I really enjoyed this movie, mostly because it turned what I thought was a past problem of Wes Anderson movies (and many other movies, don’t get me wrong), that women are mostly treated as objects, not subjects of the plot. Many of them were from the distinct point of view of the male main character so this isn’t terribly odd. But in thi…
I really enjoyed this movie, mostly because it turned what I thought was a past problem of Wes Anderson movies (and many other movies, don’t get me wrong), that women are mostly treated as objects, not subjects of the plot. Many of them were from the distinct point of view of the male main character so this isn’t terribly odd. But in this movie this is turned on it’s head when the starlet (Johannson) and the nameless dead wife/actress (Robbie) have some of the most profound insights and importance in the movie. Also, the little girls, who are largely ignored and left to their own devices, have some of the most important emotional scenes and power (they leave their mother’s Tupperware buried at the motor lodge) to appease them. Meanwhile, the male lead is really too lost and confused to deliver these epiphanies. It’s an interesting turnabout. I think it’s because all these minor characters have amazingly important parts. It’s an astonishingly efficient movie, except the first act was slow. Thanks for the podcasts. Always enjoy them.
I really enjoyed this movie, mostly because it turned what I thought was a past problem of Wes Anderson movies (and many other movies, don’t get me wrong), that women are mostly treated as objects, not subjects of the plot. Many of them were from the distinct point of view of the male main character so this isn’t terribly odd. But in this movie this is turned on it’s head when the starlet (Johannson) and the nameless dead wife/actress (Robbie) have some of the most profound insights and importance in the movie. Also, the little girls, who are largely ignored and left to their own devices, have some of the most important emotional scenes and power (they leave their mother’s Tupperware buried at the motor lodge) to appease them. Meanwhile, the male lead is really too lost and confused to deliver these epiphanies. It’s an interesting turnabout. I think it’s because all these minor characters have amazingly important parts. It’s an astonishingly efficient movie, except the first act was slow. Thanks for the podcasts. Always enjoy them.