Although I can confidently say that The Royal Tenenbaums was an extremely well written and well-produced film, I did not find it too amusing. The collection of actors and their performances were fantastic, but I just had no enthusiasm towards the plot and overall flow of the movie. I found it to drag on throughout and move at a very slow pace. The ideas behind the plot had some potential, however, as I was interested in the progress of Royal’s relationship with his family, and the love story between Richie and Margot. My two favorite parts of the movie, interestingly enough, were the opening and closing scenes. I liked how the movie opened with informing the viewer of each member of the family and their particular idiosyncrasies, and thought the film could have been more entertaining had it shown more of the children’s younger years. I also found myself have my one and only chuckle throughout the movie in the last scene at the sight of Royal’s gravestone stating how he had passed. I am aware that the film had a very particular humor and to fully enjoy the film I felt as if the viewer would have to enjoy that kind of humor specifically. This last scene was the only time in the film I felt as if anyone could have found funny.
The Royal Tenenbaums reminds me of Napoleon Dynamite. There’s this aspect of being trapped in another time era, with the costumes, the hairstyles, and the diction. The titles in the movie are similar to a documentary. I commend the use of chapters, like a book, to differentiate time. There’s also the documentary style narration done by Alec Baldwin. The use of the overhead shot throughout the film demonstrates the signature shot of Wes Anderson. Anderson also makes use of the long shot, the tracking shots, and pan shots throughout the film. The Tenenbaums are falling apart. They are the very epitome of dysfunctional family. After twenty-two years, the family is in complete ruin. They are still living in the hey-day of their lives which seems to be the 70s; a main way this is shown is through wearing the same clothes. Royal appears just when it seems the family is lost---everyone has moved back home. Richie has had a nervous breakdown because he is in love with his sister who married an older man. Margot is depressed because of her failing marriage. Chas is struggling to deal with the death of his wife and how to raise his two boys. Most of the family’s problems can be traced back to a lack of love from the father, Royal. Before the kids move back home, all three seem to be obsessed with something: Margot and her secrecy, Chas and safety, and Richie and his traveling. All three are trying to fill the void that was created by trying to please a father who did not care when they were younger. Once Royal moves in, is when the family starts to be on the mend. Considering they are already dysfunctional, it’s not surprising they are mended in various strange ways. Richie attempts suicide which brings the family closer. Royal continually tries to make up for lost time to Chas, by giving his grandsons the father-son time that he never gave Chas. Although it’s when Eli, in a drug induced stupor, crashes his car into the house, that Royal has really made it up to Chas, by saving his boys. Margot’s secrets are revealed by her husband which brings her closer to the family. Slowly, but surely, the family becomes functional and by the end of the film, the audience gets a feeling that, things will be alright.
The Royal Tenenbaums can be seen as one of those movies, I think, that you either really like or don’t like. For me, I enjoyed the film as Wes Anderson’s distinct style or auteurism was perfectly exemplified. However, the idea that the movie was all about style and not substance became apparent to me right away. This kind of made the movie slightly drag on but overall made it fun to watch as I was able to pick up on some of Anderson’s distinct styles. Some of the things that I really took notice of were his cinematography with bright color usage, his long shots, his slow motion shots, his symmetrical centering shots and his setting preference which seemed to be placed in the 1970’s. The mis en scene with the storybook idea created this sort of timeless 70’s environment. Even though I’m not too fond of Owen Wilson, I think that as a co-writer he did a great job in this movie. I liked how the narrative which was led by Alec Baldwin flowed with the movie, just like it did in 500 Days of Summer. I also thought if there was something really great about the movie it was the classic British rock soundtrack that tied in perfectly with each scene. For example in Margot’s long shot coming off of the bus to see Richie, the slow motion scene fit perfectly with the song “These Days” by Nico. Each song was really a symbol for each character’s persona. Only after watching the film did I consider the themes that seemed to fit into the storyline. It seemed to be that Anderson was trying to show that it doesn’t matter how innately smart you are in life but its about applying yourself and how much effort you put in that really determines your success. The Tenenbaums were clearly an example of a dysfunctional family where each character was trying to direct and setup their own lives in the wrong way. All of them started off well but end up going downhill as they get older. It is only when each character faces reality and approaches their problems that the family becomes semi functional. I think that if this movie didn’t have the irony or comedy in it, then a lot more people would dislike it. Overall, I thought it was an enjoyable movie to show while containing underlying valuable lessons.
The Royal Tenenbauns is an explosion of weirdness. But it’s weird in all the right ways. The characters are really strange; everyone that is involved has some sort of mental health problem. In a movie like this one where so many characters are equally important is really helpful to have a narrator describing each and every one of them. You get to know them before all the conflict starts. In this movie, one of the most important aspects is the Costumes, the personalization of each character. Each one of them has a pretty specific characteristic that years after the movie was released is remembered. Call it a coincidence, but not long ago my sister and I were in the Lobby of a hotel and suddenly this guy walks by wearing Adidas like suit of sweatpants (all in blue, but still...), and at the same time we said Tenenbauns out loud, it was kind of embarrassing because this guy obviously knew what we were talking about but we couldn’t stop laughing. I have heard from other people (people in class and some friends) that this movie is “slow” and “boring”. But for me, the humor and the whole cast is amazing.
The Royal Tenenbaums perfectly embodies the auteurism of Wes Anderson. There is a quirkiness to the dialogue and filmmaking that makes his films so distinct. It really is something that audiences either are drawn to or are removed from. I can understand people that may dislike Wes Anderson movies for the very nature of his style of filmmaking, but for me The Royal Tenenbaums has all the charm, wit, and heart that make it incredibly endearing. The plot is driven by Gene Hackman’s excellent performance as the ousted patriarch trying to find his way back into his family circle. The children and the other peripheral characters all add to the humor and drama that makes this film much more nuanced. Everyone is a little bit “odd” to say the least, but each character is rich with personality and depth. These various interactions and relationships create a narrative that is highly unpredictable. It was really one of those movies where I had no idea where it was going. Almost every next scene was unpredictable after watching the previous one.
What makes this film so good is the balance between incredible humor and serious storytelling. Scenes such as Royal telling of his story of Pagoda stabbing him along with the scene of Pagoda later stabbing him were brilliantly hilarious. It’s the kind of humor that isn’t over-the-top but subtle and witty. Then there were scenes such as Richie’s attempted suicide played to “Needle in the Hay” that were deeply moving and searing. Shots from those scenes are hard to forget.
Overall, I could say that this film works on most every level. The script was great. The actors were as well. The framing device of a story out of a book narrated by Alec Baldwin worked excellently to the setup to every new sequence. The filmography such as the panning shot over the fire-truck and the different conversations was wholly unique and memorable. The music and soundtrack was good. It maybe plays more into the hipster stereotype and the overall film probably does as well, but to me the entirety of the film was just something refreshingly out of the norm that I feel can have a mainstream appeal.
This film is simultaneously witty and heartbreaking. It is rare to see a film that touches upon melancholic subjects such as divorce, depression, and suicide yet manages to provide uplifting humor and an optimistic resolution. Overall, the narrative is like nothing I have ever seen before in film. Although the characters are more like caricatures, this quality makes them more colorful and memorable. They seem like figures out of a fairytale, a feature emphasized by the book chapter transitions. It’s as if this family entered stasis after a traumatic divorce and was never able to emotionally recover. Their static outfits may symbolize their attempt to preserve a time when life was much better. However, the world continues to move without them, and the adult-child prodigies are forced to deal with the problems of adulthood without emotional stability. In terms of style, the film is also very eccentric. The film is dominated by an unconventional use of top-down, long, panning, and tilting shots. This form gives the film its clever humor and atmosphere. Colors in the film are vibrant and dominated by pale yellows. These colors are vintage 1970s and depict how the Tenebaums have remained stuck in this period. The acting was superb, thanks to an all-star cast. Gene Hackman put on a convincing portrayal of a terrible, albeit loving father; Ben Stiller was his usual nervous self; Gwyneth Paltrow did a great job playing the stereotypical depressed white girl; the Wilson brothers provided lots of humor and tragic moments; the rest of the cast was also great. Overall, this is one of the most memorable films I have seen this semester. I will never forget the Luke Wilson suicide scene, not to mention that I have listened to the song about ten times already.
“The Royal Tenenbaums” is an example of Wes Anderson’s distinct directing style while also a relatively entertaining film. I found that the plot rambled a bit at times, and there were certain moments of random humor and oddities characteristic of Anderson (such as Gwyneth Paltrow getting off the bus), but the cast certainly carried the film with their superior acting. All of the parts were delivered with both humor and emotion. Anderson’s use of bright, gaudy colors and large assortments of organized objects helped give the settings over the top aspects that suited the dysfunctional nature of the Tenenbaums, while also giving the film a storybook feel. The combination of visually detailed settings and the narration of Alec Baldwin as the story teller with the interspersed chapter beginnings allowed me to accept the oddities and antics of the Tenenbaums as true fictional characters. This was further emphasized by their constant, distinct attire in the same clothes, such as Chaz’s track suit, Richie’s tennis gear, and Margot’s dresses. I couldn’t help but be reminded of cartoon characters drawn in the same outfits all the time. Anderson’s ability to insert humor into every scene, including Richie’s attempted suicide, displays his unique skill in storytelling. No matter how emotional or bizarre the film got, I still felt that Anderson doesn’t want the viewer to take any of it too seriously. Like any good movie, it’s supposed to be fun and entertaining, and “The Royal Tenenbaums” does not fail to deliver.
The Royal Tenenbaums: When I saw the title of this film, I was so curious about what the story would be under this weird title. Actually, it was the main character’s name in the film. For me, I didn’t really get what the idea of this film, it was very ambiguous and the storylines were jumping out of turn. The father (Royal Tenenbaum) lied to his family that he was going to die due to the cancer. So his family just let him move in and live with them for the rest of life. Later, when the mother’s new lover found out, Mr. Tenenbaum was lying, and then his son, Chas was forcing him to move out. It was a very sad scene at that moment; the color grey and the bad weather illustrated a miserable atmosphere around Mr. Tenenbaum. Although the story was kinda sad, but the background music and the acting of characters made the story seem funny, however, I still didn’t know either why his Chas hated his Dad so bad, or the main idea of this story. I didn’t recommend others to watch this film, but I like Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson though. The film just used a lot of stars to attract our attention and made us be interested in the film. Although it was not a good film, it could still make money.
The royal tenenbaums falls into the comedy and drama genre. This movie opens up like a children’s storybook and the audience can even see when the book is being checked out of the library. The movie follows the lives of three brothers who are geniuses and who are emotionally wrecked after their father, Royal, leaves them. This movie is filled up with an ironic sense of humor. This is the first time i have ever watched this movie and I really liked it! I enjoyed watching a dysfunctional family trying to get along. I had never seen a Wes Anderson film before this movie but I like the distinct style he uses in this film. The colors and the setting of the movie resemble the 1970s. I liked the way the characters are introduced in the beginning of the movie and that each character has their own distinct personality, which is very marked. For example, Chas is known for being a child investor, Richie is known for being a tennis champ and Margot who is adopted was a playwright, so each of this little genius have very marked interest which make them different from another and which make the movie as a whole. This movie also shows that each character is trapped in their miserable personalities. It seems that due to this children miserable upbringing during their childhood, they all acquire some habits or some characteristics in their daily lives that are symbolic of their personalities. For example, Paltrow always wears a little girls’ dresses and her eyes are rimmed. I noticed how Wes Anderson really likes to work with the Wilson brothers and this made me like the movie even more because I love how these actors work. Also I noticed that this director, some way or another, has to center an element in the screen before the scene ends and he is passionate with panning the camera in this movie. Also, this movie resembles a storybook and what is interesting is that he removes from the movie any landmarks that would help us recognize New York immediately. This director loves panning and tilting the camera and strategically centers at least one object before the scene ends. These characteristics made the movie achieve a distinct style.
I went into this movie with relatively high expectations. This was partly due to the reputation of the cast members. The movie begins with Royal Tenenbaum telling his children that he is leaving them, his children: Margot, Chas and Richie are all child prodigies with their own unique habits. The movie then flashes forward to Royal reuniting with his children, who are all stuck in the past, by pretending that he is dying from cancer. The fact that all three children had gone from being the most extraordinary children to unsuccessful, stationary individuals surprised me and made me wonder if it was the result of their father's abandonment. However, the three children were not the only ones stuck living in the past and clinging to their glory days, both of their parents were the exact same way. It seemed as if the entire world had been moving forward while the Tenenbaums just peaked and stopped. While unusual, I found this interesting and different from other movie plots.
At parts of the film I was confused, this was largely because of all the different stories going on at once. It was often difficult to distinguish among them because of how intertwined the family is. The movie was a bit slow for me and was not as good as I had hoped for. I found the director's style to be unusual, but effective for this type of film.
I had never seen any Wes Anderson movies before The Royal Tenenbaums. I did not know what to expect after watching the trailer, but I actually enjoyed the film. Anderson definitely has a unique directing style. Unlike most movies, there is a narrator at the beginning, explaining what each Tenenbaum child is like which gives you insight on how each character will act during the film. The film is supposed to be as if you are reading a book. There is a narrator and throughout the film, Anderson shows a book as if a new chapter is beginning. This film definitely has a unique style. Royal Tenenbaum leaves the family and all his children, Chas, Margot and Richie all have dysfunctional lives when they grow older due to this traumatic experience they faced when they were younger. I could tell Anderson has a personality because this movie is very humorous in every way. Yes, there are dramatic parts such as Richie trying to commit suicide but most of the story is very comedic. The colors Anderson uses are very bright which adds to the colorful tone. All of the characters have their own distinct personalities which are shown through what they wear. Chas continuously wears a red jumpsuit because he is constantly trying to stay fit in order to stay safe. His two sons are miniature clones wearing the same outfit which adds to how much of a comedy this movie is. Margot, the adopted daughter, is always seen in a fur coat with a cigarette in her mouth who is in love with her brother Richie (an washed up tennis star). The family separated as they got older but with Royal's claim that he has cancer, the family ends up coming together in the very end.
I enjoyed the film. I laughed a lot and was touched by the characters. However, this movie fails to progress and keep up on its humor at every time. The combination of humor and sadness is too unbalanced to make the movie outstanding.
This movie tells the story about an odd family living in a dreamy New York. The kids of the Tenenbaums are genius and unique in each way: Chaz is the smart kid, the adopted Margot the creative part of the family and Richie the tennis champion. Everything is getting complicated when their parents are breaking up, and their father Royal avoids contact with them. However, after years he has the desire to be a part of the family again. Then, the story becomes sadly and funny. Royal lies to his family that he’ll die soon. He gets access to their lives and tries to be a part of it. Of course, he fails. But, the movie is picturing this in a humorous way. He flirts with his former wife, grabs the kids of Chaz and fools around with them. None of this is tolerated by the family at this point as mistrust is present in this family all the time.
This corrupt and troubled family life is perfectly portrayed in the film. However, I have a problem with the film. Sure, the characters are overstated. Or would a bestseller western writer walk around as a cowboy? Sure, the actors are portraying their characters perfectly. I liked Bill Murray in his helpless role as Margot’s husband. He made me believe how sad he is about the complicated situation. Sure, the camera work is brilliant as it differs from everything I have seen before. However, there were many moments that I didn’t feel anything at all. There were blank scenes where I didn’t laugh or feel sad. The suspense, which was created before, was somehow crashed in the middle of the movie. Then, the movie didn’t find his former strength anymore. It was still entertaining to watch, but, it wasn’t that strong anymore as I thought the movie would be in the beginning.
At the beginning of the film, there are ten minutes with sound music and warm color on the frames, and the story is not absolutely like this. The several scenarios explain all reasons why one bizarre family becomes bizarre. This film is absolutely an independent film without extremely exaggerated funny or extremely arousing expression. However, you will never feel boring. Dramatic conflicts between abnormal human beings are shown throughout the film, making you have no time to look at the progress bar of the player. I appreciate the methods utilized in the film for handling conflicts very much, namely, avoiding the important and dwelling on the trivial rather than the hard-to-hard method-“relieving the emotion through understanding”-used in the overwhelming majority of films. According to this film, it indicates that mutual understanding reached among human beings is mutual compromise in fact, and in the deep heart of people, there are still some hidden scorns. Undeniably, I have many moments when I eager for understanding from others, for example, the moment when I stay in the rental room alone, looking at water spots on the ceiling, a sense of despair rises up slowly, but others curl their lips and say “how wonderful when one stays alone is”. However, this understanding is a kind of resonance generated at the feeling level under the hope that expecting others to understand you through sympathetic visage, and this understanding is not similar to the condition that” I know you very much”. Therefore, under this circumstance, I see that you will have the feeling of expecting understanding very much. The ending of this film is not an ending to some extent. Now that a little of people believe that the prince and the princess live a happy life from now on, why not make the end more joyful? An old man at the age of seventy has an epitaph with black humor, namely “DIED TRAGICALLY RESCUING HIS FAMILY FROM THE WRECKAGE OF A DESTROYED SINKING BATTLESHIP”.
After hearing from all my friends that the movie was really funny and one saying it was one of their favorites, I came into The Royal Tenenbaums with extremely high expectations considering comedy was my favorite genre of film. However, leaving the movie, I was let down in a way. The movie did have some very funny parts and was very well made but there was a lot of down time and drama scenes in between the funny scenes that made me not like it as much. Many parts of the movie were really slow moving and odd. Besides this fact, I liked the movie a lot. I really liked the beginning how they introduced all the children and their differing personalities. I found the transition of these children from child to adult to be extremely amusing. It was funny seeing how they all ended up. The odd personalities of Margot and Chaz and the funny clothing choices of Richie added to the comedy aspect. I thought it was really comical how worried and obsessive compulsive Chaz was with his children and their safety, and all the awkward relationships Margot had. This part of the movie was very fast paced and extremely amusing. However, the movie got slower and slower towards the end which I did not like very much. I thought the ending of the movie was pretty odd. All in all, I actually did like the movie a lot but I wish some parts were changed a little.
The Royal Tenenbaums was an extremely funny, quirky movie. This movie was unexpected to me given the actors in it. I thought it was be funny at parts but not as funny as it was. The thing that intrigued me the most about the movie was that it was not just funny, but it also had an interesting and thought provoking story line. This movie took story lines that would normally be considered tragic, or wrong, and made it into a comedy still. I feel that this took great skill on the director's and actors parts to not only portray how messed up this family is, but to also still convey the comedy. I think it is also interesting how the world around the Tenebaums seems to be modernizing and changing, but they are always the same. They all are always wearing the same clothes that seem to be from another decade, and all still act and carry themselves the exact same way throughout the film. This was, to me, an attempt for their family to remain in their glory days when all the children were referred to as geniuses, when they were extremely wealthy, and just overall a successful family. I had heard many good things about this movie, but had never actually seen it for myself. Even though I had heard so much about it, I was still surprised by it and thought that film did not loose anything in my eyes even though I had preconceived notions of what it was going to be like.
This has been my favorite film in class yet. Going into the film I had no idea what the film was and I was surprised I had never heard the title or director from how unique and well laid out the film was and portrayed. My favorite character in the film was by far Ben Stiller. His serious side made the film hilarious. The costuming and set was held a hipster vibe and brought you to a place in time where you weren't sure if it was another time period or just a wacky family. Some people said the suicide scene with Luke Wilson was hard to watch, but when watching it I couldn't tell if the scene was meant to be actuality or not. Perhaps it was him saying "tomorrow I will kill myself" or the heavy flow of blood that made me think it was unrealistic, dramatic, but unrealistic. All in all I thought the film was spectacular with imagery/ acting and would love to see it again.
The dysfunctional family of The Royal Tenebaums is the heart of the film, even though everyone is as screwed up as they are. Wes Anderson’s films always include seriously messed up characters that could cross storylines and it would be completely normal. For the costume aspect of the film, while everything else seems to be modern, the characters are stuck in the past, which adds a tragic youthful aspect for it, contributing to the naivety of Margot Tenebaum’s character, and unconditional love of Richie Tenebaum. The family is as cunning as they are vulnerable, and the pain they feel isn’t surface based but deep to the core. Ben Stiller’s Chas Tenebaum, the genius of the family, although comically introduced as a neurotic father obsessed with the safety of his children, has a dark storyline. His wife was tragically killed in a plane crash that carried his children as well, and they lived. He has no idea when he might lose his sons, so he keeps them in shape and alert to everything around them, as crazy as that might be. Margot Tenenbaum searches for love in the wrong places, when the right person has been in her life all along, not trying to string her along (Richie). Richie’s pain is also deeply rooted, being the only character that goes so far to attempt suicide in the gloomiest scene of the film (aesthetically and stylistically speaking). While the rest of the film is cast in bright colors, Richie’s suicide attempt is blue, and the bright red of the blood running down his wrists. The scene jolts Margot to realize how much she loves him and they have their happy ending. The film’s climatic moment is towards the end, when the father Royal has a heart attack and Chas (the witness to everything tragic) watches him die. The family, brought together by him and later torn apart, comes together once again for his funeral, for Royal was the one thing that made the family dysfunctional, and now that he’s dead, they can attempt to have a normal relationship again.
