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Hard Core Logo-The Movie - College Essay

Hard Core Logo-The Movie

Hard Core Logo is Bruce McDonald’s film on touring with an eccentric Canadian rock group. The genius of McDonald to make this film look like a documentary was amazing. What makes this film stand out among others is it’s ending. The end of the film has Joe Dick whom is played by Hugh Dillon saying “It’s end the tour…one more shot…” than pours himself a ‘shot’ and then kills himself with a ‘last shot’ to the head. Joe is responsible for the “last shot,” and it his him that does have the last shot.
The ending of the film is very significant to the plot as well as to the movie in general. The Hard Core Logo tour was a last ditch attempt to bring back a rock group that came so close to ...

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he realizes that his ‘last shot’ has failed and thus creates a new ‘last shot’ in which we see the suicide attempt. Which ‘ironically’ is the last shot of the movie.
Billy Talent, whom is played by Callum Keith Rennie has a unique character in that, without Hard Core Logo there is still a Billy Talent. Billy, after the breakup with Hard Core Logo, went to play for Jenifur. He reunites with his old band after Joe convinces him its a worthwhile tour. In the end, it’s the action that Billy took by telling the crew he is returning to the United States that leads to Joe Dick’s tragic death. The fact that he will return to the US and be a star, is a blow to Joe’s ego. “In the end it’s love.” The relationship between Joe and Billy can be read as brotherly rivalry, blood alliance, homo-erotic love story or pure machoism. They share a special relationship and the fact that it is also coming to an end, drives Joe to suicide.
In retrospect, one can see the only way for this movie to ...

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