My wife and I went to see The Darjeeling Limited tonight. For those who aren’t familiar, it’s the new film by Wes Anderson. (For more info click here.)
I’ve been waiting for a year now to see this film. Ever since The Life Aquatic was released on DVD I had been checking IMDB to see what his next film was going to be. Then when the first images leaked on the web I was so excited. But none of that compares to watching the full frame motion picture tonight.
The Darjeeling Limited is, to me, the most humorous film Wes Anderson has made to date. But that’s possibly due to casting Owen Wilson, Adrian Brody, and Jason Schwartzman as lead characters. But don’t let all the humor distract you from the ever growing beauty of the film. Their is still that wonderful center frame camera angle that Wes Anderson has turned in to an art form. And the plot of brotherhood and the need for one another is true to life and honest.
I know in a week, in a month, in a year I will look back on these words and they still won’t explain the way I feel about this film. It’s something to be seen and savored like a fine wine.
Go rent Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums or The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. You will not be dissapointed.
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I want to see The Darjeeling Limited as well. The color combinations in The Life Aquatic are reason enough to watch. I’m looking forward to this one.
Hey it’s Jessica from Flash Class. I stumbled onto your blog from your flash project. You really liked this movie? I have seen all of Wes Anderson’s movie, and I also looked at IMDB all the time and was very excited, I also saw the short Hotel Chevalier before I saw the movie. But anyways, I was a little dissapointed by the movie, I think I built my self up too much and I do not think that it is Wes Anderson’s best..I’m still in-love with The Royal Tenenbaums, and the Elliott Smith suicide attempt. I love that song, and I think he chose a really awesome The Kinks song..But I was not a fan of this movie and my boyfriend wasn’t also (His favorite movie is Bottle Rocket). Anyways, I can ramble on forever. See ya in class later
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