The Royal Tenenbaums is one of Wes Anderson’s unique masterpieces. The movie is about Royal, the patriarch of a self-proclaimed “family of geniuses”. His wife, Etheline, with whom he has separated but not divorced wrote a book about her children titled Family of Geniuses. The Tenenbaum children are Chas, a business entrepreneur, Margot, a playwright who was adopted, and Richie, a tennis pro who suffered a breakdown during his last competitive match due to his unrequited love of Margot. The family has reached critical mass and each individual is at his or her breaking point when Royal returns to the family he once abandoned. It is revealed that he has gone broke but he pretends to have stomach cancer and asks his family to take him in so he can attempt to right the wrongs he committed in his past and win back the love of Etheline. His family is hesitant but lets him come back until they discover that he has been lying again. The film has a spectacular cast, as do all of Anderson’s movies, many of which are featured in other films by the director as well. The film also features very detailed backgrounds and sets, both of which are common to Anderson’s individual film style. After all of the controversy, all of the members of the Tenenbaum family are able to get their lives back on track, except for Royal, who dies of a heart attack. The movie ends with all of the members of the family leaving his funeral together. Royal both tore his family apart as well as brought them together. The movie is an interesting mix of social commentary and an analysis of dysfunctional American families.
The Royal Tenebaums is a great example of auterism. I have only seen one other film of Wes Anderson's, Rushmore; however, the similarities in style between the two is easily recognizable. He has a fascination of sorts with the 70s which incorporates into his movies through his color choice, and settings. Branching off from this characteristic, Anderson's use of costume is also a distinguishing factor of his work. What the characters are wearing is always a really important part of his films. In the The Royal Tenebaums each character's attire depicted their personality and background perfectly, and the fact that their wardrobe remained unchanged, like a uniform, serving as a constant variable throughout the film directed focus on the central theme of complete chaos. Wardrobe is something Anderson holds very true to the time era he works with and has an obvious consistency among his works. For instance, Royal's glasses in The Royal Tenebaums look as if they were plucked off the face of Max from his earlier film Rushmore. In addition to the smart auteristic connections Wes Anderson made in the film, I really enjoyed it. The only other movie I could compare it to was Rushmore, which I think is really incredible because it was only the film's style that eluded me to make the connection; the subject matter and plot were completely different. I'm most impressed by the way he took such an absurd story and array of characters and made it believable. The characters are so out-there that most people who view this movie can't really say they know someone as extreme as them, but yet could be reminded of someone they know enough to understand themes and make connections. After seeing this film and Rushmore, I can definitely say that I'm definitely a Wes Anderson fan and look forward to watching more of his movies.
The Royal Tenenbaums is a truly entertaining film. It is so off-beat and quirky, that you can't help but fall in love with the characters. You see this batch of people stuck in the 1970's, with no way or desire to get out. The children of Royal Tenenbaum are all in the same garb they wore as children and have the same habits as they did in their youth. This is basically a story about a dysfunctional family, trying to still make it work, and somehow it does. Even with the break downs and brush with suicide, you still have the feeling that this family will ban together and work it out. I see it as a parody piece, and feel Wes must be basing these character off of some people from his past. The movie had a somber tone, yet it still managed to make you chuckle with the way the characters would make a look or face. I really like the long shots, because I feel they allowed us to see deeper into the character and perhaps the Actor. This was the third time I have seen this film and I have to say that I enjoyed it even more this time around.
The Royal Tenenbaums is a pretty funny comedy film. It keeps us uncertain about how to react. Also, it was funny to see how the Tenenbaums and their extended family unveil one strategy after another to get attention, carve out space, and find love. It doesn't mock their efforts, dysfunctional as they are, because it understands them. Each character's costume correlated with their personality and background extremely well. But it sort of bothered me that they remained in the same clothing; kind of made me wonder if they ever showered. However, this was part of Anderson's style, which made him unique in a weird way. All of the performers were terrific and grabbed your attention very well. Everything seemed to come naturally for them. Anderson could have set the plot of the film in the typical style, but did something rare and showed a movie about people who have already fallen and whose best days are behind them. All in all, I would definitely watch this film again.
I tend to judge movies by their name, and this one did not really catch my attention. However, it was a film I really enjoyed. Besides, I like Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller. It was a very entertaining film because of the story of Royal trying to regain contact with his family, a very delicate theme, but made me laugh at the same time. Something I did not really like is how Chas, Ben Stiller, and his children always wore the same exact outfit except for the funeral and the beginning of the wedding; in the funeral it was actually the same design but in black. I found kind of funny that Richie Tenenbaum always wore his uniform under his outfits, including the headband and wristband. By the middle and end of the movie however, I started to get tired of it and luckily by then he chose to cut his hair and beard, as well as removing his glasses every now and then, he changed his looks a little at least. I found weird that that mouse kept appearing in several scenes, there is really no purpose for it to keep on being there. It was kind of bizarre. I also have to say I never expected Royal to finally accept his ex wife’s new marriage and most importantly, her husband, considering how they yelled at each other in the kitchen. I also liked the message in Royal’s tomb, that said he died drastically trying to save his family from a sinking ship or something like that. Now that I think about it, it is not strange at all given how he lied and how his character was throughout the whole film.
When it comes to movies, I am one of those people that can appreciate something, even if it does not necessarily go with my particular taste. I am all for trying new things, or, in this case new movies, that are out of my usual selection. The choice of actors is interesting, aside from the usual and familiar Wes Anderson faces, so it definitely had that going for it. However, I really am not sure how many "stylized" films I have seen in the past, so that definitely caused a bit of hesitation going into the film. Obviously, every film has it's own particular tone or style or atmosphere or whatever you wanna call it - the "feel" of the film if you will - but something as uber-stylized as this puts me a little off in that while obviously it is important for a film to have an overall tone, this kind of extremely stylized filmmaking almost takes you out of the film in that everything seems way too fake and/or staged to get lost in - yes, in studying film, one will evidently notice things no matter how hard they try not to and regardless of how much they would just like to sit back and enjoy the show. However, with films like this, it is almost as if the look of the film itself interferes with the ability to suspend one's disbelief, and therefore, makes a positive reception of the film harder to achieve from the get-go. Is it a good film? Yes. I am not saying that it isn't. Merely that in the interest of style and the look of the film, the whole experience itself ends up feeling like it's being taken out of itself, like it almost feels as though it is more like a movie mocking a movie, rather than a film intended to focus on the story of it's characters. I personally feel like the stories and characters should be what you usually end up taking away from a film, and while the characters and their various stories did indeed provide an interesting movie, it all feels kind of secondary in relationship to the overall style and look of the film.
The Royal Tenenbaums is a movie that I have tried to give a chance to on several occasions but have never gotten into it. The first time I watched it, I figured it would be entertaining because it featured some of my favorite actors, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson and Gwyneth Paltrow, however the overall feel of the movie never sat well with me, and still does not now that I watched it again recently. When it comes to movies, if I feel the purpose or "point" cannot be readily detected, it frustrates me more than entertains me, and this is how I felt about the Royal Tenenbaums. I would classify it as dry humor and I'm not a particular fan. I would have to say if there's anything I did like about the movie, it was Paltrow's character because she really pulled off her role. Paltrow's performance was one of the only things that made me laugh during the movie because it was so humorous simply because of the fact that she made it look effortless. Knowing that it is one of Wes Anderson's films makes the style of the film more understandable, so that's also another plus.
The Royal Tenebaums is a movie directed by Wes Anderson produced in 2001. The comedy is about the very unique Tenebaum family, from the time they were successfully raised by their mother Etheline till they are all grown up, and the mother wants a divorce from the father, Royal. Even though they had been separated for several years, Royal does everything he can to avoid Etheline from getting married to her accountant Henry. Royal thereby fake that he is very sick, and this gathers the family together for the first time in several years, portraying all their talented children's’ struggling over the years. I enjoyed watching the Royal Tenebaums. First of all, the movie had a very special style; Wes Andersons’ colorful movies make them very interesting. I also like the movie because so much happened all the time, although it was rather easy to keep track on what was going on. The movie is a comedy, however it goes into a whole lot serious themes such as death and love, but I feel like the director is successfully blending them all together. I believe there are a lot of good actors in the movie who all perform very well, especially Gwyneth Paltrow in her special role as the enclosed adopted daughter Margot. I also think the humor in the comedy was very good and it always fitted very well into the content. I can easily recommend this movie to other people and, it makes me want to see more of Wes Andersons work.
The Royal Tenebaums caught me by surprise. Upon hearing that we were going to be watching a movie with the title "The Royal Tenebaums" I assumed that we would be painfully sitting through a dry, old, and out of touch British film that would entertain me just as much as watching paint dry. Needless to say, once I actually saw who was in the movie I immediately became interested. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, and Bill Murray are in some of my favorite movies; and the rest of the cast have an even impressive resume. However, I still had some doubts about the quality of the actual movie. Upon watching the doubts were sent astray. The Royal Tenebaums is a romantic comedy about a utterly dysfunctional family, who after decades apart are forced to come together after hearing news of their father's eminent death. Through being reunited as a family and spending more and more time together and rehashing regrets, experiences that had shaped them, and feelings of hurt, The Tenebaums were able to grow closer together. I guess the reason why I enjoyed watching this film so much more than I had anticipated is because sometimes, even our own families are dysfunctional, and yet we still love them. The Royal Tenebaums touched this personal chord within me and provided many laughs and warm hearted smiles when comparing these sarcastic conversations and quips to that of my own family. Overall, I underestimated the movie and I am glad that I watched it.
The criticism that Wes Anderson’s films are “all style and no substance” perfectly summarizes my thoughts on “The Royal Tenenbaums”. The weak plot of “The Royal Tenenbaums” is just a vehicle for the film’s bizarre costumes, sets, and cinematography. While labeled as a “comedy/drama” “The Royal Tenenbaums” isn’t really much of either. I didn’t as much as chuckle at the Tenenbaums’ contrived antics. The “drama” label is just as dubious. Half of the film is emotionless. The characters seem bored and disinterested. The other half of the film is over the top. Scenes like Richie’s suicide attempt brim with melodrama. The film vacillates uncomfortably between these two extremes. There is no happy medium in which one can relate to the characters. While the film fails on substance, its compelling style makes it watchable. The Tenenbaums’ world is fully realized. The level of detail is impressive. Anderson is consistent with his kooky, hipster style throughout. The characters even stay in more or less the same costumes. However, the style was not enough to make me a fan. While charming it was nothing that I couldn’t find browsing Tumblr.
When I first started watching this movie, I quickly realized that the type of humor used in this film is very different from much of the other films that the big name stars, such as Ben Stiller and the Wilson brothers, are in. Even though many people think of this film as being dry and unexciting, I found it to be very interesting. Wes Anderson is a unique director and exhibits the same type of style and humor throughout most of his big films. The Royal Tenebaums was no different. That being said, Anderson also includes his own morals into the film that is also clearly seen in his other works. In this movie, I felt that the role of the estranged father trying to get back in with his family was the main focus of the film. Of course, the father, Royal, is seen as a quirky character himself and goes about doing normal family activities in a very unorthodox way. He pretends he's dying and takes his grandsons to dog fights, but overall he is really just trying to be involved with his family again. This same theme is seen in Anderson's film "Fantastic Mr. Fox". I believe that Anderson really wants his audience to know the importance of family and staying together. Besides the off characters and their extremely bizarre behaviors, this movie can really show us how important it is to value your loved ones and despite everything, make an effort to stay close to our family members. I thought this movie was enjoyable to watch and that the black humor mirrored with the wholesome family feeling was very entertaining and even made me laugh. Alexandra Ball C07809270
Wes Anderson’s “The Royal Tanenbaums” was the second film that we have seen in this class that really plays with the viewer’s expectations. When I heard the cast of the film I expected a very funny comedy because the movie has actors like Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, and Luke Wilson. The movie was a sort of comedy, but the humor was very dry and different from what I expected. What I got out of the film was more of a depressing mood that showed the deterioration of a once prominent family. The way each actor is able to seem so depraved was something that I actually found relatively amusing. Gwyneth Paltrow’s character was interesting to me because she is almost always thought of as an actress who is upbeat and happy in her roles. In this role though I thought she did an excellent job of create an opposite persona compared with how people perceive her. What I found especially amusing was Danny Glover’s role as what seemed like the only sane person in the film. Even though he is somewhat of a hopeless romantic he is the only civil level headed person. He tries to enter into a family that is so disjointed that he seems out of place. The film wasn’t my favorite because I didn’t care for the plot. I thought it was simplistic and was simply on overview of the family’s life. While I didn’t like the plot, I did think that what the film lacked in plot was made up for in character development. Each and every character had a defined personality that was easily recognizable which is a difficult task with a cast as broad as the one in this film.
The comedic nature of Royal Tenebaums was much different than what I expected coming in. I fully expected it to be a boring film about boring British people in a boring setting. You can imagine my surprise when I realized that this was a full blown comedy movie instead of the kind of stuffy film I imagined it would be. On a technical side the star studded cast of Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, and Bill Murray really added a lot to the film in terms of acting. The rest of the cast is impressive as well and have acted in many important films. While I had doubts about the quality of the film coming in I was happily surprised that the acting was seamless and effective. While I do understand that this film has been accused of having “all style and no substance” I disagree. I believe that the characters were developed to a substantial level and an emotional connection was formed with the viewer. In order to realize this it seems right to explain the plot of this film. The Royal Tenebaums is a film about a dysfunctional family with a crazy father named Royal and his brilliant, but delusional children. The family, having been separated for decades, are forced to come together after hearing the news that Royal, the father, is about to die. The family spends more time together and discuss their regrets and experiences that have shaped them. The idea of having a dysfunctional family really struck a chord with me because I know that my family is definitely not perfect. I love them the more because of that.
One of my all time favorite movies, without thinking about it, would have to be, The Royal Tenenbaums. Not only because of the movies star-studded cast, but because of the director Wes Anderson, did a fantastic job in portraying the dysfunctional ways of a family, into the glue that holds them together. The father, Royal Tenenbaum, played by the famed Gene Hackman, is the type of father that was so involved in his own life, that he tended to not bother himself with the everyday tasks of raising children, this led to the three children, turned out to be child prodigies, distancing themselves from him as the years went on. The one scene that has always stuck out to me was the pivotal scene where Royal Tenenbaum announced to his children, now all adults, that he is dying and has only 6 weeks. This is where they all realize that he has 6 weeks to attempt to make up for the loss of time, love and attention that they craved when they were so little. Overall, this movie brought many laughs and made you realize that being a family is as deep as love can possibly go. Everybody shows the love in a different way but when everything gets boiled down, blood is blood through the end.
Out of all of the roles that Robin William has played, “One Hour Photo” has to be the one role where he actually had me paying attention to the movie. Robin Williams, playing the sociopathic role of Sy Parrish. This man literally has no family, no friends and no one to lean on, except those whose pictures he develops; and even they do not know how much they mean to Sy. One of the most surreal moments that I took from this film, was then Sy got fired. You can see that by him getting fired, it put what he loves and craves most, contact with his photos. He fantasizes; he even puts himself virtually inside the family so that he can get a taste of what life must be like for them. Another interesting point about the movie is how Sy had a potential friendship right in front of him with his young co-worker who he ‘mentored’, but because Sy was too obsessed with the photos, he failed to capitalize on the opportunity. I believe that if he were to build onto that friendship, as unorthodox as it may have been, it could have given Sy the one thing that he had craved his whole life; someone who cares for him.
“The Royal Tenenbaums” is directed by Wes Anderson. Its introduction part is pretty interesting. It makes me feel like reading one novel. In movie, it starts with one prologe, passes eight chapters and ends with epilogue. At the introduction, it gives one shot for each main character such as Chaos Tenebaum to help audience understand their own distinct characters. According to movie, I could see how Wes Anderson pursues perfection so badly for his movie. He even put different styles of cloths for each main character. For instance, there are three main characters, Chas, Margot and Richie. They are Royal Tenenbaums’ children. When they were young, they had great genius on different parts. Director Wes Anderson expresses those characters and personalities through cloths. Margo (Gwyneth Paltrow) wears Lacoste dress; Chas (Ben Stiler) wears red Adidas track suit; Richie (Luke Wilson) wears tennis sportswear. In movie, they still wear their own style even if they became adult. Such clothing style helps me figure out more easily about characters’ personalities. It could be complex when they are together in the scene. In spite of such problem, scene goes really fluently. In movie, there are two main stories. One is about conflict between father Royal Tenebaums and his children. Another one is about conflict between Richie and Margo. At the last part, I couldn’t forget the scene that Richie and Margo in yellow tent realized they love each other.
I sort of disliked the movie. I did not like how the movie scene was like the modern world but the way the actors dressed I did not like. Royal Tenebaums was a movie that I could not get interested in although I did like some of the comedy parts. I noticed that there was a specific type of shot that was used throughout the movie. The music that was used fit very well with the movie. I kind of felt like the movie maybe was a little too much at times. For example certain scenes were too long and they got boring. Many scenes took to long to get the main point. The acting was not all that great to me I felt that the acting was a little blah at times or maybe that could have just been the character that actors were portraying. There was also some good comedy. Many of the scenes were really quite interesting the home of the Tenebaums stayed the exact same throughout the whole movie except for the dead head of the moose was taking off the wall. Although I thought the movie was a little boring the whole idea of the family being dysfunctional and them not really knowing .
I really enjoyed this film. The only Wes Anderson movie that I had seen before this was “The Fantastic Mr. Fox,” which I also liked. His filmmaking style is odd, but it gives his movies a great uniqueness that really complements the stories he tells. For instance, “The Royal Tenenbaums” was full of strange, somewhat unrealistic characters, but the way Anderson shot the movie was also strange and made the characters fit into the world of the movie rather than the real world. Furthermore, it was the way the movie was shot that made it strange, not the actual happenings. To me, it felt like the entire film took place in reality, but in a strange reality, which was perfect given the plot and the characters. Many peripheral characters act like perfectly normal people; while the main characters all have specific uniforms they have been wearing since childhood and neuroses that make them seem exaggerated. I enjoyed the comedy of the movie, but I also enjoyed the drama; Richie slitting his wrists in the bathroom was excellent, and the shot of him looking down at his wrists was both extremely powerful and definitively Wes Anderson. More than anything, I enjoyed how unique this movie was. It did not fit into any genre neatly, and Wes Anderson’s overall style is one-of-a-kind. It is always enjoyable to see something really different and new.
The Royal Tenenbaums is the epitome of a Wes Anderson movie. It is kind of weird, has some gross out parts of the storyline, but by the end you enjoyed yourself. I feel like Tenebaums was what Rushmore was supposed to be, and Fantastic Mr. Fox in live action. As mentioned, the movie’s storyline is kind of strange, especially Richie Tenenbaum’s infatuation with his adopted sister, but the cast makes this movie. To put it simply, you can not have a movie with Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller, the Wilson brother, Bill Murray, Danny Glover, and have it not be enjoyable. Ben Stiller really saves the movie with his over the top phobia of fires. His matching red jumpsuits make it impossible to take him and his kids seriously, but he plays some very important parts of the movie. Stiller brings in a little comic relief that the viewer remembers. The overhead shot reminded me a lot of Rushmore. Anderson definitely has a distinct style that is noticeable in more ways than just the characters he casts. In each Anderson movie I have seen (Rushmore, Tenenbaums, and Fantastic Mr. Fox) a large amount of emphasis is placed on the flaws of each character. In Fantastic Mr. Fox, it is more comical because the movie is a cartoon, but in Tenebaums it goes into great and very serious depth, such as Richie’s attempt to kill himself. However, there are also ideas that more viewers can understand, like Royal’s attempt to just spend more time with his grandchildren. Overall, I really liked this movie. The viewer gets strange feelings like hoping Richie gets Margot at the end, even though it is his sister. That is the result of great casting, directing, and editing.
This movie makes me want to talk about family,don't hurt family has been regarded as a morality principle in nowadays, people who wants to escape from family is definitely the one care about family most.When Royal left his family,he thought it's not a big deal,3 years ago he left, because he couldn't stand his family, he was disappointed by his family environment, he even never wants to come back.In real life we are living in, there are so many people who don't understand, forgive others, but most of them the more they pretend they don't care,the more the care,and because the pretending the wouldn't let anyone to realize or understand so the more they are lonely.The regret, the lonely ,the uneasy and all kinds of negative emotion would be worst and worst by time flies. That 's the reason I think Mordecal came back. Richie:"Sometimes if a person has a traumatic experience that the hair turns white" Margot: "I am sure he will get over it"
The Royal Tennenbaums was a movie that if you had the wrong person writing the script, or directing it, could very easily become extremely dark and depressing. Wes Anderson did a good job though of keeping it upbeat and lighthearted.
Right away, we see a family that has gone from the peak to the pits. Each family member used to be the pristine example of what we want ourselves to be. Smart, athletic, creative, you name it and they had it. But one single event and we all can come crashing down. I think that the Royal Tenenbaums does a really good job of showcasing this idea in a way that keeps it realistic but yet still humourous. In a similar note, it reminds me of Arrested Development. Although I feel that Arrested Development takes it to the extreme as they are trying to make a mockery of this family so that you return each week. Royal Tenenbaums on the other hand keeps its feet rooted in reality.
I did like the casting. I find Owen Wilson to be an extremely annoying person to watch on screen and feel that he often is the worst part of films that have Ben Stiller in it (as those two often collaborate). However, in this one, I did not find him to be as annoying. I think it was because his character had a bit more depth in the sense that he wasn't just a stupid guy who didn't care. Instead he was someone who was on the fringe of things, always wanting to be in, but even when having an affair with Margot, he is not a Tenenbaum.
