Go See This Movie
I can imagine I lost some of you after last week's M:I:III confession, but I've got another movie recommendation for those still in attendance. Anyone? Anyone?The movie is Brick, which I mentioned a while back in a post. At its core it's a detective movie with a film noir feel. It's difficult to explain, really (or at least seems so now that I'm sitting here trying to do so). If I were to tell you, and I am, that it's set at a high school and stars the kid from Third Rock From the Sun, you'd probably write it off. I hated that show too. But this movie is completely worth it.
Brick plays differently than I expected, being both tense and funny at the same time. It's self-consciously cool (which admittedly merits a few eye rolls along the way) and completely unique. Per my background research, this is writer/director Rian Johnson's first go at a feature film, which made me jealous given that I crunch numbers in excel while people like him edit full-length features on their Powerbooks. Ah, aging is such sweet sorrow.
Check out the trailer here, and if you play around on the website you can find an interview with Rian Johnson where he describes how he approached the film. He also mentions that it took 6 years to get Brick made, which is why I really need to give up on this screenwriting pipe dream of mine.
Let me know what you think if you see it.
posted by cjb at 7:24 PM
7 Comments:
Curtis, as you have learned, the difference between the "American" (aka, barbarian) culture, and that of our counterparts across the Atlantic, can be seen as a microcosm in the game of cricket vs. baseball.
1) we slam the ball as hard as we can and run with our heads down...they pat at the ball, and can run/skip if they want to, and can stop at any time for "tiffin"
2) we chew nasty tobacco (aka "dip") and spit it out the black remnants all over the place...they sip on organic darjeeling and ruminate over Keats and Frost.
3) We spit at umpires, have high profile "bench clearing" brawls, and even throw a bat or two once in a while...their confrontations involve whether the weather is too warm for hot tea, and maybe they should switch to iced tea.
...naturally, if we ever felt insecure about any of this, we would simply affirm our masculinity by beating up someone smaller, then calling the English Cricketers "gay"
Thanks for the well-put comment Anonymous. Reveal yourself!
And remember when the indian guy had to spell "darjeeling" in Spellbound? Best movie ever.
Yeah, right! Like Brits would EVER spend time discussing an American poet!
CJ - You HAVE to see "Akeelah and the Bee". Not exactly a sequel to "Spellbound", but a damn close urban doppelganger. And produced by Starbucks! Chai Lattes all around!
my only goal in life is to be George Thampi...
Chai Lattes all around? Reminds me of a fateful night in a NYC cab...
And remember Georgie's 3 tips for the other spellers - "trust and believe in Jesus, honoring your parents, and hard work!"
Brick was awesome. I have a major crush on dude from Third Rock From The Sun.
I don't trust people with crushes on TRFTS alums. But I can let you slide given that you, too, loved the movie.
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