The mega-zeppelin launch is at hand. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. "In its willful, self-involved eccentricity, Southland Tales is really something else. The film features an ensemble cast including Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mandy Moore, and Justin Timberlake. If you replace the Antichrist with the bourgeoisie, and the kingdom of God with a communist utopia, you've got the same basic narrative. Edit, Not really, but it explains why the tattoo of Jesus on the back of Boxer's neck starts bleeding at the end of the film. There will be some dancing and singing, but it will be incorporated into the story in very logical scenarios as well as fantasy dream environments. Support 100 years of independent journalism. Edit, Richard Kelly stated in his interview with Empire, Thumbprint identification is becoming much more prominent. So it's trying to say that our veterans are the biggest badasses that we have. Protector of the Messiah/False ProphetRoland Taverner: 9 in D Minor, op. I think defecation is the result of an inferior food supply and spiritual weakness. Ronald persuades him not to commit suicide, and the two decide to go to Mexico. Chemical Bleeders can see back in time while Natural Bleeders can see back and forward in time. Not really, but it explains why the tattoo of Jesus on the back of Boxer's neck starts bleeding at the end of the film. While Roeper called the film "Two hours and twenty-four minutes of abstract crap," Phillips felt that "the film has a head on its shoulders despite the fact that it can't find any direction" but nevertheless gave the film a thumbs down. Ronald and Martin Kefauver pull up to the Rove Credit Union where Kefauver tries to withdraw his savings. SALON is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon.com, LLC. Edit, "The Power" is a pretty hilarious piece of work. . Taverner reveals that he hasn't produced a bowel movement in six days. When Krysta mentions that she is sleeping with Boxer Santaros, Cyndi decides to use this information to blackmail Boxer's father-in-law: Republican candidate Bobby Frost. But they're in there. Amy Poehler and Wood Harris appear as Neo-Marxist activists. This is a reference to a Philip K. Dick book called Flow My Tears the Policeman Said. It is unhinged, and occasionally exhilarating, and quite often funny. Once there, Boxer meets Simon Theory, one of the Baron's employees. Ronald walks up to Martin Kefauver's Hummer, which is parked near the ocean. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The world ends. Edit, Those who use Fluid Karma are "Chemical Bleeders" (e.g. The filmmaker stated that discussions are ongoing as to whether the projects should be released as films or in a long-form format through a streaming service.[46]. "[28] Salon.com critic Andrew O'Hehir called the Cannes cut "about the biggest, ugliest mess I've ever seen. The restaurant starts floating into space. Zora abruptly pushes Ronald from the car, and runs over Bing. Certainly, the future as depicted here is deeply complex. After Roland Taverner came back from Iraq, he got a job as a police officer in Hermosa Beach, thanks to his father. The site's consensus states: "Southland Tales, while offering an intriguing vision of the future, remains frustratingly incoherent and unpolished. However, its inventor Baron von Westphalen and his associates are hiding the fact that the generators alter the ocean's currents and cause the Earth to slow its rotation, and that the transmission of Fluid Karma to portable receivers (via quantum entanglement) is ripping holes in the fabric of space and time. Jericho Cane is the name of Arnold Schwarzenegger's character in "End of Days.". One theory is that duplicate souls from alternate timelines are not meant to exist together in a single timeline. A newsletter showcasing the finest writing from the ideas section, covering political ideas, philosophy, criticism and intellectual history - sent every Wednesday. Edit, Revelation 6:8: If that wasnt enough, a German company whose CEO is played by Wallace Shawn has invented an infinite energy source called fluid karma. Martin has just learned that he's been drafted to go to Iraq and is about to shoot himself in the head. Shown with white shirt flecked with blood as Revelation describes the white horseman as wearing "A white robe flecked with blood." That's why he wakes up on the beach at the start of the movie. But now it's about, I hope, creating a piece of science fiction that's about a really important problem we're facing, about civil liberties and homeland security and needing to sustain both those things and balance them. The 2008 election, which is being fought between Clinton-Lieberman (Democrats) and Eliot-Frost (Republicans), hinges on the electoral votes of the state of California. Beasts from Revelation 12 and 13 (Puppet of the Anti-Christ)Baron Von Westphalen: She would, I think, make a good president. In March 2004, Kelly and Cherry Road Films began development of Southland Tales. Amongst the songs not available on the soundtrack but featured in the film are Muse's "Blackout", The Killers' "All These Things That I've Done", and Blur's "Tender". The baby, she explains, is the Messiah, and Jericho is his guardian. On January 25th Arrow Video released a Blu Ray double pack of Richard Kelly's 2006 film Southland Tales.Disc 1 includes a new 2K restoration of the Theatrical Cut, along with a new retrospective documentary on the legacy and making of the film, while Disc 2 contains the