The Royal Tenenbaums was a great movie. I liked the storyline. It was fresh and unique, not like anything I had ever seen before. This movie did not have a predictable ending. I actually thought that Mr. Tenenbaum was going to get his wife and family back. I thought that his plan would work and everyone would live happily ever after. The Royal Tenenbaums had a perfect mix of drama and comedy. It was incorporated well and wasn't too over the top or not mixed enough. A particular scene that stuck with me was the scene where Richie attempted suicide. I did not know who the person playing his character was. Richie had been wearing the same outfit since his childhood. When he finally decided to cut his hair, my jaw dropped. I was surprised that he was very, very attractive. Afterwards, I did a YouTube search and learned that Luke Wilson was the person who played Richie's character. He is a beautiful man. I don't mean to take away from the depth of that scene because it was a very serious situation, but that was my initial reaction to it.
I wish there were more films like this one. I loved the originality and the characters. The dysfunctional family and their many problems was something that many people could relate to. Even though there were many topics that were serious, it was still funny. The movie was a bit random at times, but that helped to make it interesting. I like how they had each chapter start the next scene. Wes Anderson's style in making movies is very unique and stylistic. I like how he always seems to have things centered within a frame. I also like his use of colors and how he has the over head shot. After learning about him, I believe that I will be able to identify more of his work.
I can't get over the Royal Tenenbaums. I remember when it first came out, too, because I really wanted to see it. I loved Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson, but my brother (nine years older) swore I was too young for it. The years passed and I never got around to watching it until this class. It's less than I expected but more than I could ask for. I enjoy every aspect of it and, as a huge 30 Rock fan, hearing Jack Donaghy narrate doesn't hurt either. I love the colors, the stylization, the unbelievable writing, and the cast that come together in Tenenbaums. I think Luke Wilson's suicide scene is one of the most powerful of all time and it easily makes me all the more excited to be a film major. The blue tints, the jaw-dropping music -- it all blends so perfectly. I can't wait to explore more of Wes Anderson's work. I feel like starting with Tenenbaums is probably the right way to do it, but I'm sure I'll love his other films just as much, if not more. Based on some of the negative comments above, I know it's not a film for everyone. I think I'll be mindful of recommending it to people because it seems like such an acquired taste. I'm also really glad I waited all those years to watch it. Knowing what I know now about film production and directorial styles, I can appreciate it from both a critical and a general perspective.
I like the idea The Royal Tenenbaums conveys, which is love and good relationship overweights personal achievement. Even though it's kind of cliche, the film has a strong Wes Anderson style so that it's not too heavy hearted when compared to movies with the similar. And a hint of weirdness/ridiculousness also add some implicit humor in the movie. The movie tries to demonstrate how high IQ and temporary success (no matter how extraordinary, as the world class achievement the 3 kids reached) does not lead to a good life. The adulthoods of the 3 kids are very bleak compare to the success they achieved when they were little. Despite the contrasts are huge, it is very realistic since many people do experience huge reverses in life. So to me I don't think the big changes are too dramatic. And this make the movie more convincing on how we should focus on people more than our private lives. So this is a very instrumental movie as well as a funny one.
The Royal Tenenbaums is the type of movie I can see several times, and each time, I can find new important details. It has a peculiar sense of humor, where the story talks about the three siblings. Even though they have been successful, their abandonment of their father makes it appear satirical. The three children, who are Chas, Margot and Richie, are successful in their own ways, where Chas is a math genius, Margot is creative through her plays, and Richie is an artist and tennis player. The film takes place when the children are grown up, and their parents are going to separate. In order to avoid this, Royal Tenenbaum says he has stomach cancer. His wife, Etheline, takes him in, and during this time, they can get to know their children’s habits better. While Royal is faking his cancer, his sons and daughters shed light about their lives. where one is extremely overprotective over this children, one is having an affear, and the other ends up in the hospital. The turn of events are very captivating, with death and family unity being important themes. I enjoyed viewing the movie because it was different and insightful with a sarcastic sense of humor.
I enjoyed this movie. I had never seen a Wes Anderson film, so it was interesting to see his style play out. I found the film to be unique and pleasantly unpredictable. I could not place the movie in a particular genre because it has so many aspects of genre in one film. I typically think that this takes away from films, but this film really hit the nail on the head in terms of both drama and comedy. While the movie was good, the style seemed weird to me. Something about the film style made the film odd, but not necessarily in a bad way. I also thought the music fit the film tremendously. It really helped me to feel what was happening in all scenes, whether they were comedic or dramatic. While I will say the film was boring at times, and some scenes seemed to drag on, it had my attention for the most part. This film brought me a few different emotions and that is what I really like from a film.
The Royal Tenenbaums is one of my favorite movies, which was directed by Wes Anderson. It is really interesting to see how, through the lens of a film, different characters from a family can be depicted. The three children, named Chas, Margot, and Richie have very different lives, yet they have one thing in common, which is that Royal Tenenbaum and Etheline are getting a divorce. Once this is expressed, Wes Anderson did a great synopsis of each character, by zooming in on their lives, their individualities and their perfections. Once the film goes back to the present, it is semi humorous to see that Royal Tenenbaum is acting as if he was sick, in order to keep the family in unity and avoid having Etheline marry Henry. There are some scenes that appear to be funny, but at the next instant, they are supposed to be terrifying. Themes such as death are incorporated in order to portray this melodrama. I really enjoyed learning about each character and how each has different types of purposes and phobias. Henry is a suspicious character, to find out the real truth behind the stomach cancer. In the end, Royal Tenenbaum is unfortunately discovered and this leads to his tragic end, which is his death.
The Royal Tenenbaums has become one of my favorite movies. It is an unusual story about a dysfunctional family, where the father fackes stomach cancer in order to avoid having his wife divorce him and marry another man. As predicted, he is discovered and there is a mixture of feelings and actions in the air, such as Royal Tenenbaums sickness, and he then falls dead. Seeing the grandchildren of Royal Tenenbaum, which exude an air of perfectionism, also amused me. His children each have a peculiar personality, as if each one has a motive for being there. I believe the movie was well thought it, with a humorous yet tragic plot and well thought out characters. I felt very amused when I was watching this movie, and I would highly recommend it. Moreover, this is the kind of movie that I could watch several times without being annoyed. I have also heard the soundtrack is excellent and it fits perfectly well with the movie. It has excellent actors and actresses such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Stiller, with the reputable director Wes Anderson. I also liked how the outcome was not predictable, and feel that the audience will be on their toes, waiting to see what will happen next.
With Habla Con Ella and Drive, this was my favorite film. Plot-wise, the film was very funny, sad, and pensive at the same time. Like many of the films that we have seen this semester, this film plays with the notion of reality and expectations. Without talking too much about the plot, this film is unique in that it vividly shows a dysfunctional family that can't quite seem to piece together the pieces. In many ways, this family may be the real American family. Stylistically, the whole film has a dreamy and insomniac feel to it, from the way that the characters walk and talk to the sepid-ish lighting at times during the film. Quite charming was the vintage feel of the characters and the way that they dress. This film takes place in our modern day but is clearly a "modern day stuck in the 70s." In this way, the film also plays with the notion of reality and expectations. The music creates a vintage but out-of-touch feel that really complements the overall mood and theme of the film. Additionally, the pacing is quite delicately executed, switching regularly from slow and dry to quick and eventful. It works well and keeps the audience vested in the turmoil of the family that is laid so gloriously and shamelessly out in front of our eyes.
Royal Tenebaum was an interesting and entertaining man but he was also a terrible father and husband. He had no respect for the fact that Chas was extremely paranoid for the safety of his children after his wife died. He didn’t even remember his wife’s name. Although Chas was unnecessarily paranoid, it was clearly because he was still mourning over his wife and Royal completely ignored that and couldn’t have cared less. Also, he made a point of constantly introducing Margot as his adopted child. Although she may not have let it show at the time, it definitely hurt her feelings. On her birthday and the premiere of the play she wrote, he criticized it and said it was simple and childish. He is extremely blunt, selfish, and inconsiderate for the feelings of everyone else around him. When Richie was depressed and tried to kill himself, Royal wasn’t very upset by it. Surprisingly he actually did go to the hospital to try to see him though. He was a bad husband also because years after their separation when Etheline actually found someone that she liked that loved and cared about her (Henry), Royal was rude to him and tried his best to intrude on their relationship so that she wouldn’t be happy with someone else, even though he didn’t even have the intention of being with her. Also it is pathetic that the only way he could get his family to talk to him was to pretend that he was dying. Although I personally thought Royal was a terrible person in general, I think the movie was attempting to convey that even though he hadn’t had the best relationship with his family in the past, he truly did enjoy the days that he got to spend with them.
Royal tenebaum is a comedy that it reflected the importance of family. Special Aaron (gold huck mann) Mrs. With lyres love Ephraim (AnJieLi card Houston act the role ofing) has three children, and they are born hits the wizards. Son, check (class Steve le act the role ofing) on real estate have envisage touch, and the 12 years old began to set up his own business, and later as a business real estate in Wall Street created a career; Daughter margo (Gwen nice pat ROM act the role ofing) in 14 years old when he topped the list writers; Another son richie (Luke Wilson act the role ofing) was a young group of tennis champion. However, the family didn't think that's the children's brilliant achievements in peace and happiness, but because lies and betrayal and break off. Aaron and his wife, from the left home after marriage; Check the death of his wife, become jumpy, all the day for two son's safety and anxious; Like the fair maiden's margo is actually a have 20 years of smoked "smoking gun", and has many years no published works, and do a psychiatrist husband maintain the no passion in marriage life; Richie at ease a contest after defeat to dust, now on all over the world sailing to kill the time. For many years, from home of Aaron started to miss a wife and children, return to eager embrace enjoy family happiness family. For this purpose, he announced that has been the doctor diagnosed for stomach cancer, and only six weeks of life, the news that separation family reunion and together, although at first we still water, but everyone in the relationship but quietly subtle change happened, when the family after the new have cohesion, and how to explain, Aaron their "disease"?
I liked the way how people were dealing with conflicts in the film: evasive, rather than what most of the movies would do in their films: to be "relieved" by understanding. Due to the reason that I have always believed that the mutual understanding reached between people are in fact compromise the heart, which is still in possession of disdain. I admit that there are lots of times that I have a strong desire to get empathy by others, such as when I was alone in the rental house, staring at the ceiling water stains traces of hopelessness rising while others did not care and said "to be alone might be more comfortable". It is hoped that others could be able to achieve this level of feeling of sympathy through empathy, rather than something like "I know you," "I understand that in this case, you would think" understanding. Coming back to the film, the type of ending what they want it touches a bit like the ending, If there are people who believe in that the prince and princess would live a happy life from now on, why not to have something like the epitaph of black humor :let those who lives to toss it!
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In his Film, The Royal Tenenbaums, Wes Anderson does a great job of depicting the interesting yet obviously dysfunctional Tenenbaum family. With Anderson's distinct style and an extremely talented cast, it is nearly impossible not to be pulled in by this film. Not only did Anderson succeed in telling a unique and interesting story, he succeeded in incorporating his own personal style into the soundtrack, costuming, and sets which made the entire film very aesthetically pleasing. I particularly enjoyed the opening credits where every character is individually shown with a straight forward shot complete with the actor's name and the character's name. This sequence is very unique to Anderson's work and does a great job of showing his style. Though at times the plot was a bit confusing, I enjoyed the film overall.
Just by looking at the cast of The Royal Tenenbaums you can see this film had the potential to be a hilarious and bizarre comedy. I saw this film at least 5 years ago and had almost completely forgot about it. Yet minutes into the film I realized why I loved this film so much. My favorite character was Ben Stiller, the genius in international finance. The film is based on an eclectic family composed of truly unique characters that are all brought together after hearing news of their fathers upcoming death. The film has a very hipster and quirky style to it. The characters never change outfits almost like an animated TV show. Yet I think this was effective as it allowed to you visually learn about your character. For example the retro glasses that Royal wears. Not only do they look like the glasses from one of Wes’s previous films Rushmore, but also they also really fit his intensive aggressive lawyer character.
Having grown up in England I really enjoyed the musical score of the movie. The old British rock worked perfectly with the jumbled fast paced plot of the film. I feel that the music really expressed each character. I noticed that a certain genre of music would generally back each character. I generally really like a movie if I can personally relate to it. I have two brothers and at times it can really get hectic in the house and at points the ‘Tenenbaums’ family really reminded me of home. People bickering and constantly walking in and out of scenes reminded me of one my family holidays. Overall I really enjoyed to film and was happy to be able to watch it again. I feel that if you used the same actors in a new film, they have developed in such different ways they wouldn’t be as perfectly compatible as they were in The Royal Tenenbaums.
I really enjoyed “The Royal Tannenbaums” mostly because I thought it has some funny quirky humor, and its cinematography was very original. The characters each had their odd characteristics and it was quite comical to witness their characters facing the real world complications and individual situations. The father is very mischievous by deciding to put himself back in his family members lives, even though he left them initially. Basically, the whole concept of this movie is to show the crooked family matters shown in a comedic light. All three geniuses have their weird personalities, which make it difficult for them to be accepted. In addition, I think the success of the movie came directly from the cast selections and their impeccable acting. I thought the Wilson brothers provided the most comic relief in the film, and Gwyneth Paltrow and Gene Hackman perfectly portrayed their unique characters. Each character showed perfectly how awkward their interactions with each other were. In terms of the cinematography, it seemed that there were a few quick shots, many tilting shots, and occasionally closeups. Than with their clothing, they seemed to keep the exact same wardrobe throughout the entire film. I could also tell that thanks to the director, the film seemed very organized in terms of making transitions from new from scene to scene, which was due to showing the movie, like a storybook. Overall, I thought it was a well written movie with a great cast that maintained a perfect balance of drama and humor.
I really enjoyed The Royal Tenenbaums because of how it is different from most other films that I have seen. It is the only movie I have seen that told you when you were going to the next part of the film and I thought that was one of the more appealing aspects of it. Another part that was different and I enjoyed was how the audience was told who each character is so that we would know. Without that when it switched from the characters being kids to adults I might have been very confused by which character was which. I thought all of the acting was also very well done. It is a star studded cast and they all acted like the stardom they have earned. Gene Hackman portrayed his character perfectly and Gwyneth Paltrow played her very unique character to perfection. While I did enjoy the acting by all the other characters, I think Hackman and Paltrow gave the most outstanding performances. Overall, I really enjoyed this film and am going to look into other films by Wes Anderson.
The Royal Tenenbaums was a very interesting film. This film featured a star-studded cast, so you would expect it to be a very typical Hollywood movie. This was not the case. The humor was a little dry and the pacing of the movie was not very fast, but this all worked out perfectly in portraying a family that was very atypical. Gwyneth Paltrow did not play a stereotypical blonde female lead, and Luke Wilson was not the usual male lead. This suits this film perfectly because the nature of their relationship is a very bizarre one. Gene Hackman played the deceptive head of the household who didn't exactly keep his family together. His performance garnered some sympathy from the audience and a lot of amusement. This movie was capable of using very beautiful shots, making the film look good from start to finish. One of the best scenes cinematically in the movie was the scene where Luke Wilson's character attempts to commit suicide. The red color of the blood really intensifies the scene and contrasts the rest of a very silly movie. Overall, I very much enjoyed the style that Wes Anderson employed into this film, and I would like to view more of his films in the future.
Throughout high school my friends had always tried to get me to see this movie. They kept telling me it was fantastic and that the director Wes Anderson really knows his stuff and is a great filmmaker. Had I not had such high expectations going into it I probably would have enjoyed it a lot more than I did. Don’t get me wrong I really liked it, and Wes Anderson definitely adds a great sense of style to his films, but I didn’t think that it measured up to be everything I was told it would be. The characters in the film all have unique character traits about them that make them interesting to follow. While I did get a couple of chuckles from the movie, I didn’t feel that the humor was everything that I expected it to be, but that’s not the movie’s fault. I guess it’s because whenever I see someone like Ben Stiller or Owen Wilson in a film, I’m used to the humor being more wacky and off-beat. The humor in The Royal Tenenbaums tended to be very dry. That’s not a bad thing though, as the actors are able to pull off their characters very well. I’m sure if I went into the movie again with a different mindset, without all of the expectations I had at first, I would like it a lot better.
The Royal Tenenbaums is a 2001 movie directed by Wes Anderson. It is a comedy and drama film. The actors are really good; I like Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow and Owen Wilson a lot. Having a good cast makes the movie more interesting and it catches my attention more than the usual and you kind of know what to expect. The movie shows the life of three successful brothers, Chas, Margot and Richie. I think everyone wishes to be that successful so young. One of peoples biggest fears in life is failure and seeing these three little children so successful at such young age was really fun for me. I really liked this movie. Each child is an expert as such different area that it caught my attention and each had such different personality. Seeing a dysfunctional family get along under the same roof is amazing for me. I have a huge family and sometimes we are alike. I enjoy it very much and it is packed with scenes that are very humorous. I like the way the scenes were divided and the music that was playing along was from the 60’s till the 90’s, so they had lots of music to play with and I think they did a good job.
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When I heard that The Royal Tenenbaums was going to be one of the movies we would watch for class, I got very excited because I had heard that it was a very funny movie. I thought that it was a very good movie. The cast selected was fantastic. I like Ben Stiller a lot and the Wilson brothers are great, especially when they are in movies together. However, I did not like Paltrow's character very much. I do not know what about her I didn't like but she just frustrated me for some reason. This movie was very funny but it was boring and slow at times and I was not expecting to see that in this movie. The beginning of the movie was fresh and enjoyable because I like how the children were introduced as these phenoms in their separate fields. I also liked seeing how the children grew up and what they looked like. I enjoyed the movie a lot but had the movie not gotten progressively slower and ended better I would have enjoyed it more.
The Royal Tenenbaums With the cast in this movie, I got the impression just from Owen Wilson, Ben Stiller, and Bill Murray that this was going to be a over the top funny film, but not a great movie. After seeing it, I feel the opposite thinking it wasn’t a very funny movie, but a good one. After getting to know everyone in the first 15 minutes, it just turns into to different stories about a very dysfunctional family. This felt like it should have been a bunch of TV episodes rather than a movie because everything got very confusing at one point. This movie had many different negative points that put a very dark theme to it. Although this was probably considered a comedy it was dark. From faking cancer, to people dying, attempted suicide, and constant fighting, this movie took as much dysfunctional things and mixed them into a 2 hour period for the film. Definitely over the top, but not in the way I thought it would be.
The Royal Tannenbaums The Royal Tannenbaums is a funny/dramatic film about the life of a very special family. The Tannenbaum family consists of the father (Royal Tannenbaum), a mother (Etheline Tannenbaum) and three child prodigies: Margot-a young aspiring play wright who was adopted, Chas-a real estate trader, and Richie- a young tennis star. The Tannenbaum family is very wealthy and successful but their luck ends up running out. Twenty years into the future the father, Royal Tannenbaum fakes becoming terminally ill and requests that the family reunite for his remaining days. This is kind of outrageous seeing as he and his wife are divorced (but not legally) and that all 3 kids careers have been declining. Chas is depressed because his wife died in a plane crash 6 months prior, Margot has not had a successful play in a while, and Richie retired from Tennis after an emotional meltdown. The family ends up coming together though and many dramatic events occur. Richie falls in love with his adopted sister, Margot, and ends up almost killing himself over finding out about her secret life. Then Margot releases her love for him and although open ended in the film they end up together. Royal realizes the mistakes he has made in the past and how much trouble he has caused his wife and family, gives Etheline the divorce she wanted and she ends up marrying another man in the movie. These are just some of the many dramatic events that happen in the movie. The Royal Tannenbaums is a very interesting film about a once perfect but now distraught family. Erik Rueckle-c10166645
The Royal Tenenbaums was on of the movies I most looked forward to seeing, as it is one of my brother’s favorite movies and I had never seen it. With the cast in the film, I was expected an outwardly hilarious comedy, which definitely not the case. Once I adjusted to the style of the humor of the movie however, I really enjoyed it. The movie is full of dry humor and quirky character traits that make it really funny and enjoyable, even if it is not as much of the laugh-out-loud type of humor. For me, what made the movie enjoyable was how well each character was developed and portrayed, with my favorite characters being the ones played by Ben Stiller and Gene Hackman. Stiller is great in the role of an over paranoid single dad who’s wife died in an accident. Hackman also gives an excellent role as a deadbeat dad who is trying to reconnect with his children at a point in time where they are all pretty much at their lowest, and I thought he delivered the funniest performance I’ve seen him in in that role. All of the other characters also work well within the structure of the movie. Overall, I enjoyed the Royal Tenenbaums and will probably watch it again soon, as I feel it is the type of movie I will probably appreciate even more the second time around.
Wes Anderson is a great director and creates art through the work and use of his camera lens. Very well shot, directed and acted, The Royal Tenenbaums is an awesome movie. The use of centered camera angles is very well known as an Anderson signature. He likes to center his characters in the frame creating this weird focused feeling, suddenly bringing a lot of importance to the character. Each character in his movie is well developed and equality important. Another signature of Wes Anderson is to use the actor Owen Wilson. Wes and Owen work so much together that Owen Wilson even co-wrote The Royal Tenenbaums with the director. His opening sequence, with a V.O. narration over the Tenenbaums past story is very interesting. I enjoy knowing how the family came to be what it is and how the characters were when children. It’s an interesting choice but also a very wise one. This is a good decision because, due to the huge amount of characters, it is important to have a background history told to the audience. This movie, even though it’s a comedy, deals with very serious issues such as suicide, cheating and dysfunctional family relationships. For example, Richie Tenembaum falls in love with his sister Margot and then, because he figures out she had a relationship with his best friend attempts suicide.
