Monday, September 03, 2007

Darjeeling Limited; or Why I Keep Seeing Wes Anderson Movies




I'm not sure why I keep seeing Wes Anderson's films. They have gotten progressively more and more indulgent (and less substabtial) as he's gone on:

* Bottle Rocket- charming and a little confusing. His first studio film.

* Rushmore- still one of my favorites, a dark lesson on love and passion (maybe).

* Royal Tennenbaums- I can't remember what this one is about. But it looked great.

* Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou- Not about anything, but looked even better (and inspired a subculture of Halloween costumes).

* The Darjeeling Limited- New, but looking like a typical Anderson film. Maybe I'll see it with my brother in Chicago. Seems like a good brother film (where we won't be able to remember the plot as soon as we leave the theater).


Should I see the new one?

3 comments:

  1. yes b/c it's still better than 905 of the crap out there.

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  2. that was 90% not 905; but still true.

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