longer, rarely seen Cannes Cut, which screened at that festival back in '06 to a glacial response. Why is the film listed as 2006 instead of 2007? But, unexpectedly, police officer Bart Buchman (Jon Lovitz) pulls up and shoots both of them for real. Abilene injects himself with fluid karma, collapses, and, in a dream sequence, dances a routine to the Killers' "All The Things You've Done," while nurses twirl around him. Copyright 2023 Salon.com, LLC. "Me & Bobby McGee" by Waylon Jennings6. The name may also reference the actor Fortunio Bonanova who starred as Carmen Trivago in the film Kiss Me Deadly, itself a considerable influence on Southland Tales. Happily, it never does, which allows you to share in his unabashed joy in filmmaking as well as in his fury about the times. Filmmakers entered negotiations with actors Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Lee, Janeane Garofalo, Tim Blake Nelson, Amy Poehler, Kevin Smith, and Ali Larter. It features 3 tracks by Moby that have not been released commercially: "Water Pistol", "It Looks Down" and "Ceanograph".Southland Tales OST Tracklist1. The police break into Neo-Marxist headquarters and kill Kenny Chan. There already exist generators powered by rivers or by wind, which clearly do not contravene physical law. But if Southland Tales follows the same logic as Donnie Darko, as laid out in that film's DVD extras, when the fourth dimension is corrupted, it causes the creation of two parallel universes: the Tangent Universe and the Primary Universe. What's the deal with the Treer company, and why are there all these references to Karl Marx? With the help of Dion and Dream, Roland will then help stage a double murder that, caught on tape, will incriminate Boxer and destroy the Republican campaign. On his way to meet Krysta, Fortunio discovered Boxer Santaros in the desert, stricken with amnesia. Her new screenplay, co-written with an amnesiac movie star with the extremely macho name Boxer Santaros (Dwayne Johnson), outlines the apocalypse as she is certain it will happen. "Lucky Me" by Roger Webb8. While Ronald is briefly distracted, Boxer is beckoned over by Serpentine, who has been hovering nearby. 125, Second Movement "Molto Vivace", by Ludwig van Beethoven "Tender" by Blur "It Looks Down" by Moby "Ceanograph" by Moby (featured in Cannes cut, not in theatrical cut) "The Real Thing" by The Shakers "Blackout" by Muse Quick and essential guide to domestic and global politics from the New Statesman's politics team. This would be a perpetual motion machine, and could not work. At least that way, he isn't . He follows her to the back of a bookstore, where the rest of the baron's entourage is waiting. [36], 41% of 106 reviews compiled by review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes are positive, and the average rating is 4.9 out of 10. "Martin Kefauver: He is the angel of death that rides on the horse (the ice cream truck) "ZORA: "A modified organic diet and transcendental meditation. "Tiny Elephants" by Moby12. Violence has erupted throughout the city. Southland Tales also predicted that the government was always watching us. Eliot's "Hollow Men. When they join hands, a bond is formed and the rule of singular existence is completely broken. The Second Law of Thermodynamics refers to a closed system, wherein entropy will accumulate and efficiency will diminish until the system stops. 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He learns that "The Power" is correct: As a result of the Baron's Utopia projects, the world is coming to an end and the Earth's rotation is slowing down. The New Statesmans global affairs newsletter, every Monday and Friday. Starla Von Luft, the double-crossing USIDent employee, is reading a copy of "The Power" at work. In the hopes of helping you make sense of the movie, we've decided to unravel "Southland Tales" as we've done for "Mulholland Drive," "The Wire" and, of course, "Donnie Darko." The project was named "Serpentine Dream Theory.," which aimed to use the telepathic effect of the drug as an advantage for the soldiers on the battlefield.Two of the solders that participated in the experiment were Roland Taverner and Pilot Abilene. [17] The film often references religious and literary works; a policeman says, "Flow my tears," in reference to a Philip K. Dick novel of that name. One copy of Boxer traveled 69 minutes back in time, while the other copy was killed by an explosive charge in the car. Southland Tales is unashamedly maximalist, rushing through as many set pieces as Kelly can conjure whilst simultaneously touching upon practically every theme a work of art can contain. Most of the information in this FAQ can be attributed to three main sources:The three graphic novels that serve as a precursor to Southland Tales. It's just more physical. Edit, Revelation 22:5: "It will never be night again and they will not need lamplight or sunlight, because the Lord God will be shining on them. The Taverner twins are revealed to be the same person by the engineers of Treer, duplicated when Roland traveled through a rift in space-time, while Boxer has become the most wanted man in the world despite his political ties and his having the fate of the future, in the form of a prophetic screenplay foretelling the end of the world, in his hands. Edit, Several days before the movie starts, on the same houseboat on Lake Mead, Tab Taverner, Ronald/Roland's father, told Ronaldwho has amnesiathat he must kidnap his brother in order to protect him. Boxer's original self was incinerated in a