When I found out about the actors that were part of the cast I was very excited to watch The Royal Tenenbaums for class. Ben Stiller is one of my favorite comedians and I also like Owen Wilson and Gwyneth Paltrow. This film is an example of how a cast can attract viewers and be used for marketing and advertising. I was expecting the movie to be funnier than it actually was. However, I still thought it was very entertaining and funny. There were parts where I felt the pace was slow but overall the movie was enjoyable. I liked how the children were introduced as geniuses in their own field of expertise. I also thought it was very interesting to see them grown up. It showed the great characterization of the film because the young actors and older actors looked alike. The age transition was very believable. I think The Royal Tenenbaums is not a film for everyone. The sense of humor is different and might not be considered funny by some audiences. In addition, I think the movie is more style than substance. There are many long shots, tracking shots, pans, and tilts. Also, center framing is used which is not very common. Finally, I was very impressed by how they shot the scene when they are in a desert by the train.
I agree with Christina whole heatedly about the celeb acting crew in this movie which I can almost guarantee had the entire class pretty excited. Which might be one of the reasons I hated this movie so much. Maybe I expected too much. However I can swear I will try to never see this movie again. Although I can always appreciate the voice of my favorite actor, Alec Baldwin, in narration I can't appreciate the awful plot and boring storyline. It was difficult for me to ever be fully engaged in this movie. I suppose there was a little art in the way some of the shots were setup but for some reason I simply can't stand this movie. Still the movie is a great example of a dysfunctional family where everyone has their story.
I didn’t particularly like The Royal Tenenbaums. I expected it to be funny since it was a comedy, but the humor in it wasn’t that great. There were some very boring and dead parts. The underlying plot of the story was sad and tragic. The estranged family was only brought back together because they thought their father had cancer. It’s sad he had to lie to get his family to spend time with him. His own grandchildren did not even know him. There were other tragic parts including death, divorce, and suicide. To try and take this sad plot and throw comedy into it by creating weird characters and outrageous situations was tough, and I don’t think it really mixed well together. I did like that all of the characters were so different and cooky. There were a few funny moments here and there, but overall the movie wasn’t very interesting and it was too outrageous and unrealistic to be funny.
“The royal tanenbaums” is a comedy and drama movie directed Wes Anderson with a very interesting cast. It is about three kids that become very successful at a very short age, everything seems to be perfect in their lives, however their father was the exception to this rule. Their father decided to fake himself ill so he could prevent having his wife divorce him and marry another man. I thought this movie was funny and entertaining, accomplishing a very balance combination between humor and drama.
As we talked in class several times the cast is one of the most important aspect when thinking of a movie. Having well known stars as part of the cast can help you have a sense of security on how successful the movie might be. In this case having Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow and Owen Wilson as part of the cast was very positive, it definitely called the attention. I personally felt really intrigued and curious towards this movie when I saw the trailer because of the cast especially Ben Stiller. I think he is one of the best comedians in Hollywood, he is very talented and delivers an excellent job in every movie he makes.
I was not particularly fond on The Royal Tenenbaums. I have seen this movie many years ago and knew I did not like it, however I thought my newfound maturity would be enough to overcome this stereotype. I was incorrect. This movie continued to prove to be weird and boring. I was never truly engaged in the plot and storyline, even from the beginning. The casting seems great, and usually I really enjoy them in other movies, however this one was not good. This movie seems like a hilarious comedy from the trailers and such, but in reality I did not find much humor. This is definitely not a traditional movie by any means as it is more stylish in a sense. The style of how the movie was made was nice. It is different than a traditional movie I feel like. It was a cool change and made the movie slightly more tolerable. Overall, I still am not a fan of this movie, but do know people that enjoyed the movie and hated the movie so it is really dependent on your movie preferences.
The Royal Tenenbaums Matthew Head I was disappointed that this movie had such a star packed cast and was yet not very funny. I understand that this movie was not supposed to be a laugh out loud comedy, however I felt that there were too many intertwining stories. I felt that all of the characters were too distant from each other which made me feel like there was no chemistry between the actors. I understand that the actors are acting like that because the movie is about a family trying to relive their past, however I feel like many of the characters were unbelievable, especially ben stillers. This is a movie that I would classify as all style and no content. I think making the characters never change clothes is insulting to audience. The director is assuming that the audience wont pick up on the theme the family is stuck in a rut. I think this movie could have worked if it was shorter, in parts it seemed to just drag on forever.
Hiram Aparicio C06979667 The Royal Tenenbaums This movie was good. It had some pretty crazy moments, such as when Richie slits his wrists. The movie has an excellent soundtrack. I seem to have an innate dislike towards Ben Stiller but in this movie I felt his character was pretty funny. The one that made it for me, however, was the character of Royal who was played by gene hackman. He reminds me a lot of the father in arrested development (which I love). Gene Hackman plays a... scum bag, for lack of a better word, father who fakes having stomach cancer in order to be allowed back into the house. Of course they get lost in their antics and everything falls apart for him for the most part. I found Owen Wilson's character also quite funny. He plays eli who has a bit of a crazy fellow and has a bit of a drug problem. The cast (with the exception of Ben stiller) did a pretty good job and the movie had some pretty hilarious moments.
Though I had never seen The Royal Tenenbaums before, I had heard many good things about Wes Anderson and had greatly enjoyed The Fantastic Mr. Fox, but wasn't entirely sure what to expect from his live-action films. In spite of all the hype, I was still impressed by The Royal Tenenbaums. The film has an almost out-of-time feel with the consistent costuming of the characters and a rather quaint setting. The actors did a phenomenal job portraying their respective characters and that helped improve on the already great storyline and directing. Overall, the film was very enjoyable to watch and I'm glad we viewed it in class.
The Royal Tenenbaums was a pleasure to watch. This was unlike any comedy I had seen before. As an adult comedy, it had me laughing the whole way through. The movie had an excellent cast, who all appeared to vibe well with each other. Specifically, Bill Murray is in the movie and not only is he one of my favorite actors in cinema, but he is also hands down one of the funniest people in Hollywood. There is an expansive plot that includes a highly shifting story and many good moments. The film is segmented into various chapters, which makes it difficult for the actors to develop a strong sense of continuity. This also causes some difficulty because on many occasions, the emotional tone greatly changes from scene to scene. An interesting aspect to the movie was how the director had the actors face the camera when giving their lines, instead of presenting the dialogue between each other. The overarching concept to The Royal Tenenbaums is about the dysfunctional family and a father trying to keep the family together. Although the family in the movie is most likely different than most other families, I’m sure many people can relate to living with a dysfunctional family. This pertinence makes the film that much funnier.
The Royal Tenenbaums, a film by Wes Anderson, approaches the idea of family from a comedic perspective. I enjoyed the film and felt like a connection was created between the audience and the characters. Throughout the film, I believe that Anderson is trying to convey his claim regarding family to the audience.
Early in each of their lives, the children were each successful in their own way, for example, Richie was a very talented tennis player. However, although it may seem like these children are on the road to the perfect life, they end up not following up their initial success. In the beginning, I felt a sense of separation between the children as Anderson purposely created a clear distinction between all of them. The family was not “together” and did not function as the ideal, perfect family. In contrast, later on in life, Chas, Margot, and Richie were not as successful, yet as imperfect as the family was, they all accepted their differences and began getting along. I believe Anderson is touching upon the subject that each family and further, family member is different in their own way; however, these very differences and imperfections are those traits that distinguish them are the reasons why we love our family.
At first when I finished this movie. I think it is just the comedy and drama movie. However, I began to remind my emotions during the show time, I find it somewhat sad in comedy story. The family lost their past glories and genius. Three children was regarded as geniuses but after their father’s death, they had experienced hardships and tried to overcome the trauma. Although the movie pictures the story of family in a funny way, I could still feel the sadness of the story. It was very funny when looking family’s affairs. At the same time I could see ‘hae hak’ in this movie. ‘Hae hak’ is the method used in Korean arts and by using this method, writers can describe the sadness and gloominess in a way which provokes laughs intentionally forming funny situation. I was very surprised because I could find this method also in an American movie.
The first thing that struck me about The Royal Tenanbaums was the very visually appealing style. It was very clear watching my first Wes Anderson film why it is that he is considered an auteur. But I don’t think his style detracts from the substance of the film. What stood out to me most of Anderson’s style was his use of color and extreme attention to detail.
The film is full of odd interactions between a truly odd family. This dysfunctionality leads to numerous funny scenes. My favorite seen is when Luke Wilson’s character Richie tries to commit suicide, it really embodies the film. It shows off Anderson’s style with the clean cut, centered face of Richie. In the background you have the song Needle in the Hay playing which is very in line with the rest of the film. But the best part is when Dudley is asked where Richie is at the hospital and he responds with “Who?”.
Another reason I enjoyed this film was numerous played roles I was not used to seeing them in, including: Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller and Luke Wilson. If I had seen these actors name before I had seen the film I would have expected a totally different movie, but I was pleasantly surprised.
This movie is an offbeat comedy about a dysfunctional family re-union. It is about a successful attorney, Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman), who had three children with his wife, Etheline (Anjelica Huston), who was an archaeologist. Ironically, all the three kids were precious genius. As a child investor, Chas (Ben Stiller) made a large profit. Three times US Nationals winner and a junior tennis champion was Richie (Luke Wilson). The adopted Margot, won a $50000 Braver man Grant while in 9th grade, was a playwright. Suddenly Royal abandons his family. This was the beginning of the two decades of failure and betrayal that would scar the Tenenbaums for the entire life. The story reaches the climax when Royal reappears suddenly claiming, that he as six week to live.
THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS I personally like this style of narrative.Some are divorced, was painful, some drug use, some committed suicide, escape seems the family is a mess, filled with all kinds of contradictions, but it seems the problem is less serious. Throughout the process, I have never felt sad, obviously are some broken things, the lover departed, the family of a loose sand the cause of the collapse of ... Perhaps life this is so. Many exciting things often feel fleeting, but in hindsight, the feeling of pain seems to appear relatively small in the waters of time, even though we may feel the pain is lingering and hopeless. Always feel the grow older, we want something more and more, growing desire a child a lollipop will be able to meet, then shoes, sports car, to be a rich husband and a beautiful girl ... this is of course understandable, due to human nature. But looking back, is not it those simple pleasures are really no longer be able to meet our of it? Is not so. I would like a lot of time in fact, do not really know what they want, what experience may come back to will be clear, but that the cost of often, so we must make a choice to start the calculation of personal gain or loss, want to invest a total return. There are always time, we will set into losses. I like the Tenenbaum home dad, he is really a failure of the father to the Top, but he eventually understand what to do, to pay more responsibility, and these pay so that he got a lot. The simple story. Elderly re-evoke the love between family members, although the starting point only for themselves, but screenwriter cleverly arranged gradually so that everyone into.
I really enjoyed watching The Royal Tenenbaums. I think Wes Anderson is fantastic and I love watching his movies. This movie is about three children who were gifted, but they grew up into failures after their dad left them. I really liked the character of Royal Tenenbaum, who was played by Gene Hackman. Very often I don’t like movies that have many stars all in the same movie. This movie has Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Luck Wilson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bill Murray and many more. However, I didn’t think it caused a problem in this movie. Not only is this movie is narrative, but also has Alec Baldwin narrating throughout the film. It is an interesting, non-traditional movie layout.
I don’t believe this movie is entirely unique and original, however there are key components separating it from others. These components also align with those in other Wes Anderson movies. Each character has a different story and background that all somehow come together. My favorite backstory is Ben Stiller and his two identical boys. The family where’s the same red jumpsuit in almost every scene. The funniest character in the movie is Royal Tenenbaum. He is witty and quite frankly a son of a bitch. Owen Wilson is also an interesting and funny character that the others play off of well. Overall, I really liked watching this film and would definitely recommend it.
I love Wes Anderson. He is one of my favorite directors. I had already seen The Darjeeling Limited and Hotel Chevalier multiple times, but had never had the chance to see The Royal Tenebaums, so when I saw it on the syllabus I was thrilled! And I was not disappointed after the class screening.
I think the Tenebaums’ story is a valuable lesson to everyone – no matter how perfect everything is or may look at one point in time, the reality is that no one is actually perfect. While Chas, Margot, and Richie may have struck success from a young age (which Anderson geniusly presents each story and success as an introduction) they have made their way into a slump. The family has been separated and in Royal’s last attempt to make everything perfect again, fakes having stomach cancer. This action is completely messed up. Other not perfect situations include Margot and Richie being in love with each other even though they are family, Chas’ wife had recently died, and Richie tries to kill himself. While there is no such thing as perfection, Anderson brilliantly displays very real life complications like love, death, and depression. And another lesson to possibly be learned from this is that any obstacle, fake or real, brings family back together and that is what helps each character, and real people, get through the struggles of life.
This was a funny movie. I didn't really enjoy it, but it gave some good laughs. I felt that a lot of the music used in this film did not go with the emotional story of the script. It felt disjointed to me.
When looking at such a star studded cast, one would think of this movie as a predictable hollywood film, but Wes Anderson throws in some unexpected things through out the movie that surprise the audience.
I felt that each back story to the family was very interesting. I thought that each character was important to the overall effect of the movie.
One thing that struck me was Ben Stiller. Even in this atypical role, he is the same actor, doing the same things that he did in Dodge Ball, and Meet The Parents. Im not sure if this is good or bad, but I defiantly noticed this over time. I thought that he, and the other members of the cast had a great chemistry, and added a lot to the film.
The movie the Royal Tenenbaums was a good heartfelt movie. While it was intended to be funny, and was often, I feel like it was more serious than funny. More often than not I smirked at the humor in this movie rather than laughing. To me the parts about morals and being a better person were more significant than the humor of the movie. It was a movie about how four people’s lives were ruined by a single person and how that person’s change can fix all his wrong doings. In the beginning of the movie it shows the success of the three kids but the narrator specifically tells us that the children’s disadvantage is that they are the children of Royal Tenenbaum. He then leaves their lives and the movie travels 20 years into the future where we see all of our previous characters in terribly low places in their life. With no money to his name Royal moves back in, saying that he is dying. When he is finally outted as being a fake, he realizes what a terrible mess he’s made of his and his children’s lives. As a changed man he finally tries to fix his past wrongs, and in the end truly helps everyone get on the path to a better life. This is the part of the movie that made me truly enjoy it.
This was one of the films that I hoped I would like, but I didn't. Although the characters are all very quirky, it did not work for the film, I never found them humorous or was able to connect with them, although I felt they played their part well. I actually found it quite sad how disconnected this family was, it was quite depressing.
I feel I could not connect with the characters because all the characters are off in their own worlds, keeping the others at arms length and emotionally distant. The primary problem with the film is that this effect carries over to the audience; we can't relate to any of them due to the way they keep their emotions bottled up. This leads to us not caring nearly as much about them as we could, and therefore not caring as much about the film as we could.
Overall, not a film I would recommend or watch again.
the Royal Tenenbaums This is an adult fairy tale. These cases, the end of the classic story of Hollywood in all its elements packaged in a cute little package does not leave you feeling cheated. Not too much food in the film, but I think we can actually see the food is Gene Hackman's character, the Royal swallowed a greasy (but delicious forward-looking) cheeseburger (Royal cheese? ).
I did not find, however, from several years of video Glover shows how to make the Martha Stewart show sweet potato pie. "This recipe is my mother," he said. "She is an absolutely fabulous cook, a good bread, she always told my dad, he did not know how to boil water before he met her. We all have to learn to cook in my family."
I had seen "The Royal Tenenbaums" in theaters when it first came out, but could not remember much about the film. So when I re-watched it in class it was more or less like seeing it for the first time. Overall I enjoyed the film quite a bit. I really liked all the quirkiness of the characters. Gene Hackman did an excellent job at portraying Royal. All the actors played their respective roles well I thought. I enjoyed the character of Margot and thought Gwyneth Paltrow did a good job. Her character was very void of emotion, which at times could be seen as sad or humorous. I found it funny that she smoked the majority of her life, but was so secretive that no one in her family knew. Her hair and thick eyeliner further emphasized her character. I thought the costuming was done well. I liked how the overprotective Chas and his two sons consistently wore matching red jumpsuits. I also liked Margot's fur coat that she wore most of the time. Wes Anderson is known for using a lot of primary colors in his movies, which can definitely be seen in this film as well. I thought the movie mixed drama and comedy together well. The movie used a lot of dry humor and was not overtly comedic, which I think throws some people off. I actually found that I liked the movie better that way as I am not the biggest fan of comedies. It takes a lot for me to actually find a movie humorous. I thought the movie did a good job at portraying a dysfunctional family. It showed that family is important and even if success comes easy at an early age it doesn't necessarily translate to success into adulthood.
Initially I did not know what to expect from “The Royal Tennenbaums” after seeing the trailer. What I did know was that the film had a cast full of well-respected actors and actresses and I knew that I was a fan of Anderson as a director because I had previously seen and thoroughly enjoyed his film “Hawthorne”. The star-studded big name cast worried me just as much as it excited me because I was afraid that film would not live up to the expectations that come along with such big name actors. From pretty early on in the movie it was clear that this film was most definitely characterized and influenced by Anderson’s established style as a director. Anderson’s use of a narrator simplified the film and insured that the audience wasn’t left behind. Although the film is classified as comedy Anderson is still able to explore of serious issues such as what it means to have a dysfunctional family and the resulting impact it can have on its members as they develop. It is without question that the Tennenbaum’s dysfunctional nature has a heavy impact on the entire family. It is clear that Anderson is projecting some of his own personal viewpoints on family relationships and uses his characters in the movie to tease the viewer into discovering the allegory that he deliberately chose to lay beneath the film. Overall I thought that the film was executed well and I enjoyed it, but it certainly is not a film I would call a classic.
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This was a depressing story. It's hard to believe that this family had so much going for it in the beginning and how quickly things went downhill. Royal Tenenbaum was a frustrating and selfish character, and should have been much more supportive of his family. He allowed for a great establishment to crumble around him.
The cast of this film was great, however. Many big-name actors convening to make a film like this usually turns out to be successful. The film would have been much less humorous without all of these celebrities' personalities.
The Royal Tenenbaums has been one of my favorite movies for a long time. The Royal Tenenbaums portrayed a very interesting family dynamic. A family that should have everything going for it still can have lots of problems within its own structure. And how problems earlier in life can affect the rest of your life even if you had a great beginning. All of the tenebaum kids showed such promise, in their youth that they did not live up to, and I feel a part of the Tenenbaums was exploring why this occurred and if the family dynamic was something that caused this to occur. Although the movie is a little slow and not extreme plot based, to see the progression of the family from young to old and how the characters were different in the the different time periods is very interesting, because it showed an evolution in all of them either for better or worse. An endearing part of the move is the narrator who helps solidify the plot. Also the humour that is displayed in the movie is not for everyone, but it is a particular brand of humour that i enjoy.
The Royal Tenenbaums C04997305 Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums tells the quirky story of the Tenenbaum family. Anderson’s auteurism is extremely evident in the film. The sets are meticulously designed to purvey his artistic style. The shots are framed with main character of interest centrally framed. Anderson’s tendency to use overhead angles is also prevalent throughout the film as seen in the tent scene as well as in Richie’s (Luke Wilson) attempted suicide. Even the soundtrack reflects Anderson’s influence consisting mainly of classic pop songs of the 60s and 70s. The film itself is well conceived and executed, with a clear well developed plot that may be lost in films relating a similarly bizarre tale. The film is extremely well cast, whether it’s Gene Hackman’s portrayal of the irresponsible patriarch Royal, Ben Stiller’s extremely paranoid begrudged Chas, or Luke Wilson’s desperately lovesick Richie. Collectively they elude the melodramatic dry humor that makes The Royal Tenenbaums so special. I am a big fan of Wes Anderson’s films, in an era of dumbed comedy Anderson manages to create unique characters with intelligent storylines that require the audience to do more than laugh at each punch-line. Of Anderson’s films Royal Tenenbaums is still one my favorites, it never fails to please.
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ReplyDeleteAlthough I can confidently say that The Royal Tenenbaums was an extremely well written and well-produced film, I did not find it too amusing. The collection of actors and their performances were fantastic, but I just had no enthusiasm towards the plot and overall flow of the movie. I found it to drag on throughout and move at a very slow pace. The ideas behind the plot had some potential, however, as I was interested in the progress of Royal’s relationship with his family, and the love story between Richie and Margot. My two favorite parts of the movie, interestingly enough, were the opening and closing scenes. I liked how the movie opened with informing the viewer of each member of the family and their particular idiosyncrasies, and thought the film could have been more entertaining had it shown more of the children’s younger years. I also found myself have my one and only chuckle throughout the movie in the last scene at the sight of Royal’s gravestone stating how he had passed. I am aware that the film had a very particular humor and to fully enjoy the film I felt as if the viewer would have to enjoy that kind of humor specifically. This last scene was the only time in the film I felt as if anyone could have found funny.
The Royal Tenenbaums reminds me of Napoleon Dynamite. There’s this aspect of being trapped in another time era, with the costumes, the hairstyles, and the diction. The titles in the movie are similar to a documentary. I commend the use of chapters, like a book, to differentiate time. There’s also the documentary style narration done by Alec Baldwin. The use of the overhead shot throughout the film demonstrates the signature shot of Wes Anderson. Anderson also makes use of the long shot, the tracking shots, and pan shots throughout the film.
