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Hello gentle reader, let’s talk a walk down the not too distant cinematic memory lane, while I wait to get a sandwich from Saigon Deli . . . In addition to the visual sensuality and childish humor of an animatronic tiger, hand-painted sets and Adrien Brody’s enormous poetic feet, the movie, The Darjeeling Limited is moving, moving enough to keep itself fresh in my mind, much more so than the average movie-goer and/or hipster would have you believe. Just think about this line: “We haven’t located us, yet”. What does it mean to you? The relevancy of the phrase lies in the mystery of the everyday. What are we doing? Why are we doing it? Are we getting IT done? What is the deal with this relationship/business/lifestyle? A good friend of mine named Sam Rousso once said, “Do you want to get involved with this world?” In the beginning, the characters aren’t so sure, and in the end they are. They do! (Not since Levar Burton in Reading Rainbow was dropping knowledge on me straight from the PBS have I felt any ‘moral’ quite so blatant and LOVED it). Anyways, “Do YOU want to get involved with this world?” Yeah! We do, too! That is the essence of adventure. Thanks and please plan a party for someone this weekend. We haven’t located us yet . . . Leave a Reply |