car bomb triggered by Serpentine, while the duplicate Boxer is still roaming. Southland Tales (2007) Rated R for language, violence, sexual material and some drug content 160 minutes Cast Dwayne Johnson as Boxer Seann William Scott as Roland/Ronald Sarah Michelle Gellar as Krysta Kapowski/Krysta Now Curtis Armstrong as Dr. Soberin Exx Mandy Moore as Madeline Kevin Smith as Simon Theory Justin Timberlake as Abilene You know those overlooked classics that are critically ignored only to blossom into beautiful definitive works over time.like "Pinkerton" or "Starship Troo. In June 2008, Boxer Santaros (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), an action movie star with ties to the Republican Party, disappears. Then, two "witnesses" will appear. Or, maybe it's just an hallucination from Fluid Karma that only the two of them can see (since Martin doesn't actually notice the light from his hands in the Hummer). alternative fuel or the increasing obsession with celebrity and how celebrity now intertwines with politics". Southland Tales After twin terrorist attacks in Texas, the Republican party grabs the overwhelming majority of Congressional seats in the 2006 midterm elections by stoking public fear and claiming that America is living though the end times. The Cannes boo is the annual terrorist attack of . Serpentine explains that the world is coming to an end; the rotation of the Earth is slowing at a rate of .000000006 mile per hour every day. The PATRIOT Act has extended authority to a new agency known as US-IDent, which keeps constant surveillance on citizenseven to the extent of censoring the Internet and requiring fingerprints to access computers and bank accounts. Likewise, Kellys casting is not simply of the period, but inspired by its teenybopper culture: Dwayne The Rock Johnson, fresh from working as a wrestler; the singer and sometime actress Mandy Moore; Seann William Scott, an American Pie alumnus; Sarah Michelle Gellar, star of Cruel Intentions and Buffy the Vampire Slayer; and the pop star Justin Timberlake. Several soldiers were selected (Pilot, Roland, Rick [from the graphic novels]) as test subjects and were injected with Fluid Karma before going out into battle. Due to the poor reception they received at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and still without a distributor, Richard Kelly went back and re-edited the film, trimming out 20-25 minutes worth of footage and adding approximately a hundred or so extra visual effects shots. Richard Kelly's science-fiction comedy was widely derided on release in 2006, but it has since found a cult audience. Southland Tales is streaming now on Mubi, This article appears in the 03 Jun 2020 issue of the New Statesman, We can't breathe. Tab wanted Ronald to help the Neo-Marxists destroy USIDent, so he entrusted Roland and Ronald to Zora Carmichaels, who then drove them to Venice Beach. [23], Southland Tales: Music from the Motion Picture is the original soundtrack of Richard Kelly's 2007 film Southland Tales. The name Treer is a reference to Trier, Marx's birthplace. The Anti-ChristSerpentine: He is a pimp and pimps don't commit suicide.". Who does the name "Bing Zinneman" refer to. The filmmaker explained that the original film is chapters 4-6, while a prequel project will explore chapters 1-3 with intentions being to do so through an animation medium; while additional projects can explore events that take place in 2024. Much of Pilot Abilene's voiceover consists of direct quotations from the Book of Revelation. "Teen Horniness is Not a Crime" by Sarah Michelle Gellar, Abbey McBride, ClarKent11. Boxer Santaros (Dwayne "The Rock". The feature film comprises the final three parts of the experience. The Book of Revelation is the last book in the New Testament. Then she pulls out her gun and threatens to kill herself unless she can give Boxer a blowjob. Jericho Crane is a "John the Baptist" style prophet, Krysta is the "Whore of Babylon" (and her energy drink the "Cup of Abominations"), the Baron is the "Antichrist" etc Is the soundtrack availiable for the film? All of these references to Marxism aren't entirely unconnected to the film's biblical references. Boxer and Roland run out in a panic. Dwayne Johnson joined the cast in April 2005, and principal photography was slated to begin August 1, 2005 in Los Angeles. [28][29] After significant edits, the final version premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 22, 2007. What does the Latin inscription "oderint dum metuant" on the UPU cars mean? The three perform an abstract dance. "[37] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 44 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Kelly's previous cult masterpiece Donnie Darko (2001) and the . A website was also developed to intertwine with the graphic novels and the film itself. The other main reference points are T.S. Edit, Richard Kelly stated in his interview with Empire, Whenever Boxer becomes scared or agitated or paranoid, as a defence mechanism, Jericho Kane, the character he is playing (in the film "The Power" he is making), takes over. As they drive, Boxer continues to talk about his screenplay, explaining a subplot involving a miracle baby that doesn't produce bowel movements. Then, after several detours, Krysta and Boxer made their way to Los Angeles, where Boxer went on a nighttime stroll on the beach, injected himself with fluid karma and passed out. (Krystas pop album is called Teen Horniness is Not a Crime.) 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