ReplyDeleteThe Tenenbaums are falling apart. They are the very epitome of dysfunctional family. After twenty-two years, the family is in complete ruin. They are still living in the hey-day of their lives which seems to be the 70s; a main way this is shown is through wearing the same clothes. Royal appears just when it seems the family is lost---everyone has moved back home. Richie has had a nervous breakdown because he is in love with his sister who married an older man. Margot is depressed because of her failing marriage. Chas is struggling to deal with the death of his wife and how to raise his two boys. Most of the family’s problems can be traced back to a lack of love from the father, Royal. Before the kids move back home, all three seem to be obsessed with something: Margot and her secrecy, Chas and safety, and Richie and his traveling. All three are trying to fill the void that was created by trying to please a father who did not care when they were younger.
Once Royal moves in, is when the family starts to be on the mend. Considering they are already dysfunctional, it’s not surprising they are mended in various strange ways. Richie attempts suicide which brings the family closer. Royal continually tries to make up for lost time to Chas, by giving his grandsons the father-son time that he never gave Chas. Although it’s when Eli, in a drug induced stupor, crashes his car into the house, that Royal has really made it up to Chas, by saving his boys. Margot’s secrets are revealed by her husband which brings her closer to the family. Slowly, but surely, the family becomes functional and by the end of the film, the audience gets a feeling that, things will be alright.
The Royal Tenenbaums can be seen as one of those movies, I think, that you either really like or don’t like. For me, I enjoyed the film as Wes Anderson’s distinct style or auteurism was perfectly exemplified. However, the idea that the movie was all about style and not substance became apparent to me right away. This kind of made the movie slightly drag on but overall made it fun to watch as I was able to pick up on some of Anderson’s distinct styles. Some of the things that I really took notice of were his cinematography with bright color usage, his long shots, his slow motion shots, his symmetrical centering shots and his setting preference which seemed to be placed in the 1970’s. The mis en scene with the storybook idea created this sort of timeless 70’s environment.
ReplyDeleteEven though I’m not too fond of Owen Wilson, I think that as a co-writer he did a great job in this movie. I liked how the narrative which was led by Alec Baldwin flowed with the movie, just like it did in 500 Days of Summer. I also thought if there was something really great about the movie it was the classic British rock soundtrack that tied in perfectly with each scene. For example in Margot’s long shot coming off of the bus to see Richie, the slow motion scene fit perfectly with the song “These Days” by Nico. Each song was really a symbol for each character’s persona.
Only after watching the film did I consider the themes that seemed to fit into the storyline. It seemed to be that Anderson was trying to show that it doesn’t matter how innately smart you are in life but its about applying yourself and how much effort you put in that really determines your success. The Tenenbaums were clearly an example of a dysfunctional family where each character was trying to direct and setup their own lives in the wrong way. All of them started off well but end up going downhill as they get older. It is only when each character faces reality and approaches their problems that the family becomes semi functional. I think that if this movie didn’t have the irony or comedy in it, then a lot more people would dislike it. Overall, I thought it was an enjoyable movie to show while containing underlying valuable lessons.
The Royal Tenenbauns is an explosion of weirdness. But it’s weird in all the right ways. The characters are really strange; everyone that is involved has some sort of mental health problem. In a movie like this one where so many characters are equally important is really helpful to have a narrator describing each and every one of them. You get to know them before all the conflict starts.
ReplyDeleteIn this movie, one of the most important aspects is the Costumes, the personalization of each character. Each one of them has a pretty specific characteristic that years after the movie was released is remembered. Call it a coincidence, but not long ago my sister and I were in the Lobby of a hotel and suddenly this guy walks by wearing Adidas like suit of sweatpants (all in blue, but still...), and at the same time we said Tenenbauns out loud, it was kind of embarrassing because this guy obviously knew what we were talking about but we couldn’t stop laughing. I have heard from other people (people in class and some friends) that this movie is “slow” and “boring”. But for me, the humor and the whole cast is amazing.
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ReplyDeleteThe Royal Tenenbaums perfectly embodies the auteurism of Wes Anderson. There is a quirkiness to the dialogue and filmmaking that makes his films so distinct. It really is something that audiences either are drawn to or are removed from. I can understand people that may dislike Wes Anderson movies for the very nature of his style of filmmaking, but for me The Royal Tenenbaums has all the charm, wit, and heart that make it incredibly endearing. The plot is driven by Gene Hackman’s excellent performance as the ousted patriarch trying to find his way back into his family circle. The children and the other peripheral characters all add to the humor and drama that makes this film much more nuanced. Everyone is a little bit “odd” to say the least, but each character is rich with personality and depth. These various interactions and relationships create a narrative that is highly unpredictable. It was really one of those movies where I had no idea where it was going. Almost every next scene was unpredictable after watching the previous one.
What makes this film so good is the balance between incredible humor and serious storytelling. Scenes such as Royal telling of his story of Pagoda stabbing him along with the scene of Pagoda later stabbing him were brilliantly hilarious. It’s the kind of humor that isn’t over-the-top but subtle and witty. Then there were scenes such as Richie’s attempted suicide played to “Needle in the Hay” that were deeply moving and searing. Shots from those scenes are hard to forget.
Overall, I could say that this film works on most every level. The script was great. The actors were as well. The framing device of a story out of a book narrated by Alec Baldwin worked excellently to the setup to every new sequence. The filmography such as the panning shot over the fire-truck and the different conversations was wholly unique and memorable. The music and soundtrack was good. It maybe plays more into the hipster stereotype and the overall film probably does as well, but to me the entirety of the film was just something refreshingly out of the norm that I feel can have a mainstream appeal.
This film is simultaneously witty and heartbreaking. It is rare to see a film that touches upon melancholic subjects such as divorce, depression, and suicide yet manages to provide uplifting humor and an optimistic resolution. Overall, the narrative is like nothing I have ever seen before in film. Although the characters are more like caricatures, this quality makes them more colorful and memorable. They seem like figures out of a fairytale, a feature emphasized by the book chapter transitions. It’s as if this family entered stasis after a traumatic divorce and was never able to emotionally recover. Their static outfits may symbolize their attempt to preserve a time when life was much better. However, the world continues to move without them, and the adult-child prodigies are forced to deal with the problems of adulthood without emotional stability. In terms of style, the film is also very eccentric. The film is dominated by an unconventional use of top-down, long, panning, and tilting shots. This form gives the film its clever humor and atmosphere. Colors in the film are vibrant and dominated by pale yellows. These colors are vintage 1970s and depict how the Tenebaums have remained stuck in this period. The acting was superb, thanks to an all-star cast. Gene Hackman put on a convincing portrayal of a terrible, albeit loving father; Ben Stiller was his usual nervous self; Gwyneth Paltrow did a great job playing the stereotypical depressed white girl; the Wilson brothers provided lots of humor and tragic moments; the rest of the cast was also great. Overall, this is one of the most memorable films I have seen this semester. I will never forget the Luke Wilson suicide scene, not to mention that I have listened to the song about ten times already.
ReplyDelete“The Royal Tenenbaums” is an example of Wes Anderson’s distinct directing style while also a relatively entertaining film. I found that the plot rambled a bit at times, and there were certain moments of random humor and oddities characteristic of Anderson (such as Gwyneth Paltrow getting off the bus), but the cast certainly carried the film with their superior acting. All of the parts were delivered with both humor and emotion. Anderson’s use of bright, gaudy colors and large assortments of organized objects helped give the settings over the top aspects that suited the dysfunctional nature of the Tenenbaums, while also giving the film a storybook feel. The combination of visually detailed settings and the narration of Alec Baldwin as the story teller with the interspersed chapter beginnings allowed me to accept the oddities and antics of the Tenenbaums as true fictional characters. This was further emphasized by their constant, distinct attire in the same clothes, such as Chaz’s track suit, Richie’s tennis gear, and Margot’s dresses. I couldn’t help but be reminded of cartoon characters drawn in the same outfits all the time. Anderson’s ability to insert humor into every scene, including Richie’s attempted suicide, displays his unique skill in storytelling. No matter how emotional or bizarre the film got, I still felt that Anderson doesn’t want the viewer to take any of it too seriously. Like any good movie, it’s supposed to be fun and entertaining, and “The Royal Tenenbaums” does not fail to deliver.
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ReplyDeleteWhen I saw the title of this film, I was so curious about what the story would be under this weird title. Actually, it was the main character’s name in the film. For me, I didn’t really get what the idea of this film, it was very ambiguous and the storylines were jumping out of turn. The father (Royal Tenenbaum) lied to his family that he was going to die due to the cancer. So his family just let him move in and live with them for the rest of life. Later, when the mother’s new lover found out, Mr. Tenenbaum was lying, and then his son, Chas was forcing him to move out. It was a very sad scene at that moment; the color grey and the bad weather illustrated a miserable atmosphere around Mr. Tenenbaum.
Although the story was kinda sad, but the background music and the acting of characters made the story seem funny, however, I still didn’t know either why his Chas hated his Dad so bad, or the main idea of this story. I didn’t recommend others to watch this film, but I like Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson though. The film just used a lot of stars to attract our attention and made us be interested in the film. Although it was not a good film, it could still make money.
The royal tenenbaums falls into the comedy and drama genre. This movie opens up like a children’s storybook and the audience can even see when the book is being checked out of the library. The movie follows the lives of three brothers who are geniuses and who are emotionally wrecked after their father, Royal, leaves them. This movie is filled up with an ironic sense of humor. This is the first time i have ever watched this movie and I really liked it! I enjoyed watching a dysfunctional family trying to get along. I had never seen a Wes Anderson film before this movie but I like the distinct style he uses in this film. The colors and the setting of the movie resemble the 1970s. I liked the way the characters are introduced in the beginning of the movie and that each character has their own distinct personality, which is very marked. For example, Chas is known for being a child investor, Richie is known for being a tennis champ and Margot who is adopted was a playwright, so each of this little genius have very marked interest which make them different from another and which make the movie as a whole. This movie also shows that each character is trapped in their miserable personalities. It seems that due to this children miserable upbringing during their childhood, they all acquire some habits or some characteristics in their daily lives that are symbolic of their personalities. For example, Paltrow always wears a little girls’ dresses and her eyes are rimmed. I noticed how Wes Anderson really likes to work with the Wilson brothers and this made me like the movie even more because I love how these actors work. Also I noticed that this director, some way or another, has to center an element in the screen before the scene ends and he is passionate with panning the camera in this movie. Also, this movie resembles a storybook and what is interesting is that he removes from the movie any landmarks that would help us recognize New York immediately. This director loves panning and tilting the camera and strategically centers at least one object before the scene ends. These characteristics made the movie achieve a distinct style.
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ReplyDeleteI went into this movie with relatively high expectations. This was partly due to the reputation of the cast members. The movie begins with Royal Tenenbaum telling his children that he is leaving them, his children: Margot, Chas and Richie are all child prodigies with their own unique habits. The movie then flashes forward to Royal reuniting with his children, who are all stuck in the past, by pretending that he is dying from cancer. The fact that all three children had gone from being the most extraordinary children to unsuccessful, stationary individuals surprised me and made me wonder if it was the result of their father's abandonment. However, the three children were not the only ones stuck living in the past and clinging to their glory days, both of their parents were the exact same way. It seemed as if the entire world had been moving forward while the Tenenbaums just peaked and stopped. While unusual, I found this interesting and different from other movie plots.
At parts of the film I was confused, this was largely because of all the different stories going on at once. It was often difficult to distinguish among them because of how intertwined the family is. The movie was a bit slow for me and was not as good as I had hoped for. I found the director's style to be unusual, but effective for this type of film.
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I had never seen any Wes Anderson movies before The Royal Tenenbaums. I did not know what to expect after watching the trailer, but I actually enjoyed the film. Anderson definitely has a unique directing style. Unlike most movies, there is a narrator at the beginning, explaining what each Tenenbaum child is like which gives you insight on how each character will act during the film. The film is supposed to be as if you are reading a book. There is a narrator and throughout the film, Anderson shows a book as if a new chapter is beginning. This film definitely has a unique style. Royal Tenenbaum leaves the family and all his children, Chas, Margot and Richie all have dysfunctional lives when they grow older due to this traumatic experience they faced when they were younger. I could tell Anderson has a personality because this movie is very humorous in every way. Yes, there are dramatic parts such as Richie trying to commit suicide but most of the story is very comedic. The colors Anderson uses are very bright which adds to the colorful tone. All of the characters have their own distinct personalities which are shown through what they wear. Chas continuously wears a red jumpsuit because he is constantly trying to stay fit in order to stay safe. His two sons are miniature clones wearing the same outfit which adds to how much of a comedy this movie is. Margot, the adopted daughter, is always seen in a fur coat with a cigarette in her mouth who is in love with her brother Richie (an washed up tennis star). The family separated as they got older but with Royal's claim that he has cancer, the family ends up coming together in the very end.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the film. I laughed a lot and was touched by the characters. However, this movie fails to progress and keep up on its humor at every time. The combination of humor and sadness is too unbalanced to make the movie outstanding.
ReplyDeleteThis movie tells the story about an odd family living in a dreamy New York. The kids of the Tenenbaums are genius and unique in each way: Chaz is the smart kid, the adopted Margot the creative part of the family and Richie the tennis champion. Everything is getting complicated when their parents are breaking up, and their father Royal avoids contact with them. However, after years he has the desire to be a part of the family again. Then, the story becomes sadly and funny. Royal lies to his family that he’ll die soon. He gets access to their lives and tries to be a part of it. Of course, he fails. But, the movie is picturing this in a humorous way. He flirts with his former wife, grabs the kids of Chaz and fools around with them. None of this is tolerated by the family at this point as mistrust is present in this family all the time.
This corrupt and troubled family life is perfectly portrayed in the film. However, I have a problem with the film. Sure, the characters are overstated. Or would a bestseller western writer walk around as a cowboy? Sure, the actors are portraying their characters perfectly. I liked Bill Murray in his helpless role as Margot’s husband. He made me believe how sad he is about the complicated situation. Sure, the camera work is brilliant as it differs from everything I have seen before. However, there were many moments that I didn’t feel anything at all. There were blank scenes where I didn’t laugh or feel sad. The suspense, which was created before, was somehow crashed in the middle of the movie. Then, the movie didn’t find his former strength anymore. It was still entertaining to watch, but, it wasn’t that strong anymore as I thought the movie would be in the beginning.
At the beginning of the film, there are ten minutes with sound music and warm color on the frames, and the story is not absolutely like this. The several scenarios explain all reasons why one bizarre family becomes bizarre. This film is absolutely an independent film without extremely exaggerated funny or extremely arousing expression. However, you will never feel boring. Dramatic conflicts between abnormal human beings are shown throughout the film, making you have no time to look at the progress bar of the player.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the methods utilized in the film for handling conflicts very much, namely, avoiding the important and dwelling on the trivial rather than the hard-to-hard method-“relieving the emotion through understanding”-used in the overwhelming majority of films. According to this film, it indicates that mutual understanding reached among human beings is mutual compromise in fact, and in the deep heart of people, there are still some hidden scorns. Undeniably, I have many moments when I eager for understanding from others, for example, the moment when I stay in the rental room alone, looking at water spots on the ceiling, a sense of despair rises up slowly, but others curl their lips and say “how wonderful when one stays alone is”. However, this understanding is a kind of resonance generated at the feeling level under the hope that expecting others to understand you through sympathetic visage, and this understanding is not similar to the condition that” I know you very much”. Therefore, under this circumstance, I see that you will have the feeling of expecting understanding very much. The ending of this film is not an ending to some extent. Now that a little of people believe that the prince and the princess live a happy life from now on, why not make the end more joyful? An old man at the age of seventy has an epitaph with black humor, namely “DIED TRAGICALLY RESCUING HIS FAMILY FROM THE WRECKAGE OF A DESTROYED SINKING BATTLESHIP”.
After hearing from all my friends that the movie was really funny and one saying it was one of their favorites, I came into The Royal Tenenbaums with extremely high expectations considering comedy was my favorite genre of film. However, leaving the movie, I was let down in a way. The movie did have some very funny parts and was very well made but there was a lot of down time and drama scenes in between the funny scenes that made me not like it as much. Many parts of the movie were really slow moving and odd. Besides this fact, I liked the movie a lot. I really liked the beginning how they introduced all the children and their differing personalities. I found the transition of these children from child to adult to be extremely amusing. It was funny seeing how they all ended up. The odd personalities of Margot and Chaz and the funny clothing choices of Richie added to the comedy aspect. I thought it was really comical how worried and obsessive compulsive Chaz was with his children and their safety, and all the awkward relationships Margot had. This part of the movie was very fast paced and extremely amusing. However, the movie got slower and slower towards the end which I did not like very much. I thought the ending of the movie was pretty odd. All in all, I actually did like the movie a lot but I wish some parts were changed a little.
ReplyDeleteThe Royal Tenenbaums was an extremely funny, quirky movie. This movie was unexpected to me given the actors in it. I thought it was be funny at parts but not as funny as it was. The thing that intrigued me the most about the movie was that it was not just funny, but it also had an interesting and thought provoking story line. This movie took story lines that would normally be considered tragic, or wrong, and made it into a comedy still. I feel that this took great skill on the director's and actors parts to not only portray how messed up this family is, but to also still convey the comedy. I think it is also interesting how the world around the Tenebaums seems to be modernizing and changing, but they are always the same. They all are always wearing the same clothes that seem to be from another decade, and all still act and carry themselves the exact same way throughout the film. This was, to me, an attempt for their family to remain in their glory days when all the children were referred to as geniuses, when they were extremely wealthy, and just overall a successful family. I had heard many good things about this movie, but had never actually seen it for myself. Even though I had heard so much about it, I was still surprised by it and thought that film did not loose anything in my eyes even though I had preconceived notions of what it was going to be like.
ReplyDeleteThis has been my favorite film in class yet. Going into the film I had no idea what the film was and I was surprised I had never heard the title or director from how unique and well laid out the film was and portrayed. My favorite character in the film was by far Ben Stiller. His serious side made the film hilarious. The costuming and set was held a hipster vibe and brought you to a place in time where you weren't sure if it was another time period or just a wacky family.
ReplyDeleteSome people said the suicide scene with Luke Wilson was hard to watch, but when watching it I couldn't tell if the scene was meant to be actuality or not. Perhaps it was him saying "tomorrow I will kill myself" or the heavy flow of blood that made me think it was unrealistic, dramatic, but unrealistic. All in all I thought the film was spectacular with imagery/ acting and would love to see it again.
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ReplyDeleteThe dysfunctional family of The Royal Tenebaums is the heart of the film, even though everyone is as screwed up as they are. Wes Anderson’s films always include seriously messed up characters that could cross storylines and it would be completely normal. For the costume aspect of the film, while everything else seems to be modern, the characters are stuck in the past, which adds a tragic youthful aspect for it, contributing to the naivety of Margot Tenebaum’s character, and unconditional love of Richie Tenebaum. The family is as cunning as they are vulnerable, and the pain they feel isn’t surface based but deep to the core. Ben Stiller’s Chas Tenebaum, the genius of the family, although comically introduced as a neurotic father obsessed with the safety of his children, has a dark storyline. His wife was tragically killed in a plane crash that carried his children as well, and they lived. He has no idea when he might lose his sons, so he keeps them in shape and alert to everything around them, as crazy as that might be. Margot Tenenbaum searches for love in the wrong places, when the right person has been in her life all along, not trying to string her along (Richie). Richie’s pain is also deeply rooted, being the only character that goes so far to attempt suicide in the gloomiest scene of the film (aesthetically and stylistically speaking). While the rest of the film is cast in bright colors, Richie’s suicide attempt is blue, and the bright red of the blood running down his wrists. The scene jolts Margot to realize how much she loves him and they have their happy ending. The film’s climatic moment is towards the end, when the father Royal has a heart attack and Chas (the witness to everything tragic) watches him die. The family, brought together by him and later torn apart, comes together once again for his funeral, for Royal was the one thing that made the family dysfunctional, and now that he’s dead, they can attempt to have a normal relationship again.
The Royal Tenenbaums is one of Wes Anderson’s unique masterpieces. The movie is about Royal, the patriarch of a self-proclaimed “family of geniuses”. His wife, Etheline, with whom he has separated but not divorced wrote a book about her children titled Family of Geniuses. The Tenenbaum children are Chas, a business entrepreneur, Margot, a playwright who was adopted, and Richie, a tennis pro who suffered a breakdown during his last competitive match due to his unrequited love of Margot. The family has reached critical mass and each individual is at his or her breaking point when Royal returns to the family he once abandoned. It is revealed that he has gone broke but he pretends to have stomach cancer and asks his family to take him in so he can attempt to right the wrongs he committed in his past and win back the love of Etheline. His family is hesitant but lets him come back until they discover that he has been lying again. The film has a spectacular cast, as do all of Anderson’s movies, many of which are featured in other films by the director as well. The film also features very detailed backgrounds and sets, both of which are common to Anderson’s individual film style. After all of the controversy, all of the members of the Tenenbaum family are able to get their lives back on track, except for Royal, who dies of a heart attack. The movie ends with all of the members of the family leaving his funeral together. Royal both tore his family apart as well as brought them together. The movie is an interesting mix of social commentary and an analysis of dysfunctional American families.
