I almost walked out of the Bob Dylan biopic. The depiction of Dylan in the film felt so alien to my own experiences making art and music. I found it a puzzling and disturbing experience. Then a week or so later I went and saw the Robbie Williams chimp movie and it supplied everything I was left wanting.
This essay tells the story of the experience while meditating on divine inspiration in the arts.
It was published first on my newsletter here.
“The Death and Resurrection of the Biopic: Bob Dylan, Robbie Williams, and Divine Inspiration.” FYP News, Spring 2025, 26–28.
