I want this family to love me.

Yvette 2021-10-20 17:34:15

Wes Anderson's third film. Still looking for college classmate and roommate Owen Wilson to write, produce and perform together. The script was nominated for an Oscar.
The opening (prologue) a few minutes of information is extremely dizzying, showing the childhood of three genius children from the Tenenbaum family. A business, a writing, a tennis, such a match is simply impeccable; but their relationship with their father has actually determined the development of the film later: the father actually shot his teammate when he was on the same team with the eldest son, and he also stole The eldest son’s money; the old man insisted on emphasizing her adoptive status every time he introduced the second daughter, and he was dismissive of her virgin drama; the old man’s liking for the youngest son was so expressive that he only took him to watch dog fights. This erratic and cynical father ran away from home when his three children were young. When his conscience discovered that he wanted to restore the family in his later years, he could imagine the reaction of the three children: the boss is angry, the second is numb, and the third is happy. . Of course, when they are young, they also have their own troubles when they grow up. The middle-aged eldest is unable to recover after losing his wife, and has a strong sense of insecurity. He has a strong desire to control; the second child is rebellious, confused, and promiscuous; whereabouts are secretive, and habitual lying is a manifestation of a lack of identity; the third child falls in love with the second child but is forced by ethics He didn't dare to show it, so he had a nervous breakdown, self-exiled, extremely sensitive and even attempted suicide. In fact, the core of the film is nothing more than blood is thicker than water’s family card and the old routine of re-understanding oneself and getting rid of the shadows of the past, but because the protagonist is such a family of neurotic geniuses, it has more ironic absurd colors and fascinating. The plot of the. As a tragicomedy, the film ends with a farce-filled wedding and subsequent funeral. The father won the approval of the family, and the mother gained the long-lost love. The eldest son gradually walked out of himself, while the second daughter and the younger son confessed their hearts to each other. The old man wrote on the epitaph, "sacrificing heroically to save his family from the wreckage of the sinking battleship", which is half bragging and half realistic.
In this warm-toned movie, although the story looks full of sadness, the director still wants to express a positive attitude, such as the prodigal son’s return to money, such as treating his family well, such as not losing confidence, such as having an optimistic attitude, etc. . Of course, the impact of childhood on one's life can also be seen in the film.
The cast is very powerful. The Wilson brothers have appeared in Wes Anderson's film for the third time. Others like Anjelica Huston and Kumar Pallana are queen actors. Gene Hackman showed his talent for comedy, and a Golden Globe award was a surprise. Ben Stiller has a serious face this time, but also looks good. Gwyneth Paltrow's smoky makeup is amazing, she really has a lot of fun. Danny Glover’s appearance is said to come from the former UN Secretary-General Annan, and he himself also knows Annan. There is also Alec Baldwin's narration, I can't hear it unless I say it.
When the eagle flew back, it was thought to have more white hair, because it was another eagle at all-it turned out that the eagle was kidnapped during the filming process and was also asked for a ransom!
The plot of Luke Wilson who committed suicide and was rescued in the film was unfortunately fulfilled on his younger brother Owen Wilson a few years later.

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Extended Reading
  • Madelyn 2022-03-22 09:01:15

    The old scumbag used his old age to revitalize the disintegrated genius family. Weiss's personal directing style is still strong, mirroring, editing, lighting, and composition make people walk into a dreamlike world like "Budapest" in minutes. I like this kind of movies about family relations so much, all sufferings and pains can be easily resolved by love. Death brings children to think and grow, and also teaches an old man how to win the respect and respect of others by his own efforts.

  • Annamae 2022-03-22 09:01:15

    The "forced cancer"-like central axis-symmetric composition, bright and full warm colors, a large number of fixed positions, and the three elements of the standard Wes Anderson movie. In this boring family life, Wes is very good at giving this story a unique sense of fairy tales with his own stylized film language, and every character in the film is also very full and interesting. Dust returns to dust, soil returns to earth, what should come will always come, no matter what, the one who cares most about you will always be an irreplaceable family member.

The Royal Tenenbaums quotes

  • Eli: [reading part of his newest novel at a press conference] The crickets and the rust-beetles scuttled among the nettles of the sage thicket. "Vámonos, amigos," he whispered, and threw the busted leather flintcraw over the loose weave of the saddlecock. And they rode on in the friscalating dusklight.

  • Eli: I'm not in love with you any more.

    Margot: I didn't know you ever were.

    Eli: Let's not make this any more difficult than it already is.

    Margot: OK.

    Eli: OK, what?

    Margot: OK, I'm not in love with you either.

    Eli: Yes, I know, you're in love with Richie. Which is sick and gross.