ReplyDeleteThe Royal Tenebaums is a great example of auterism. I have only seen one other film of Wes Anderson's, Rushmore; however, the similarities in style between the two is easily recognizable. He has a fascination of sorts with the 70s which incorporates into his movies through his color choice, and settings. Branching off from this characteristic, Anderson's use of costume is also a distinguishing factor of his work. What the characters are wearing is always a really important part of his films. In the The Royal Tenebaums each character's attire depicted their personality and background perfectly, and the fact that their wardrobe remained unchanged, like a uniform, serving as a constant variable throughout the film directed focus on the central theme of complete chaos. Wardrobe is something Anderson holds very true to the time era he works with and has an obvious consistency among his works. For instance, Royal's glasses in The Royal Tenebaums look as if they were plucked off the face of Max from his earlier film Rushmore. In addition to the smart auteristic connections Wes Anderson made in the film, I really enjoyed it. The only other movie I could compare it to was Rushmore, which I think is really incredible because it was only the film's style that eluded me to make the connection; the subject matter and plot were completely different. I'm most impressed by the way he took such an absurd story and array of characters and made it believable. The characters are so out-there that most people who view this movie can't really say they know someone as extreme as them, but yet could be reminded of someone they know enough to understand themes and make connections. After seeing this film and Rushmore, I can definitely say that I'm definitely a Wes Anderson fan and look forward to watching more of his movies.
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ReplyDeleteThe Royal Tenenbaums is a truly entertaining film. It is so off-beat and quirky, that you can't help but fall in love with the characters. You see this batch of people stuck in the 1970's, with no way or desire to get out. The children of Royal Tenenbaum are all in the same garb they wore as children and have the same habits as they did in their youth. This is basically a story about a dysfunctional family, trying to still make it work, and somehow it does. Even with the break downs and brush with suicide, you still have the feeling that this family will ban together and work it out. I see it as a parody piece, and feel Wes must be basing these character off of some people from his past. The movie had a somber tone, yet it still managed to make you chuckle with the way the characters would make a look or face. I really like the long shots, because I feel they allowed us to see deeper into the character and perhaps the Actor. This was the third time I have seen this film and I have to say that I enjoyed it even more this time around.
The Royal Tenenbaums is a pretty funny comedy film. It keeps us uncertain about how to react. Also, it was funny to see how the Tenenbaums and their extended family unveil one strategy after another to get attention, carve out space, and find love. It doesn't mock their efforts, dysfunctional as they are, because it understands them. Each character's costume correlated with their personality and background extremely well. But it sort of bothered me that they remained in the same clothing; kind of made me wonder if they ever showered. However, this was part of Anderson's style, which made him unique in a weird way. All of the performers were terrific and grabbed your attention very well. Everything seemed to come naturally for them. Anderson could have set the plot of the film in the typical style, but did something rare and showed a movie about people who have already fallen and whose best days are behind them. All in all, I would definitely watch this film again.
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ReplyDeleteI tend to judge movies by their name, and this one did not really catch my attention. However, it was a film I really enjoyed. Besides, I like Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller. It was a very entertaining film because of the story of Royal trying to regain contact with his family, a very delicate theme, but made me laugh at the same time. Something I did not really like is how Chas, Ben Stiller, and his children always wore the same exact outfit except for the funeral and the beginning of the wedding; in the funeral it was actually the same design but in black. I found kind of funny that Richie Tenenbaum always wore his uniform under his outfits, including the headband and wristband. By the middle and end of the movie however, I started to get tired of it and luckily by then he chose to cut his hair and beard, as well as removing his glasses every now and then, he changed his looks a little at least. I found weird that that mouse kept appearing in several scenes, there is really no purpose for it to keep on being there. It was kind of bizarre. I also have to say I never expected Royal to finally accept his ex wife’s new marriage and most importantly, her husband, considering how they yelled at each other in the kitchen. I also liked the message in Royal’s tomb, that said he died drastically trying to save his family from a sinking ship or something like that. Now that I think about it, it is not strange at all given how he lied and how his character was throughout the whole film.
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ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to movies, I am one of those people that can appreciate something, even if it does not necessarily go with my particular taste. I am all for trying new things, or, in this case new movies, that are out of my usual selection. The choice of actors is interesting, aside from the usual and familiar Wes Anderson faces, so it definitely had that going for it. However, I really am not sure how many "stylized" films I have seen in the past, so that definitely caused a bit of hesitation going into the film. Obviously, every film has it's own particular tone or style or atmosphere or whatever you wanna call it - the "feel" of the film if you will - but something as uber-stylized as this puts me a little off in that while obviously it is important for a film to have an overall tone, this kind of extremely stylized filmmaking almost takes you out of the film in that everything seems way too fake and/or staged to get lost in - yes, in studying film, one will evidently notice things no matter how hard they try not to and regardless of how much they would just like to sit back and enjoy the show. However, with films like this, it is almost as if the look of the film itself interferes with the ability to suspend one's disbelief, and therefore, makes a positive reception of the film harder to achieve from the get-go. Is it a good film? Yes. I am not saying that it isn't. Merely that in the interest of style and the look of the film, the whole experience itself ends up feeling like it's being taken out of itself, like it almost feels as though it is more like a movie mocking a movie, rather than a film intended to focus on the story of it's characters. I personally feel like the stories and characters should be what you usually end up taking away from a film, and while the characters and their various stories did indeed provide an interesting movie, it all feels kind of secondary in relationship to the overall style and look of the film.
The Royal Tenenbaums is a movie that I have tried to give a chance to on several occasions but have never gotten into it. The first time I watched it, I figured it would be entertaining because it featured some of my favorite actors, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson and Gwyneth Paltrow, however the overall feel of the movie never sat well with me, and still does not now that I watched it again recently. When it comes to movies, if I feel the purpose or "point" cannot be readily detected, it frustrates me more than entertains me, and this is how I felt about the Royal Tenenbaums. I would classify it as dry humor and I'm not a particular fan. I would have to say if there's anything I did like about the movie, it was Paltrow's character because she really pulled off her role. Paltrow's performance was one of the only things that made me laugh during the movie because it was so humorous simply because of the fact that she made it look effortless. Knowing that it is one of Wes Anderson's films makes the style of the film more understandable, so that's also another plus.
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ReplyDeleteThe Royal Tenebaums is a movie directed by Wes Anderson produced in 2001. The comedy is about the very unique Tenebaum family, from the time they were successfully raised by their mother Etheline till they are all grown up, and the mother wants a divorce from the father, Royal. Even though they had been separated for several years, Royal does everything he can to avoid Etheline from getting married to her accountant Henry. Royal thereby fake that he is very sick, and this gathers the family together for the first time in several years, portraying all their talented children's’ struggling over the years.
I enjoyed watching the Royal Tenebaums. First of all, the movie had a very special style; Wes Andersons’ colorful movies make them very interesting. I also like the movie because so much happened all the time, although it was rather easy to keep track on what was going on. The movie is a comedy, however it goes into a whole lot serious themes such as death and love, but I feel like the director is successfully blending them all together. I believe there are a lot of good actors in the movie who all perform very well, especially Gwyneth Paltrow in her special role as the enclosed adopted daughter Margot. I also think the humor in the comedy was very good and it always fitted very well into the content. I can easily recommend this movie to other people and, it makes me want to see more of Wes Andersons work.
The Royal Tenebaums caught me by surprise. Upon hearing that we were going to be watching a movie with the title "The Royal Tenebaums" I assumed that we would be painfully sitting through a dry, old, and out of touch British film that would entertain me just as much as watching paint dry. Needless to say, once I actually saw who was in the movie I immediately became interested. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, and Bill Murray are in some of my favorite movies; and the rest of the cast have an even impressive resume. However, I still had some doubts about the quality of the actual movie. Upon watching the doubts were sent astray. The Royal Tenebaums is a romantic comedy about a utterly dysfunctional family, who after decades apart are forced to come together after hearing news of their father's eminent death. Through being reunited as a family and spending more and more time together and rehashing regrets, experiences that had shaped them, and feelings of hurt, The Tenebaums were able to grow closer together. I guess the reason why I enjoyed watching this film so much more than I had anticipated is because sometimes, even our own families are dysfunctional, and yet we still love them. The Royal Tenebaums touched this personal chord within me and provided many laughs and warm hearted smiles when comparing these sarcastic conversations and quips to that of my own family. Overall, I underestimated the movie and I am glad that I watched it.
ReplyDeleteThe criticism that Wes Anderson’s films are “all style and no substance” perfectly summarizes my thoughts on “The Royal Tenenbaums”. The weak plot of “The Royal Tenenbaums” is just a vehicle for the film’s bizarre costumes, sets, and cinematography.
ReplyDeleteWhile labeled as a “comedy/drama” “The Royal Tenenbaums” isn’t really much of either. I didn’t as much as chuckle at the Tenenbaums’ contrived antics. The “drama” label is just as dubious. Half of the film is emotionless. The characters seem bored and disinterested. The other half of the film is over the top. Scenes like Richie’s suicide attempt brim with melodrama. The film vacillates uncomfortably between these two extremes. There is no happy medium in which one can relate to the characters.
While the film fails on substance, its compelling style makes it watchable. The Tenenbaums’ world is fully realized. The level of detail is impressive. Anderson is consistent with his kooky, hipster style throughout. The characters even stay in more or less the same costumes. However, the style was not enough to make me a fan. While charming it was nothing that I couldn’t find browsing Tumblr.
When I first started watching this movie, I quickly realized that the type of humor used in this film is very different from much of the other films that the big name stars, such as Ben Stiller and the Wilson brothers, are in. Even though many people think of this film as being dry and unexciting, I found it to be very interesting. Wes Anderson is a unique director and exhibits the same type of style and humor throughout most of his big films. The Royal Tenebaums was no different. That being said, Anderson also includes his own morals into the film that is also clearly seen in his other works. In this movie, I felt that the role of the estranged father trying to get back in with his family was the main focus of the film. Of course, the father, Royal, is seen as a quirky character himself and goes about doing normal family activities in a very unorthodox way. He pretends he's dying and takes his grandsons to dog fights, but overall he is really just trying to be involved with his family again. This same theme is seen in Anderson's film "Fantastic Mr. Fox". I believe that Anderson really wants his audience to know the importance of family and staying together. Besides the off characters and their extremely bizarre behaviors, this movie can really show us how important it is to value your loved ones and despite everything, make an effort to stay close to our family members. I thought this movie was enjoyable to watch and that the black humor mirrored with the wholesome family feeling was very entertaining and even made me laugh.
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Wes Anderson’s “The Royal Tanenbaums” was the second film that we have seen in this class that really plays with the viewer’s expectations. When I heard the cast of the film I expected a very funny comedy because the movie has actors like Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, and Luke Wilson. The movie was a sort of comedy, but the humor was very dry and different from what I expected. What I got out of the film was more of a depressing mood that showed the deterioration of a once prominent family. The way each actor is able to seem so depraved was something that I actually found relatively amusing. Gwyneth Paltrow’s character was interesting to me because she is almost always thought of as an actress who is upbeat and happy in her roles. In this role though I thought she did an excellent job of create an opposite persona compared with how people perceive her. What I found especially amusing was Danny Glover’s role as what seemed like the only sane person in the film. Even though he is somewhat of a hopeless romantic he is the only civil level headed person. He tries to enter into a family that is so disjointed that he seems out of place.
ReplyDeleteThe film wasn’t my favorite because I didn’t care for the plot. I thought it was simplistic and was simply on overview of the family’s life. While I didn’t like the plot, I did think that what the film lacked in plot was made up for in character development. Each and every character had a defined personality that was easily recognizable which is a difficult task with a cast as broad as the one in this film.
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ReplyDeleteThe comedic nature of Royal Tenebaums was much different than what I expected coming in. I fully expected it to be a boring film about boring British people in a boring setting. You can imagine my surprise when I realized that this was a full blown comedy movie instead of the kind of stuffy film I imagined it would be. On a technical side the star studded cast of Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, and Bill Murray really added a lot to the film in terms of acting. The rest of the cast is impressive as well and have acted in many important films. While I had doubts about the quality of the film coming in I was happily surprised that the acting was seamless and effective. While I do understand that this film has been accused of having “all style and no substance” I disagree. I believe that the characters were developed to a substantial level and an emotional connection was formed with the viewer. In order to realize this it seems right to explain the plot of this film. The Royal Tenebaums is a film about a dysfunctional family with a crazy father named Royal and his brilliant, but delusional children. The family, having been separated for decades, are forced to come together after hearing the news that Royal, the father, is about to die. The family spends more time together and discuss their regrets and experiences that have shaped them. The idea of having a dysfunctional family really struck a chord with me because I know that my family is definitely not perfect. I love them the more because of that.
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One of my all time favorite movies, without thinking about it, would have to be, The Royal Tenenbaums. Not only because of the movies star-studded cast, but because of the director Wes Anderson, did a fantastic job in portraying the dysfunctional ways of a family, into the glue that holds them together. The father, Royal Tenenbaum, played by the famed Gene Hackman, is the type of father that was so involved in his own life, that he tended to not bother himself with the everyday tasks of raising children, this led to the three children, turned out to be child prodigies, distancing themselves from him as the years went on. The one scene that has always stuck out to me was the pivotal scene where Royal Tenenbaum announced to his children, now all adults, that he is dying and has only 6 weeks. This is where they all realize that he has 6 weeks to attempt to make up for the loss of time, love and attention that they craved when they were so little. Overall, this movie brought many laughs and made you realize that being a family is as deep as love can possibly go. Everybody shows the love in a different way but when everything gets boiled down, blood is blood through the end.
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Out of all of the roles that Robin William has played, “One Hour Photo” has to be the one role where he actually had me paying attention to the movie. Robin Williams, playing the sociopathic role of Sy Parrish. This man literally has no family, no friends and no one to lean on, except those whose pictures he develops; and even they do not know how much they mean to Sy. One of the most surreal moments that I took from this film, was then Sy got fired. You can see that by him getting fired, it put what he loves and craves most, contact with his photos. He fantasizes; he even puts himself virtually inside the family so that he can get a taste of what life must be like for them. Another interesting point about the movie is how Sy had a potential friendship right in front of him with his young co-worker who he ‘mentored’, but because Sy was too obsessed with the photos, he failed to capitalize on the opportunity. I believe that if he were to build onto that friendship, as unorthodox as it may have been, it could have given Sy the one thing that he had craved his whole life; someone who cares for him.
“The Royal Tenenbaums” is directed by Wes Anderson. Its introduction part is pretty interesting. It makes me feel like reading one novel. In movie, it starts with one prologe, passes eight chapters and ends with epilogue. At the introduction, it gives one shot for each main character such as Chaos Tenebaum to help audience understand their own distinct characters. According to movie, I could see how Wes Anderson pursues perfection so badly for his movie. He even put different styles of cloths for each main character. For instance, there are three main characters, Chas, Margot and Richie. They are Royal Tenenbaums’ children. When they were young, they had great genius on different parts. Director Wes Anderson expresses those characters and personalities through cloths. Margo (Gwyneth Paltrow) wears Lacoste dress; Chas (Ben Stiler) wears red Adidas track suit; Richie (Luke Wilson) wears tennis sportswear. In movie, they still wear their own style even if they became adult. Such clothing style helps me figure out more easily about characters’ personalities. It could be complex when they are together in the scene. In spite of such problem, scene goes really fluently. In movie, there are two main stories. One is about conflict between father Royal Tenebaums and his children. Another one is about conflict between Richie and Margo. At the last part, I couldn’t forget the scene that Richie and Margo in yellow tent realized they love each other.
ReplyDeleteI sort of disliked the movie. I did not like how the movie scene was like the modern world but the way the actors dressed I did not like. Royal Tenebaums was a movie that I could not get interested in although I did like some of the comedy parts. I noticed that there was a specific type of shot that was used throughout the movie. The music that was used fit very well with the movie. I kind of felt like the movie maybe was a little too much at times. For example certain scenes were too long and they got boring. Many scenes took to long to get the main point. The acting was not all that great to me I felt that the acting was a little blah at times or maybe that could have just been the character that actors were portraying. There was also some good comedy. Many of the scenes were really quite interesting the home of the Tenebaums stayed the exact same throughout the whole movie except for the dead head of the moose was taking off the wall. Although I thought the movie was a little boring the whole idea of the family being dysfunctional and them not really knowing .
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this film. The only Wes Anderson movie that I had seen before this was “The Fantastic Mr. Fox,” which I also liked. His filmmaking style is odd, but it gives his movies a great uniqueness that really complements the stories he tells. For instance, “The Royal Tenenbaums” was full of strange, somewhat unrealistic characters, but the way Anderson shot the movie was also strange and made the characters fit into the world of the movie rather than the real world. Furthermore, it was the way the movie was shot that made it strange, not the actual happenings. To me, it felt like the entire film took place in reality, but in a strange reality, which was perfect given the plot and the characters. Many peripheral characters act like perfectly normal people; while the main characters all have specific uniforms they have been wearing since childhood and neuroses that make them seem exaggerated. I enjoyed the comedy of the movie, but I also enjoyed the drama; Richie slitting his wrists in the bathroom was excellent, and the shot of him looking down at his wrists was both extremely powerful and definitively Wes Anderson. More than anything, I enjoyed how unique this movie was. It did not fit into any genre neatly, and Wes Anderson’s overall style is one-of-a-kind. It is always enjoyable to see something really different and new.
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The Royal Tenenbaums is the epitome of a Wes Anderson movie. It is kind of weird, has some gross out parts of the storyline, but by the end you enjoyed yourself. I feel like Tenebaums was what Rushmore was supposed to be, and Fantastic Mr. Fox in live action. As mentioned, the movie’s storyline is kind of strange, especially Richie Tenenbaum’s infatuation with his adopted sister, but the cast makes this movie. To put it simply, you can not have a movie with Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller, the Wilson brother, Bill Murray, Danny Glover, and have it not be enjoyable. Ben Stiller really saves the movie with his over the top phobia of fires. His matching red jumpsuits make it impossible to take him and his kids seriously, but he plays some very important parts of the movie. Stiller brings in a little comic relief that the viewer remembers. The overhead shot reminded me a lot of Rushmore. Anderson definitely has a distinct style that is noticeable in more ways than just the characters he casts. In each Anderson movie I have seen (Rushmore, Tenenbaums, and Fantastic Mr. Fox) a large amount of emphasis is placed on the flaws of each character. In Fantastic Mr. Fox, it is more comical because the movie is a cartoon, but in Tenebaums it goes into great and very serious depth, such as Richie’s attempt to kill himself. However, there are also ideas that more viewers can understand, like Royal’s attempt to just spend more time with his grandchildren. Overall, I really liked this movie. The viewer gets strange feelings like hoping Richie gets Margot at the end, even though it is his sister. That is the result of great casting, directing, and editing.
ReplyDeleteThis movie makes me want to talk about family,don't hurt family has been regarded as a morality principle in nowadays, people who wants to escape from family is definitely the one care about family most.When Royal left his family,he thought it's not a big deal,3 years ago he left, because he couldn't stand his family, he was disappointed by his family environment, he even never wants to come back.In real life we are living in, there are so many people who don't understand, forgive others, but most of them the more they pretend they don't care,the more the care,and because the pretending the wouldn't let anyone to realize or understand so the more they are lonely.The regret, the lonely ,the uneasy and all kinds of negative emotion would be worst and worst by time flies.
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Richie:"Sometimes if a person has a traumatic experience that the hair turns white"
Margot: "I am sure he will get over it"
The Royal Tennenbaums was a movie that if you had the wrong person writing the script, or directing it, could very easily become extremely dark and depressing. Wes Anderson did a good job though of keeping it upbeat and lighthearted.
ReplyDeleteRight away, we see a family that has gone from the peak to the pits. Each family member used to be the pristine example of what we want ourselves to be. Smart, athletic, creative, you name it and they had it. But one single event and we all can come crashing down. I think that the Royal Tenenbaums does a really good job of showcasing this idea in a way that keeps it realistic but yet still humourous. In a similar note, it reminds me of Arrested Development. Although I feel that Arrested Development takes it to the extreme as they are trying to make a mockery of this family so that you return each week. Royal Tenenbaums on the other hand keeps its feet rooted in reality.
I did like the casting. I find Owen Wilson to be an extremely annoying person to watch on screen and feel that he often is the worst part of films that have Ben Stiller in it (as those two often collaborate). However, in this one, I did not find him to be as annoying. I think it was because his character had a bit more depth in the sense that he wasn't just a stupid guy who didn't care. Instead he was someone who was on the fringe of things, always wanting to be in, but even when having an affair with Margot, he is not a Tenenbaum.
The Royal Tenenbaums was a great movie. I liked the storyline. It was fresh and unique, not like anything I had ever seen before. This movie did not have a predictable ending. I actually thought that Mr. Tenenbaum was going to get his wife and family back. I thought that his plan would work and everyone would live happily ever after. The Royal Tenenbaums had a perfect mix of drama and comedy. It was incorporated well and wasn't too over the top or not mixed enough. A particular scene that stuck with me was the scene where Richie attempted suicide. I did not know who the person playing his character was. Richie had been wearing the same outfit since his childhood. When he finally decided to cut his hair, my jaw dropped. I was surprised that he was very, very attractive. Afterwards, I did a YouTube search and learned that Luke Wilson was the person who played Richie's character. He is a beautiful man. I don't mean to take away from the depth of that scene because it was a very serious situation, but that was my initial reaction to it.
ReplyDeleteI wish there were more films like this one. I loved the originality and the characters. The dysfunctional family and their many problems was something that many people could relate to. Even though there were many topics that were serious, it was still funny. The movie was a bit random at times, but that helped to make it interesting. I like how they had each chapter start the next scene. Wes Anderson's style in making movies is very unique and stylistic. I like how he always seems to have things centered within a frame. I also like his use of colors and how he has the over head shot. After learning about him, I believe that I will be able to identify more of his work.
I can't get over the Royal Tenenbaums. I remember when it first came out, too, because I really wanted to see it. I loved Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson, but my brother (nine years older) swore I was too young for it. The years passed and I never got around to watching it until this class.
