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Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson article at Slate
I found this interesting article (Warning on some of the language) about Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson. The author wonders if the “magic” of Anderson’s first three movies was due to their co-writing, and if that “magic” is now gone (starting with The Life Aquatic). I think I would agree with the author’s ideas. I kinda wondered the same thing while watching The Life Aquatic. As mainstream as Owen Wilson seems to have gone, he seems to have a gift for dialog and pop references.
Oh, and in case I’ve never told you, you need to go right now and check out Barlow’s Observations on <i>The Royal Tenenbaums</i>. It is required reading for any Wes Anderson fan.
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That is a great and informative article. It explains some of what you and I have talked about and furthers the idea(s).
Thanks for posting it.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. They didn't mention the idea we discussed about Owen's character's death in The Life Aquatic being a metaphor for their relationship, but it seems fairly appropriate.
And that is going to hurt.
I still have not seen Life Aquatic, but I miss Owen already.
Now, I didn't like Rushmore as much as I know Wes, and I assume Steven, did. The minute sexual references were too much of a problem for me. But I enjoyed Bottlerocket, a movie that reminded me of something my brilliant and non-trad college friends might have done (SS, JRB), and I love The Royal Tennenbaums, though I don't know quite why.
Thanks for the article, Steven. It's nice to see Owen Wilson's cool, non-buffoonishly fun side acknowledged. I don't like his Jackie Chan movies, but I do like him. Besides, he was "so hot" in Zoolander.
Yeah, there are things in Rushmore (and Tenenbaums) that make me uncomfortable. But I think that the reality it portrays, through very quirky imagery, is poignant.
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