An essay on the film "Good Time", and the subsequent notes it take to build
Good Time is an American crime drama from New York natives Joshua and Ben Safdie. Starring Robert Pattinson as Connie Nikas and Ben Safdie as his brother Nick Nikas, the film tells the tale of a high paced odyssey as Connie stumbles through the city of New York. The film starts off introducing Nick as a developmentally disabled man with a difficult relationship with his brother. Connie Nikas, cleverly named Connie, holds a name true to his nature as a man who cons his way through a series of toxic interactions with almost every character in the film. Following a bank robbery, Nick is arrested and sent to Rikers Island where his disorder gets in the way of safe prison functioning. In a race against time, Connie must acquire 10,000$ to post bond for his brother and rescue him from the bowels of Rikers Island. This film is an excellent exercise in twisted love, the destruction of the characters life, and a emphasis on intimate relations within...