ReplyDeleteIt's less than I expected but more than I could ask for. I enjoy every aspect of it and, as a huge 30 Rock fan, hearing Jack Donaghy narrate doesn't hurt either. I love the colors, the stylization, the unbelievable writing, and the cast that come together in Tenenbaums. I think Luke Wilson's suicide scene is one of the most powerful of all time and it easily makes me all the more excited to be a film major. The blue tints, the jaw-dropping music -- it all blends so perfectly.
I can't wait to explore more of Wes Anderson's work. I feel like starting with Tenenbaums is probably the right way to do it, but I'm sure I'll love his other films just as much, if not more. Based on some of the negative comments above, I know it's not a film for everyone. I think I'll be mindful of recommending it to people because it seems like such an acquired taste. I'm also really glad I waited all those years to watch it. Knowing what I know now about film production and directorial styles, I can appreciate it from both a critical and a general perspective.
I like the idea The Royal Tenenbaums conveys, which is love and good relationship overweights personal achievement. Even though it's kind of cliche, the film has a strong Wes Anderson style so that it's not too heavy hearted when compared to movies with the similar. And a hint of weirdness/ridiculousness also add some implicit humor in the movie.
ReplyDeleteThe movie tries to demonstrate how high IQ and temporary success (no matter how extraordinary, as the world class achievement the 3 kids reached) does not lead to a good life. The adulthoods of the 3 kids are very bleak compare to the success they achieved when they were little. Despite the contrasts are huge, it is very realistic since many people do experience huge reverses in life. So to me I don't think the big changes are too dramatic. And this make the movie more convincing on how we should focus on people more than our private lives. So this is a very instrumental movie as well as a funny one.
The Royal Tenenbaums is the type of movie I can see several times, and each time, I can find new important details. It has a peculiar sense of humor, where the story talks about the three siblings. Even though they have been successful, their abandonment of their father makes it appear satirical. The three children, who are Chas, Margot and Richie, are successful in their own ways, where Chas is a math genius, Margot is creative through her plays, and Richie is an artist and tennis player. The film takes place when the children are grown up, and their parents are going to separate. In order to avoid this, Royal Tenenbaum says he has stomach cancer. His wife, Etheline, takes him in, and during this time, they can get to know their children’s habits better. While Royal is faking his cancer, his sons and daughters shed light about their lives. where one is extremely overprotective over this children, one is having an affear, and the other ends up in the hospital. The turn of events are very captivating, with death and family unity being important themes. I enjoyed viewing the movie because it was different and insightful with a sarcastic sense of humor.
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I enjoyed this movie. I had never seen a Wes Anderson film, so it was interesting to see his style play out. I found the film to be unique and pleasantly unpredictable. I could not place the movie in a particular genre because it has so many aspects of genre in one film. I typically think that this takes away from films, but this film really hit the nail on the head in terms of both drama and comedy. While the movie was good, the style seemed weird to me. Something about the film style made the film odd, but not necessarily in a bad way. I also thought the music fit the film tremendously. It really helped me to feel what was happening in all scenes, whether they were comedic or dramatic. While I will say the film was boring at times, and some scenes seemed to drag on, it had my attention for the most part. This film brought me a few different emotions and that is what I really like from a film.
ReplyDeleteThe Royal Tenenbaums is one of my favorite movies, which was directed by Wes Anderson. It is really interesting to see how, through the lens of a film, different characters from a family can be depicted. The three children, named Chas, Margot, and Richie have very different lives, yet they have one thing in common, which is that Royal Tenenbaum and Etheline are getting a divorce. Once this is expressed, Wes Anderson did a great synopsis of each character, by zooming in on their lives, their individualities and their perfections. Once the film goes back to the present, it is semi humorous to see that Royal Tenenbaum is acting as if he was sick, in order to keep the family in unity and avoid having Etheline marry Henry. There are some scenes that appear to be funny, but at the next instant, they are supposed to be terrifying. Themes such as death are incorporated in order to portray this melodrama. I really enjoyed learning about each character and how each has different types of purposes and phobias. Henry is a suspicious character, to find out the real truth behind the stomach cancer. In the end, Royal Tenenbaum is unfortunately discovered and this leads to his tragic end, which is his death.
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The Royal Tenenbaums has become one of my favorite movies. It is an unusual story about a dysfunctional family, where the father fackes stomach cancer in order to avoid having his wife divorce him and marry another man. As predicted, he is discovered and there is a mixture of feelings and actions in the air, such as Royal Tenenbaums sickness, and he then falls dead. Seeing the grandchildren of Royal Tenenbaum, which exude an air of perfectionism, also amused me. His children each have a peculiar personality, as if each one has a motive for being there. I believe the movie was well thought it, with a humorous yet tragic plot and well thought out characters. I felt very amused when I was watching this movie, and I would highly recommend it. Moreover, this is the kind of movie that I could watch several times without being annoyed. I have also heard the soundtrack is excellent and it fits perfectly well with the movie. It has excellent actors and actresses such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Stiller, with the reputable director Wes Anderson. I also liked how the outcome was not predictable, and feel that the audience will be on their toes, waiting to see what will happen next.
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With Habla Con Ella and Drive, this was my favorite film. Plot-wise, the film was very funny, sad, and pensive at the same time. Like many of the films that we have seen this semester, this film plays with the notion of reality and expectations. Without talking too much about the plot, this film is unique in that it vividly shows a dysfunctional family that can't quite seem to piece together the pieces. In many ways, this family may be the real American family. Stylistically, the whole film has a dreamy and insomniac feel to it, from the way that the characters walk and talk to the sepid-ish lighting at times during the film. Quite charming was the vintage feel of the characters and the way that they dress. This film takes place in our modern day but is clearly a "modern day stuck in the 70s." In this way, the film also plays with the notion of reality and expectations. The music creates a vintage but out-of-touch feel that really complements the overall mood and theme of the film. Additionally, the pacing is quite delicately executed, switching regularly from slow and dry to quick and eventful. It works well and keeps the audience vested in the turmoil of the family that is laid so gloriously and shamelessly out in front of our eyes.
Royal Tenebaum was an interesting and entertaining man but he was also a terrible father and husband. He had no respect for the fact that Chas was extremely paranoid for the safety of his children after his wife died. He didn’t even remember his wife’s name. Although Chas was unnecessarily paranoid, it was clearly because he was still mourning over his wife and Royal completely ignored that and couldn’t have cared less. Also, he made a point of constantly introducing Margot as his adopted child. Although she may not have let it show at the time, it definitely hurt her feelings. On her birthday and the premiere of the play she wrote, he criticized it and said it was simple and childish. He is extremely blunt, selfish, and inconsiderate for the feelings of everyone else around him. When Richie was depressed and tried to kill himself, Royal wasn’t very upset by it. Surprisingly he actually did go to the hospital to try to see him though. He was a bad husband also because years after their separation when Etheline actually found someone that she liked that loved and cared about her (Henry), Royal was rude to him and tried his best to intrude on their relationship so that she wouldn’t be happy with someone else, even though he didn’t even have the intention of being with her. Also it is pathetic that the only way he could get his family to talk to him was to pretend that he was dying. Although I personally thought Royal was a terrible person in general, I think the movie was attempting to convey that even though he hadn’t had the best relationship with his family in the past, he truly did enjoy the days that he got to spend with them.
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ReplyDeleteRoyal tenebaum is a comedy that it reflected the importance of family. Special Aaron (gold huck mann) Mrs. With lyres love Ephraim (AnJieLi card Houston act the role ofing) has three children, and they are born hits the wizards. Son, check (class Steve le act the role ofing) on real estate have envisage touch, and the 12 years old began to set up his own business, and later as a business real estate in Wall Street created a career; Daughter margo (Gwen nice pat ROM act the role ofing) in 14 years old when he topped the list writers; Another son richie (Luke Wilson act the role ofing) was a young group of tennis champion. However, the family didn't think that's the children's brilliant achievements in peace and happiness, but because lies and betrayal and break off. Aaron and his wife, from the left home after marriage; Check the death of his wife, become jumpy, all the day for two son's safety and anxious; Like the fair maiden's margo is actually a have 20 years of smoked "smoking gun", and has many years no published works, and do a psychiatrist husband maintain the no passion in marriage life; Richie at ease a contest after defeat to dust, now on all over the world sailing to kill the time. For many years, from home of Aaron started to miss a wife and children, return to eager embrace enjoy family happiness family. For this purpose, he announced that has been the doctor diagnosed for stomach cancer, and only six weeks of life, the news that separation family reunion and together, although at first we still water, but everyone in the relationship but quietly subtle change happened, when the family after the new have cohesion, and how to explain, Aaron their "disease"?
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I liked the way how people were dealing with conflicts in the film: evasive, rather than what most of the movies would do in their films: to be "relieved" by understanding. Due to the reason that I have always believed that the mutual understanding reached between people are in fact compromise the heart, which is still in possession of disdain. I admit that there are lots of times that I have a strong desire to get empathy by others, such as when I was alone in the rental house, staring at the ceiling water stains traces of hopelessness rising while others did not care and said "to be alone might be more comfortable". It is hoped that others could be able to achieve this level of feeling of sympathy through empathy, rather than something like "I know you," "I understand that in this case, you would think" understanding. Coming back to the film, the type of ending what they want it touches a bit like the ending, If there are people who believe in that the prince and princess would live a happy life from now on, why not to have something like the epitaph of black humor :let those who lives to toss it!
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ReplyDeleteThis movie touched my life and family plot not enumerate. No one can fully understandanother person, in life, even relatives or closest friends, the pursuit of not being understood and misunderstood love will always make life a mess, but no matter whoopens the heart, tolerance and understanding, the life of the iceberg will quietly melt.Treat their own flat, and treat people, treat love and treat the friendship, try to let go ofsome things, even love, just like the old Trent signed a divorce agreement with his wifeafter the relieved smile and say "I love you , Yi Selin
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In his Film, The Royal Tenenbaums, Wes Anderson does a great job of depicting the interesting yet obviously dysfunctional Tenenbaum family. With Anderson's distinct style and an extremely talented cast, it is nearly impossible not to be pulled in by this film. Not only did Anderson succeed in telling a unique and interesting story, he succeeded in incorporating his own personal style into the soundtrack, costuming, and sets which made the entire film very aesthetically pleasing. I particularly enjoyed the opening credits where every character is individually shown with a straight forward shot complete with the actor's name and the character's name. This sequence is very unique to Anderson's work and does a great job of showing his style. Though at times the plot was a bit confusing, I enjoyed the film overall.
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ReplyDeleteJust by looking at the cast of The Royal Tenenbaums you can see this film had the potential to be a hilarious and bizarre comedy. I saw this film at least 5 years ago and had almost completely forgot about it. Yet minutes into the film I realized why I loved this film so much. My favorite character was Ben Stiller, the genius in international finance. The film is based on an eclectic family composed of truly unique characters that are all brought together after hearing news of their fathers upcoming death. The film has a very hipster and quirky style to it. The characters never change outfits almost like an animated TV show. Yet I think this was effective as it allowed to you visually learn about your character. For example the retro glasses that Royal wears. Not only do they look like the glasses from one of Wes’s previous films Rushmore, but also they also really fit his intensive aggressive lawyer character.
ReplyDeleteHaving grown up in England I really enjoyed the musical score of the movie. The old British rock worked perfectly with the jumbled fast paced plot of the film. I feel that the music really expressed each character. I noticed that a certain genre of music would generally back each character. I generally really like a movie if I can personally relate to it. I have two brothers and at times it can really get hectic in the house and at points the ‘Tenenbaums’ family really reminded me of home. People bickering and constantly walking in and out of scenes reminded me of one my family holidays. Overall I really enjoyed to film and was happy to be able to watch it again. I feel that if you used the same actors in a new film, they have developed in such different ways they wouldn’t be as perfectly compatible as they were in The Royal Tenenbaums.
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I really enjoyed “The Royal Tannenbaums” mostly because I thought it has some funny quirky humor, and its cinematography was very original. The characters each had their odd characteristics and it was quite comical to witness their characters facing the real world complications and individual situations. The father is very mischievous by deciding to put himself back in his family members lives, even though he left them initially. Basically, the whole concept of this movie is to show the crooked family matters shown in a comedic light. All three geniuses have their weird personalities, which make it difficult for them to be accepted. In addition, I think the success of the movie came directly from the cast selections and their impeccable acting. I thought the Wilson brothers provided the most comic relief in the film, and Gwyneth Paltrow and Gene Hackman perfectly portrayed their unique characters. Each character showed perfectly how awkward their interactions with each other were. In terms of the cinematography, it seemed that there were a few quick shots, many tilting shots, and occasionally closeups. Than with their clothing, they seemed to keep the exact same wardrobe throughout the entire film. I could also tell that thanks to the director, the film seemed very organized in terms of making transitions from new from scene to scene, which was due to showing the movie, like a storybook. Overall, I thought it was a well written movie with a great cast that maintained a perfect balance of drama and humor.
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ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed The Royal Tenenbaums because of how it is different from most other films that I have seen. It is the only movie I have seen that told you when you were going to the next part of the film and I thought that was one of the more appealing aspects of it. Another part that was different and I enjoyed was how the audience was told who each character is so that we would know. Without that when it switched from the characters being kids to adults I might have been very confused by which character was which.
ReplyDeleteI thought all of the acting was also very well done. It is a star studded cast and they all acted like the stardom they have earned. Gene Hackman portrayed his character perfectly and Gwyneth Paltrow played her very unique character to perfection. While I did enjoy the acting by all the other characters, I think Hackman and Paltrow gave the most outstanding performances. Overall, I really enjoyed this film and am going to look into other films by Wes Anderson.
The Royal Tenenbaums was a very interesting film. This film featured a star-studded cast, so you would expect it to be a very typical Hollywood movie. This was not the case. The humor was a little dry and the pacing of the movie was not very fast, but this all worked out perfectly in portraying a family that was very atypical. Gwyneth Paltrow did not play a stereotypical blonde female lead, and Luke Wilson was not the usual male lead. This suits this film perfectly because the nature of their relationship is a very bizarre one. Gene Hackman played the deceptive head of the household who didn't exactly keep his family together. His performance garnered some sympathy from the audience and a lot of amusement. This movie was capable of using very beautiful shots, making the film look good from start to finish. One of the best scenes cinematically in the movie was the scene where Luke Wilson's character attempts to commit suicide. The red color of the blood really intensifies the scene and contrasts the rest of a very silly movie. Overall, I very much enjoyed the style that Wes Anderson employed into this film, and I would like to view more of his films in the future.
ReplyDeleteThroughout high school my friends had always tried to get me to see this movie. They kept telling me it was fantastic and that the director Wes Anderson really knows his stuff and is a great filmmaker. Had I not had such high expectations going into it I probably would have enjoyed it a lot more than I did. Don’t get me wrong I really liked it, and Wes Anderson definitely adds a great sense of style to his films, but I didn’t think that it measured up to be everything I was told it would be. The characters in the film all have unique character traits about them that make them interesting to follow. While I did get a couple of chuckles from the movie, I didn’t feel that the humor was everything that I expected it to be, but that’s not the movie’s fault. I guess it’s because whenever I see someone like Ben Stiller or Owen Wilson in a film, I’m used to the humor being more wacky and off-beat. The humor in The Royal Tenenbaums tended to be very dry. That’s not a bad thing though, as the actors are able to pull off their characters very well. I’m sure if I went into the movie again with a different mindset, without all of the expectations I had at first, I would like it a lot better.
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The Royal Tenenbaums is a 2001 movie directed by Wes Anderson. It is a comedy and drama film. The actors are really good; I like Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow and Owen Wilson a lot. Having a good cast makes the movie more interesting and it catches my attention more than the usual and you kind of know what to expect. The movie shows the life of three successful brothers, Chas, Margot and Richie. I think everyone wishes to be that successful so young. One of peoples biggest fears in life is failure and seeing these three little children so successful at such young age was really fun for me. I really liked this movie. Each child is an expert as such different area that it caught my attention and each had such different personality. Seeing a dysfunctional family get along under the same roof is amazing for me. I have a huge family and sometimes we are alike. I enjoy it very much and it is packed with scenes that are very humorous. I like the way the scenes were divided and the music that was playing along was from the 60’s till the 90’s, so they had lots of music to play with and I think they did a good job.
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ReplyDeleteSavage Love, the non-normal human joys and sorrows. The family theme of the film always seems inseparable from the co - points - combined routine - Finally, to understand and forgive slowly from the saturation of the fullness of the family reunion picture, along with the harmony of music, theme be sublimated balabala The skeletons are so boring ... Although peel the layers of coat, Fortunately, the total was to the story put it interesting.
Whether you like it or not, everyone has a social role to play, you personally in countless different styles, once the tag on the "husband" "wife", "father" "mother" so that the labels can play a very small room. For example, as a father, playing a sniper when playing gunfight games with the son of a Team is much appreciated unqualified, not her daughter's work does not conform to social expectations. A cynical youth, it sounds a little bit attractive, and a cynical father attracted only about breaking tomatoes rotten eggs. Genius how can no defects? Weird her family, almost everyone in meeting social expectations have flaws, so the main line of contradiction, every relationship is loosely coupled, synchronous progress. In this framework, the narrative rhythm, the director also considered the profound skill.
When I heard that The Royal Tenenbaums was going to be one of the movies we would watch for class, I got very excited because I had heard that it was a very funny movie. I thought that it was a very good movie. The cast selected was fantastic. I like Ben Stiller a lot and the Wilson brothers are great, especially when they are in movies together. However, I did not like Paltrow's character very much. I do not know what about her I didn't like but she just frustrated me for some reason.
ReplyDeleteThis movie was very funny but it was boring and slow at times and I was not expecting to see that in this movie. The beginning of the movie was fresh and enjoyable because I like how the children were introduced as these phenoms in their separate fields. I also liked seeing how the children grew up and what they looked like.
I enjoyed the movie a lot but had the movie not gotten progressively slower and ended better I would have enjoyed it more.
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ReplyDeleteWith the cast in this movie, I got the impression just from Owen Wilson, Ben Stiller, and Bill Murray that this was going to be a over the top funny film, but not a great movie. After seeing it, I feel the opposite thinking it wasn’t a very funny movie, but a good one. After getting to know everyone in the first 15 minutes, it just turns into to different stories about a very dysfunctional family. This felt like it should have been a bunch of TV episodes rather than a movie because everything got very confusing at one point. This movie had many different negative points that put a very dark theme to it. Although this was probably considered a comedy it was dark. From faking cancer, to people dying, attempted suicide, and constant fighting, this movie took as much dysfunctional things and mixed them into a 2 hour period for the film. Definitely over the top, but not in the way I thought it would be.
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ReplyDeleteThe Royal Tannenbaums is a funny/dramatic film about the life of a very special family. The Tannenbaum family consists of the father (Royal Tannenbaum), a mother (Etheline Tannenbaum) and three child prodigies: Margot-a young aspiring play wright who was adopted, Chas-a real estate trader, and Richie- a young tennis star. The Tannenbaum family is very wealthy and successful but their luck ends up running out. Twenty years into the future the father, Royal Tannenbaum fakes becoming terminally ill and requests that the family reunite for his remaining days. This is kind of outrageous seeing as he and his wife are divorced (but not legally) and that all 3 kids careers have been declining. Chas is depressed because his wife died in a plane crash 6 months prior, Margot has not had a successful play in a while, and Richie retired from Tennis after an emotional meltdown. The family ends up coming together though and many dramatic events occur. Richie falls in love with his adopted sister, Margot, and ends up almost killing himself over finding out about her secret life. Then Margot releases her love for him and although open ended in the film they end up together. Royal realizes the mistakes he has made in the past and how much trouble he has caused his wife and family, gives Etheline the divorce she wanted and she ends up marrying another man in the movie. These are just some of the many dramatic events that happen in the movie. The Royal Tannenbaums is a very interesting film about a once perfect but now distraught family.
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ReplyDeleteThe Royal Tenenbaums was on of the movies I most looked forward to seeing, as it is one of my brother’s favorite movies and I had never seen it. With the cast in the film, I was expected an outwardly hilarious comedy, which definitely not the case. Once I adjusted to the style of the humor of the movie however, I really enjoyed it. The movie is full of dry humor and quirky character traits that make it really funny and enjoyable, even if it is not as much of the laugh-out-loud type of humor. For me, what made the movie enjoyable was how well each character was developed and portrayed, with my favorite characters being the ones played by Ben Stiller and Gene Hackman. Stiller is great in the role of an over paranoid single dad who’s wife died in an accident. Hackman also gives an excellent role as a deadbeat dad who is trying to reconnect with his children at a point in time where they are all pretty much at their lowest, and I thought he delivered the funniest performance I’ve seen him in in that role. All of the other characters also work well within the structure of the movie. Overall, I enjoyed the Royal Tenenbaums and will probably watch it again soon, as I feel it is the type of movie I will probably appreciate even more the second time around.
ReplyDeleteWes Anderson is a great director and creates art through the work and use of his camera lens. Very well shot, directed and acted, The Royal Tenenbaums is an awesome movie.
ReplyDeleteThe use of centered camera angles is very well known as an Anderson signature. He likes to center his characters in the frame creating this weird focused feeling, suddenly bringing a lot of importance to the character. Each character in his movie is well developed and equality important. Another signature of Wes Anderson is to use the actor Owen Wilson. Wes and Owen work so much together that Owen Wilson even co-wrote The Royal Tenenbaums with the director.
His opening sequence, with a V.O. narration over the Tenenbaums past story is very interesting. I enjoy knowing how the family came to be what it is and how the characters were when children. It’s an interesting choice but also a very wise one. This is a good decision because, due to the huge amount of characters, it is important to have a background history told to the audience.
