Comments on: Article in Bright Lights Film Journal, and Detour Magazine Video Interview http://www.rushmoreacademy.com/2008/02/03/article-in-bright-lights-film-journal-and-detour-magazine-video-interview Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:06:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Loraxaeon http://www.rushmoreacademy.com/2008/02/03/article-in-bright-lights-film-journal-and-detour-magazine-video-interview#comment-13139 Loraxaeon Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:18:44 +0000 http://www.rushmoreacademy.com/index.php/2008/02/03/article-in-bright-lights-film-journal-and-detour-magazine-video-interview/#comment-13139 That Bright Lights review is harsh. I feel like the symbolism in TDL isn't as obvious as some of the reviewers claim it is. Yes it's clear that the shedding of the suitcases represents more than just lost luggage, but it doesn't end there. They get on the train, going nowhere in particular, and are without any comforts. I don't think it ties it up neatly, the movie pretty much leaves the brothers where we found them , if only a little more bonded. Maybe the grand gesture at the end stands out more because the rest of the movie is comparably subtle. I will concede the structural similarities to TLA though. There's a death, and they keep pressing on in their journey. Seymour Cassell becomes their father, Ned becomes the Indian boy, and The Jaguar Shark becomes Angelica Houston. Why the doesn't bother me is because that's the way it is with most directors. They have a certain taste, and that taste is reflected in the way they tell a story. I'd be interested to see how he adapts someone else's story in The Fantastic Mr. Fox. That Bright Lights review is harsh. I feel like the symbolism in TDL isn’t as obvious as some of the reviewers claim it is. Yes it’s clear that the shedding of the suitcases represents more than just lost luggage, but it doesn’t end there. They get on the train, going nowhere in particular, and are without any comforts. I don’t think it ties it up neatly, the movie pretty much leaves the brothers where we found them , if only a little more bonded. Maybe the grand gesture at the end stands out more because the rest of the movie is comparably subtle.

I will concede the structural similarities to TLA though. There’s a death, and they keep pressing on in their journey. Seymour Cassell becomes their father, Ned becomes the Indian boy, and The Jaguar Shark becomes Angelica Houston. Why the doesn’t bother me is because that’s the way it is with most directors. They have a certain taste, and that taste is reflected in the way they tell a story. I’d be interested to see how he adapts someone else’s story in The Fantastic Mr. Fox.

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