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kleinbl00 · 4479 days ago · link · · parent · post: Trailer for Wes Anderson's new movie: 'Moonrise Kingdom'
I just gleefully deleted three Wes Anderson soundtracks that had snuck into my iTunes and were fucking up my genius mixes. I could never see another Wes Anderson film and die a happy man.
thenewgreen · 4479 days ago · link ·
As someone that enjoys his work, I'm curious what you dislike about it? IMO, Wes Anderson has a rare ability to create a completely new world without introducing anything "other worldly", I really admire this.
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Wes Anderson celebrates personality traits that I would cheerfully see extinguished, and champions protagonists that I would gladly see hit with a truck. There is not a character in any given Wes Anderson film that couldn't be beaten up, pantsed, and had their significant other stolen by any character in any given Woody Allen film... and that's saying a lot.
I hate Neil LaBute films because they celebrate cruelty. I hate Wes Anderson films because they celebrate mediocrity.
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sounds_sound · 4479 days ago · link ·
Wes Anderson does have a knack for writing milquetoast men. And his female leads are the stronger of the species. But for me, the frailty is reassuring. As if it reduces the characters to pure childlike emotion. I watch all different types film for all different types of reasons and it's at least comforting to know what you're getting into with his work. Above all this though is that they're basically just fun. I like the portrait-like camera stills and the dialogue is funny - "Don't listen to me. I'm on mescaline. "I'm sorry, did you say you were on mescaline?" I did indeed!"
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thenewgreen · 4479 days ago · link ·
Where you see him "celebrating mediocrity", I see him finding beauty in idiosyncrasies. But, I can see your points. I have a friend that refers to this era of Bill Murrays career as his "broken man" phase: Rushmore, Tenenbaums, Lost in Translation, Broken Flowers etc. But still, some great performances.
Love me some Bill Murray, David Bowie and some slow motion. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr5NvoQ6CjA
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thenewgreen · 4479 days ago · link ·
Start at 3:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0pWNprikrk
Now delete your "Faces" collection.
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Deleted Rushmore. Thanks.
While that video played, this was in the background:
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sounds_sound · 4479 days ago · link ·
Altered States is great. What brass balls on that guy. I would NEVER get into that tank. Funny, this just made me think of the video game Altered Beast: http://members.shaw.ca/tom.t/ab/ab-trans.gif
That takes me back :)