This movie, even though it’s a comedy, deals with very serious issues such as suicide, cheating and dysfunctional family relationships. For example, Richie Tenembaum falls in love with his sister Margot and then, because he figures out she had a relationship with his best friend attempts suicide.
When I found out about the actors that were part of the cast I was very excited to watch The Royal Tenenbaums for class. Ben Stiller is one of my favorite comedians and I also like Owen Wilson and Gwyneth Paltrow. This film is an example of how a cast can attract viewers and be used for marketing and advertising. I was expecting the movie to be funnier than it actually was. However, I still thought it was very entertaining and funny. There were parts where I felt the pace was slow but overall the movie was enjoyable. I liked how the children were introduced as geniuses in their own field of expertise. I also thought it was very interesting to see them grown up. It showed the great characterization of the film because the young actors and older actors looked alike. The age transition was very believable. I think The Royal Tenenbaums is not a film for everyone. The sense of humor is different and might not be considered funny by some audiences. In addition, I think the movie is more style than substance. There are many long shots, tracking shots, pans, and tilts. Also, center framing is used which is not very common. Finally, I was very impressed by how they shot the scene when they are in a desert by the train.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Christina whole heatedly about the celeb acting crew in this movie which I can almost guarantee had the entire class pretty excited. Which might be one of the reasons I hated this movie so much. Maybe I expected too much. However I can swear I will try to never see this movie again. Although I can always appreciate the voice of my favorite actor, Alec Baldwin, in narration I can't appreciate the awful plot and boring storyline. It was difficult for me to ever be fully engaged in this movie. I suppose there was a little art in the way some of the shots were setup but for some reason I simply can't stand this movie. Still the movie is a great example of a dysfunctional family where everyone has their story.
ReplyDeleteI didn’t particularly like The Royal Tenenbaums. I expected it to be funny since it was a comedy, but the humor in it wasn’t that great. There were some very boring and dead parts. The underlying plot of the story was sad and tragic. The estranged family was only brought back together because they thought their father had cancer. It’s sad he had to lie to get his family to spend time with him. His own grandchildren did not even know him. There were other tragic parts including death, divorce, and suicide. To try and take this sad plot and throw comedy into it by creating weird characters and outrageous situations was tough, and I don’t think it really mixed well together. I did like that all of the characters were so different and cooky. There were a few funny moments here and there, but overall the movie wasn’t very interesting and it was too outrageous and unrealistic to be funny.
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ReplyDelete“The royal tanenbaums” is a comedy and drama movie directed Wes Anderson with a very interesting cast. It is about three kids that become very successful at a very short age, everything seems to be perfect in their lives, however their father was the exception to this rule. Their father decided to fake himself ill so he could prevent having his wife divorce him and marry another man. I thought this movie was funny and entertaining, accomplishing a very balance combination between humor and drama.
As we talked in class several times the cast is one of the most important aspect when thinking of a movie. Having well known stars as part of the cast can help you have a sense of security on how successful the movie might be. In this case having Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow and Owen Wilson as part of the cast was very positive, it definitely called the attention. I personally felt really intrigued and curious towards this movie when I saw the trailer because of the cast especially Ben Stiller. I think he is one of the best comedians in Hollywood, he is very talented and delivers an excellent job in every movie he makes.
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ReplyDeleteI was not particularly fond on The Royal Tenenbaums. I have seen this movie many years ago and knew I did not like it, however I thought my newfound maturity would be enough to overcome this stereotype. I was incorrect. This movie continued to prove to be weird and boring. I was never truly engaged in the plot and storyline, even from the beginning. The casting seems great, and usually I really enjoy them in other movies, however this one was not good. This movie seems like a hilarious comedy from the trailers and such, but in reality I did not find much humor. This is definitely not a traditional movie by any means as it is more stylish in a sense. The style of how the movie was made was nice. It is different than a traditional movie I feel like. It was a cool change and made the movie slightly more tolerable. Overall, I still am not a fan of this movie, but do know people that enjoyed the movie and hated the movie so it is really dependent on your movie preferences.
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I was disappointed that this movie had such a star packed cast and was yet not very funny. I understand that this movie was not supposed to be a laugh out loud comedy, however I felt that there were too many intertwining stories. I felt that all of the characters were too distant from each other which made me feel like there was no chemistry between the actors. I understand that the actors are acting like that because the movie is about a family trying to relive their past, however I feel like many of the characters were unbelievable, especially ben stillers. This is a movie that I would classify as all style and no content. I think making the characters never change clothes is insulting to audience. The director is assuming that the audience wont pick up on the theme the family is stuck in a rut. I think this movie could have worked if it was shorter, in parts it seemed to just drag on forever.
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This movie was good. It had some pretty crazy moments, such as when Richie slits his wrists. The movie has an excellent soundtrack. I seem to have an innate dislike towards Ben Stiller but in this movie I felt his character was pretty funny. The one that made it for me, however, was the character of Royal who was played by gene hackman. He reminds me a lot of the father in arrested development (which I love). Gene Hackman plays a... scum bag, for lack of a better word, father who fakes having stomach cancer in order to be allowed back into the house. Of course they get lost in their antics and everything falls apart for him for the most part. I found Owen Wilson's character also quite funny. He plays eli who has a bit of a crazy fellow and has a bit of a drug problem. The cast (with the exception of Ben stiller) did a pretty good job and the movie had some pretty hilarious moments.
Though I had never seen The Royal Tenenbaums before, I had heard many good things about Wes Anderson and had greatly enjoyed The Fantastic Mr. Fox, but wasn't entirely sure what to expect from his live-action films. In spite of all the hype, I was still impressed by The Royal Tenenbaums. The film has an almost out-of-time feel with the consistent costuming of the characters and a rather quaint setting. The actors did a phenomenal job portraying their respective characters and that helped improve on the already great storyline and directing. Overall, the film was very enjoyable to watch and I'm glad we viewed it in class.
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ReplyDeleteThe Royal Tenenbaums was a pleasure to watch. This was unlike any comedy I had seen before. As an adult comedy, it had me laughing the whole way through. The movie had an excellent cast, who all appeared to vibe well with each other. Specifically, Bill Murray is in the movie and not only is he one of my favorite actors in cinema, but he is also hands down one of the funniest people in Hollywood. There is an expansive plot that includes a highly shifting story and many good moments. The film is segmented into various chapters, which makes it difficult for the actors to develop a strong sense of continuity. This also causes some difficulty because on many occasions, the emotional tone greatly changes from scene to scene. An interesting aspect to the movie was how the director had the actors face the camera when giving their lines, instead of presenting the dialogue between each other. The overarching concept to The Royal Tenenbaums is about the dysfunctional family and a father trying to keep the family together. Although the family in the movie is most likely different than most other families, I’m sure many people can relate to living with a dysfunctional family. This pertinence makes the film that much funnier.
The Royal Tenenbaums, a film by Wes Anderson, approaches the idea of family from a comedic perspective. I enjoyed the film and felt like a connection was created between the audience and the characters. Throughout the film, I believe that Anderson is trying to convey his claim regarding family to the audience.
ReplyDeleteEarly in each of their lives, the children were each successful in their own way, for example, Richie was a very talented tennis player. However, although it may seem like these children are on the road to the perfect life, they end up not following up their initial success. In the beginning, I felt a sense of separation between the children as Anderson purposely created a clear distinction between all of them. The family was not “together” and did not function as the ideal, perfect family. In contrast, later on in life, Chas, Margot, and Richie were not as successful, yet as imperfect as the family was, they all accepted their differences and began getting along. I believe Anderson is touching upon the subject that each family and further, family member is different in their own way; however, these very differences and imperfections are those traits that distinguish them are the reasons why we love our family.
At first when I finished this movie. I think it is just the comedy and drama movie. However, I began to remind my emotions during the show time, I find it somewhat sad in comedy story. The family lost their past glories and genius. Three children was regarded as geniuses but after their father’s death, they had experienced hardships and tried to overcome the trauma. Although the movie pictures the story of family in a funny way, I could still feel the sadness of the story. It was very funny when looking family’s affairs. At the same time I could see ‘hae hak’ in this movie. ‘Hae hak’ is the method used in Korean arts and by using this method, writers can describe the sadness and gloominess in a way which provokes laughs intentionally forming funny situation. I was very surprised because I could find this method also in an American movie.
ReplyDeleteThe first thing that struck me about The Royal Tenanbaums was the very visually appealing style. It was very clear watching my first Wes Anderson film why it is that he is considered an auteur. But I don’t think his style detracts from the substance of the film. What stood out to me most of Anderson’s style was his use of color and extreme attention to detail.
ReplyDeleteThe film is full of odd interactions between a truly odd family. This dysfunctionality leads to numerous funny scenes. My favorite seen is when Luke Wilson’s character Richie tries to commit suicide, it really embodies the film. It shows off Anderson’s style with the clean cut, centered face of Richie. In the background you have the song Needle in the Hay playing which is very in line with the rest of the film. But the best part is when Dudley is asked where Richie is at the hospital and he responds with “Who?”.
Another reason I enjoyed this film was numerous played roles I was not used to seeing them in, including: Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller and Luke Wilson. If I had seen these actors name before I had seen the film I would have expected a totally different movie, but I was pleasantly surprised.
This movie is an offbeat comedy about a dysfunctional family re-union. It is about a successful attorney, Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman), who had three children with his wife, Etheline (Anjelica Huston), who was an archaeologist. Ironically, all the three kids were precious genius. As a child investor, Chas (Ben Stiller) made a large profit. Three times US Nationals winner and a junior tennis champion was Richie (Luke Wilson). The adopted Margot, won a $50000 Braver man Grant while in 9th grade, was a playwright. Suddenly Royal abandons his family. This was the beginning of the two decades of failure and betrayal that would scar the Tenenbaums for the entire life. The story reaches the climax when Royal reappears suddenly claiming, that he as six week to live.
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ReplyDeleteI personally like this style of narrative.Some are divorced, was painful, some drug use, some committed suicide, escape seems the family is a mess, filled with all kinds of contradictions, but it seems the problem is less serious. Throughout the process, I have never felt sad, obviously are some broken things, the lover departed, the family of a loose sand the cause of the collapse of ... Perhaps life this is so. Many exciting things often feel fleeting, but in hindsight, the feeling of pain seems to appear relatively small in the waters of time, even though we may feel the pain is lingering and hopeless. Always feel the grow older, we want something more and more, growing desire a child a lollipop will be able to meet, then shoes, sports car, to be a rich husband and a beautiful girl ... this is of course understandable, due to human nature. But looking back, is not it those simple pleasures are really no longer be able to meet our of it? Is not so. I would like a lot of time in fact, do not really know what they want, what experience may come back to will be clear, but that the cost of often, so we must make a choice to start the calculation of personal gain or loss, want to invest a total return. There are always time, we will set into losses. I like the Tenenbaum home dad, he is really a failure of the father to the Top, but he eventually understand what to do, to pay more responsibility, and these pay so that he got a lot. The simple story. Elderly re-evoke the love between family members, although the starting point only for themselves, but screenwriter cleverly arranged gradually so that everyone into.
I really enjoyed watching The Royal Tenenbaums. I think Wes Anderson is fantastic and I love watching his movies. This movie is about three children who were gifted, but they grew up into failures after their dad left them. I really liked the character of Royal Tenenbaum, who was played by Gene Hackman. Very often I don’t like movies that have many stars all in the same movie. This movie has Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Luck Wilson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bill Murray and many more. However, I didn’t think it caused a problem in this movie. Not only is this movie is narrative, but also has Alec Baldwin narrating throughout the film. It is an interesting, non-traditional movie layout.
ReplyDeleteI don’t believe this movie is entirely unique and original, however there are key components separating it from others. These components also align with those in other Wes Anderson movies. Each character has a different story and background that all somehow come together. My favorite backstory is Ben Stiller and his two identical boys. The family where’s the same red jumpsuit in almost every scene. The funniest character in the movie is Royal Tenenbaum. He is witty and quite frankly a son of a bitch. Owen Wilson is also an interesting and funny character that the others play off of well. Overall, I really liked watching this film and would definitely recommend it.
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I love Wes Anderson. He is one of my favorite directors. I had already seen The Darjeeling Limited and Hotel Chevalier multiple times, but had never had the chance to see The Royal Tenebaums, so when I saw it on the syllabus I was thrilled! And I was not disappointed after the class screening.
I think the Tenebaums’ story is a valuable lesson to everyone – no matter how perfect everything is or may look at one point in time, the reality is that no one is actually perfect. While Chas, Margot, and Richie may have struck success from a young age (which Anderson geniusly presents each story and success as an introduction) they have made their way into a slump. The family has been separated and in Royal’s last attempt to make everything perfect again, fakes having stomach cancer. This action is completely messed up. Other not perfect situations include Margot and Richie being in love with each other even though they are family, Chas’ wife had recently died, and Richie tries to kill himself. While there is no such thing as perfection, Anderson brilliantly displays very real life complications like love, death, and depression. And another lesson to possibly be learned from this is that any obstacle, fake or real, brings family back together and that is what helps each character, and real people, get through the struggles of life.
Nathanael Skinner
ReplyDeleteThis was a funny movie. I didn't really enjoy it, but it gave some good laughs. I felt that a lot of the music used in this film did not go with the emotional story of the script. It felt disjointed to me.
When looking at such a star studded cast, one would think of this movie as a predictable hollywood film, but Wes Anderson throws in some unexpected things through out the movie that surprise the audience.
I felt that each back story to the family was very interesting. I thought that each character was important to the overall effect of the movie.
One thing that struck me was Ben Stiller. Even in this atypical role, he is the same actor, doing the same things that he did in Dodge Ball, and Meet The Parents. Im not sure if this is good or bad, but I defiantly noticed this over time. I thought that he, and the other members of the cast had a great chemistry, and added a lot to the film.
Michael Lerer
ReplyDeleteThe movie the Royal Tenenbaums was a good heartfelt movie. While it was intended to be funny, and was often, I feel like it was more serious than funny. More often than not I smirked at the humor in this movie rather than laughing. To me the parts about morals and being a better person were more significant than the humor of the movie. It was a movie about how four people’s lives were ruined by a single person and how that person’s change can fix all his wrong doings. In the beginning of the movie it shows the success of the three kids but the narrator specifically tells us that the children’s disadvantage is that they are the children of Royal Tenenbaum. He then leaves their lives and the movie travels 20 years into the future where we see all of our previous characters in terribly low places in their life. With no money to his name Royal moves back in, saying that he is dying. When he is finally outted as being a fake, he realizes what a terrible mess he’s made of his and his children’s lives. As a changed man he finally tries to fix his past wrongs, and in the end truly helps everyone get on the path to a better life. This is the part of the movie that made me truly enjoy it.
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ReplyDeleteThis was one of the films that I hoped I would like, but I didn't. Although the characters are all very quirky, it did not work for the film, I never found them humorous or was able to connect with them, although I felt they played their part well. I actually found it quite sad how disconnected this family was, it was quite depressing.
I feel I could not connect with the characters because all the characters are off in their own worlds, keeping the others at arms length and emotionally distant. The primary problem with the film is that this effect carries over to the audience; we can't relate to any of them due to the way they keep their emotions bottled up. This leads to us not caring nearly as much about them as we could, and therefore not caring as much about the film as we could.
Overall, not a film I would recommend or watch again.
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ReplyDeleteThis is an adult fairy tale. These cases, the end of the classic story of Hollywood in all its elements packaged in a cute little package does not leave you feeling cheated. Not too much food in the film, but I think we can actually see the food is Gene Hackman's character, the Royal swallowed a greasy (but delicious forward-looking) cheeseburger (Royal cheese? ).
I did not find, however, from several years of video Glover shows how to make the Martha Stewart show sweet potato pie. "This recipe is my mother," he said. "She is an absolutely fabulous cook, a good bread, she always told my dad, he did not know how to boil water before he met her. We all have to learn to cook in my family."
I had seen "The Royal Tenenbaums" in theaters when it first came out, but could not remember much about the film. So when I re-watched it in class it was more or less like seeing it for the first time. Overall I enjoyed the film quite a bit. I really liked all the quirkiness of the characters. Gene Hackman did an excellent job at portraying Royal. All the actors played their respective roles well I thought. I enjoyed the character of Margot and thought Gwyneth Paltrow did a good job. Her character was very void of emotion, which at times could be seen as sad or humorous. I found it funny that she smoked the majority of her life, but was so secretive that no one in her family knew. Her hair and thick eyeliner further emphasized her character. I thought the costuming was done well. I liked how the overprotective Chas and his two sons consistently wore matching red jumpsuits. I also liked Margot's fur coat that she wore most of the time. Wes Anderson is known for using a lot of primary colors in his movies, which can definitely be seen in this film as well. I thought the movie mixed drama and comedy together well. The movie used a lot of dry humor and was not overtly comedic, which I think throws some people off. I actually found that I liked the movie better that way as I am not the biggest fan of comedies. It takes a lot for me to actually find a movie humorous. I thought the movie did a good job at portraying a dysfunctional family. It showed that family is important and even if success comes easy at an early age it doesn't necessarily translate to success into adulthood.
ReplyDeleteInitially I did not know what to expect from “The Royal Tennenbaums” after seeing the trailer. What I did know was that the film had a cast full of well-respected actors and actresses and I knew that I was a fan of Anderson as a director because I had previously seen and thoroughly enjoyed his film “Hawthorne”. The star-studded big name cast worried me just as much as it excited me because I was afraid that film would not live up to the expectations that come along with such big name actors. From pretty early on in the movie it was clear that this film was most definitely characterized and influenced by Anderson’s established style as a director. Anderson’s use of a narrator simplified the film and insured that the audience wasn’t left behind. Although the film is classified as comedy Anderson is still able to explore of serious issues such as what it means to have a dysfunctional family and the resulting impact it can have on its members as they develop. It is without question that the Tennenbaum’s dysfunctional nature has a heavy impact on the entire family. It is clear that Anderson is projecting some of his own personal viewpoints on family relationships and uses his characters in the movie to tease the viewer into discovering the allegory that he deliberately chose to lay beneath the film. Overall I thought that the film was executed well and I enjoyed it, but it certainly is not a film I would call a classic.
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ReplyDeleteAfter I watching this movie, i like it so much, but I feel confused for their trouble . and i feel very pain through theri pain, and Abnormal humanity has a more delicate pessimistic clutch, like Margot, like Richie, even Eli, each so vivid and alive. Great praise of the film with the colour of saturation the lilting rhythms and scheduling. Music is the Nico’ s life, match with pop style of guitar playing. The family gathering and warm in the old man get incisively and vividly reveal the before his leaving.
I appreciate the way to deal with the conflict movie: avoid, not the most piece of terminal "rest assured" understanding. Always believe that the consensus between people is in fact heart also has despised compromise. Indeed, I have a lot of desire to be understood moments, such as alone in the rental house, staring at the ceiling w. p. a trace of despair, and others who sent Piezui rose said: "to be alone more comfortable." But this hope others through the empathy to achieve this feel sympathy, not like "I know you," "I know, in this case, you might think that" understanding. The film to return to, and they want what types of ending a bit like few people believe the results from the prince and the princess live a happy life, altogether more pregnant feel a little seven year old man with a black humor epitaph put another one the living they cast to the office.
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ReplyDeleteThis was a depressing story. It's hard to believe that this family had so much going for it in the beginning and how quickly things went downhill. Royal Tenenbaum was a frustrating and selfish character, and should have been much more supportive of his family. He allowed for a great establishment to crumble around him.
ReplyDeleteThe cast of this film was great, however. Many big-name actors convening to make a film like this usually turns out to be successful. The film would have been much less humorous without all of these celebrities' personalities.
The Royal Tenenbaums has been one of my favorite movies for a long time. The Royal Tenenbaums portrayed a very interesting family dynamic. A family that should have everything going for it still can have lots of problems within its own structure. And how problems earlier in life can affect the rest of your life even if you had a great beginning. All of the tenebaum kids showed such promise, in their youth that they did not live up to, and I feel a part of the Tenenbaums was exploring why this occurred and if the family dynamic was something that caused this to occur.
ReplyDeleteAlthough the movie is a little slow and not extreme plot based, to see the progression of the family from young to old and how the characters were different in the the different time periods is very interesting, because it showed an evolution in all of them either for better or worse.
An endearing part of the move is the narrator who helps solidify the plot. Also the humour that is displayed in the movie is not for everyone, but it is a particular brand of humour that i enjoy.
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Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums tells the quirky story of the Tenenbaum family. Anderson’s auteurism is extremely evident in the film. The sets are meticulously designed to purvey his artistic style. The shots are framed with main character of interest centrally framed. Anderson’s tendency to use overhead angles is also prevalent throughout the film as seen in the tent scene as well as in Richie’s (Luke Wilson) attempted suicide. Even the soundtrack reflects Anderson’s influence consisting mainly of classic pop songs of the 60s and 70s.
The film itself is well conceived and executed, with a clear well developed plot that may be lost in films relating a similarly bizarre tale. The film is extremely well cast, whether it’s Gene Hackman’s portrayal of the irresponsible patriarch Royal, Ben Stiller’s extremely paranoid begrudged Chas, or Luke Wilson’s desperately lovesick Richie. Collectively they elude the melodramatic dry humor that makes The Royal Tenenbaums so special. I am a big fan of Wes Anderson’s films, in an era of dumbed comedy Anderson manages to create unique characters with intelligent storylines that require the audience to do more than laugh at each punch-line. Of Anderson’s films Royal Tenenbaums is still one my favorites, it never fails to please.