly of him. But once again I can see how Dow could be a very good author just from his persona. He seems to be very strong willed in what he thinks and very passionate about what he does as well, just as the narrator himself. Right before the movie ends I think both Dow and the narrator end up having a strong connection not with only the book but just with life in general.

I think this movie is a great eye opener and very well documented I am going to tell some people about it, and hopefully it opens their eyes as much as it did mine.