There is no real-life equivalent to the movie's "organic compound" which grants people telepathy etc. 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. What's with the glow from Roland and Ronald's hands? Nana Mae Frost is also monitoring the entire situation from USIDent. Anything important or cool? This soundtrack has 41 tracks, 9 of which are sound bytes taken from the film. Edit, Other than a name made up by Richard Kelly, an interpretation can be that the words "fortune" (fortunate) and "bald" can be taken from the name, and used to describe the character. As he waves at himself in the mirror, he notices that his reflection's movements don't match his own. In the "Southland Tales" universe, when war broke out following the nuclear attacks in Texas, Treer was contracted to build several mega-zeppelins to ferry troops and equipment across the world. Pimp is American slang for badass. Singer Rebekah Del Rio, who (as herself) performs the "Star Spangled Banner" onboard the mega-zeppelin, is also featured in David Lynch's "Mulholland Drive." As Andrew O'Hehir put it, the recut film "transcends its adolescent awkwardness and approaches being magnificent." [19] Kelly describes the negative reaction at Cannes as a "very painful experience on a lot of levels" but ultimately felt that the film "was better off because of it". the Indian chief Boxer encounters in the graphic novels). Southland Tales is streaming now on Mubi, This article appears in the 03 Jun 2020 issue of the New Statesman, We can't breathe. Who does the name "Bing Zinneman" refer to. 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 Edit, It is implied that they are either divorced or brother and sister. Protector of the Messiah/False ProphetRoland Taverner: Boxer appears at the Santa Monica pier to meet Starla Von Luft. Edit, Richard Kelly has stated that "Kiss Me Deadly" is a huge influence on Southland Tales and that Boxer Santaros was modeled off that film's main character, Mike Hammer. 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. Eliot's "Hollow Men. One moment, for example, is during Cyndi's meeting where she asks Krysta how much of her own money is she putting into her career makeover. By the time the film reaches its climax -- which somehow manages to combine modern dance, a floating ice cream truck and the resurrection of Christ -- all semblance of logic has long since evaporated. How meta. User Reviews The project was named "Serpentine Dream Theory." On his way to meet Krysta, Fortunio discovered Boxer Santaros in the desert, stricken with amnesia. Spirituality has nothing to do with it. Running time: 160 minutes. "[44], In a 2013 interview, Kelly said he considered this work as "the thing that I'm most proud of, and I feel like it's sort of the misunderstood child or the banished child. If Proposition 69 passes, US-IDent will essentially be shut down or have its powers severely restricted. Edit, No one really knows, it's never implied in the film who was behind it-Richard Kelly did mention he was given an article called "American Hiroshima" which revolved this plan of Al-Qaeda's to buy nuclear weapons off Russian mobsters and smuggle them into Texas over the Mexican border and detonate them in mid-sized cities. The director also sought to keep the musical number performed by Timberlake, based on "All These Things That I've Done" by The Killers which he felt was the heart and soul of the film. When Boxer (and Roland) traveled through the rift, it created duplicate versions of bothone set of duplicates traveled 69 minutes back in time, while the "originals" stayed in their original time. Edit, Fortunio found Boxer lying on a road in Nevada, so he saved him and both of them try and figure out a way to get across the Nevada border back into California. Special features include a 33-minute documentary USIDent TV: Surveiling the Southland and a 10-minute animated short film This Is the Way the World Ends (which was not included on the R2 and R4 editions). [4][5], Along with two other American filmmakers (Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette and Richard Linklater's Fast Food Nation), Kelly's follow-up to Donnie Darko was in competition for the coveted Palme d'Or at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival[32] and was screened on May 21 at the Grand Lumiere Theater. The novel has obvious links in its plot with Southland Tales, and the story's main character is named Jason Taverner. This assertion seems to be based upon a flawed understanding of the the particular Law. In 2016, I implore you to give it a shot. We learn that July 4 will be the launch date for the new Treer mega-zeppelin (the "Jenny Von Westphalen"). Feb. 7, 2021. When Boxer and Fortunio met up with Krysta, she recognized Boxer and managed to convince him that she was an actress researching a role in his new movie, "The Power." 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. The Baron phones Simon Theory (Kevin Smith), an old bearded man, and instructs him to "remove the body from Utopia Three.". If you'd like to skip directly to our question-and-answer section, click here. He climbs out and walks up to the nearby ice cream truck. Kids are shooting home video of their Independence Day barbecue. First, it refers to an "organic compound" that the Treer company discovered while drilling off the coast of Israel, which exists under the Earth's mantle, and circles the world like a "serpent." Is the soundtrack availiable for the film? On the mega-zeppelin, Krysta Now performs a dance number. Once it was discovered, they sent monkeys through it, which failed (Boxer claims that only a human soul could survive the trip). Roger Ebert called it "the most disastrous Cannes press screening since, yes, 'The Brown Bunny.'" Why that happens when the Taverners touch, only Richard Kelly knows. Kelly's previous cult masterpiece Donnie Darko (2001) and the . What do all the characters in the film keep on quoting from? It foretells the end of the world and the Second Coming of Christ (Pilot Abilene keeps reading it on the soundtrack). Roland, a Hermosa Beach police officer, became involved in a "deep conspiracy" and he would be in grave danger if anyone found out that he was alive. Amy Poehler and Wood Harris appear as Neo-Marxist activists. Edit, In the 1980s British TV comedy 'Allo 'Allo!, the right-hand man of Herr Flick of the Gestapo is called "von Smallhausen", so maybe that's where Kelly drew his inspiration from. Before being drafted, Pilot Abilene was also a movie star. In addition to her reality show, Krysta has launched an energy drink and recorded a hit single called "Teen Horniness Is Not a Crime." What does the name "Vaughn Smallhouse" refer to? If you haven't seen the movie and don't want to have it -- or the graphic novels -- spoiled, you should stop reading this right now. Dick". Its story overlaps with the movie, so it explains some of the back story. In this article, Kelly is interviewed about some of the less straightforward aspects of Southland Tales. It tells the story of Jericho Cane, a renegade Los Angeles police officer (and Boxer Santaros doppelgnger), who teams up with Dr. Muriel Fox, a psychic stripper (and Krysta Now doppelgnger), to protect a baby named Caleb. Why would Martin let himself die after he killed everyone on the Mega-Zeppelin? While Ronald is briefly distracted, Boxer is beckoned over by Serpentine, who has been hovering nearby. Three days before the movie starts, Krysta Now was vacationing on a houseboat on Lake Mead with Ronald Taverner, Tab Taverner (Ronald's father) and Fortunio Balducci. Directed by Richard Kelly, a guy who can only make cult classics . You know those overlooked classics that are critically ignored only to blossom into beautiful definitive works over time.like "Pinkerton" or "Starship Troo. She may also be representative of the Whore of Babylon (ancient Babylon situated in what is now Iraq) and her energy drink the "Cup of Abominations".Madeline Frost Santaros: Walter Mung recognizes him and quickly sedates him with an injection of fluid karma. As they drive, Boxer continues to talk about his screenplay, explaining a subplot involving a miracle baby that doesn't produce bowel movements. Thinking it's her sex tape with Boxer, she takes it with her. And then you would miss all the jokes and stop enjoying the dance sequences. As part of his participation in the Neo-Marxists' plot, Ronald must pretend to be his brother Roland and accompany Boxer during his movie research. And why is he having an affair with Krysta Now? A website was also developed to intertwine with the graphic novels and the film itself. The Book of Revelation, or the Revelation of John, was written by an unknown person in the first century. Edit, Awards Kelly has said in interviews that the film was partially made in response to the rise of apocalyptic evangelism in the United States. Richard Kellys Southland Tales, a science-fiction comedy about the aftermath of the Third World War, is set in Los Angeles circa 2008, roughly three years after a sudden nuclear attack on Texas. On edge after being put on desk duty and forced to see a shrink, a neighbor's crap generator sets Cooper off and leads to a bloody altercation. The restaurant starts floating into space. Starla is in love with Boxer and, in a fit of delusion, has assumed the role of Dr. Muriel Fox, a character from the screenplay. All of these references to Marxism aren't entirely unconnected to the film's biblical references. Two souls join into one, the forth dimension collapses. Boxer Santaros (Dwayne "The Rock". The generators depicted in the film, and similar real-life power sources, are not closed systems but open ones. In June 2008, Boxer Santaros (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), an action movie star with ties to the Republican Party, disappears. Who was behind the attacks in Abilene and El Paso? Beasts from Revelation 12 and 13 (Puppet of the Anti-Christ)Baron Von Westphalen: "[34] A handful of the American and European critics, however, were more positive. Holmes Osborne plays conservative Senator Bobby Frost, Will Sasso plays Fortunio Balducci and Christopher Lambert plays Walter Mung. And why is he having an affair with Krysta Now? Boxer and Roland run out in a panic. That's why he wakes up on the beach at the start of the movie. 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 persuades him not to commit suicide, and the two decide to go to Mexico. He has the solution to the energy crisis and becomes the most powerful man on earth. Edit, Operation Dream Theory was an experiment created by Treer. The film is an international co-production of the United States, Germany and France. . She tells him that he must board the mega-zeppelin and what he is looking for is in the Baron's private chamber. The other main reference points are T.S. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Ben's path down the dark side finally caught up to him when Sammy put the pieces together. The Baron has built an enormous machine off the coast of California that generates an electromagnetic energy field called fluid karma. If you read the graphic novel, you'll find the legend which is spoken by Bai Ling's character Serpentine. In response to the recent fuel shortage in the wake of global warfare, the German company Treer designs a generator of inexhaustible energy, which is propelled by the perpetual motion of ocean currents, called "Fluid Karma". 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. As in "Southland Tales," a character in "Kiss Me Deadly" picks up a stranger in the desert, and one of the main characters in the film is named after a poet. 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). When a confrontation erupts near the Neo-Marxist drop box, Zora and Bart are both killed by a soldier. Jericho Cane is the name of Arnold Schwarzenegger's character in "End of Days.". Comedy Drama Mystery During a three-day heat wave just before a huge 4th of July celebration, an action star stricken with amnesia meets up with a porn star who is developing her own reality TV project, and a policeman who holds the key to a vast conspiracy. Presumably, Tab was afraid that the Baron's people would find out that Roland had survived the trip through the time rift. Nana Mae Frost (Miranda Richardson), the wife of Republican candidate Bobby Frost, inaugurates the Los Angeles USIDent headquarters. "Look Back In" by Moby5. After much trial and error with monkeys, Baron decided to send Boxer through itchosen because of his political ties and his celebrity persona. One theory is that duplicate souls from alternate timelines are not meant to exist together in a single timeline. Roland and Ronald are the Messiah and in the end they find each other and save humanity through the power of forgiveness. Southland Tales is a 2006 American dystopian comedy thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly. What's up with Baron Von Westphalen (Wallace Shawn)? What's the relation between Walter Mung and Veronica "Dream" Mung? It's filled with so many references and so much self-conscious irony that it's nearly impossible to make sense of it all. Kelly said: "[Southland Tales] will only be a musical in a post-modern sense of the word in that it is a hybrid of several genres. 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. After the attacks, Kelly revised the script. The Grey Horseman. The film was released on Region 4 DVD in Australia on April 30, 2008. "Me & Bobby McGee" by Waylon Jennings6. "Yes They Can! Among his accomplices will be a "false prophet" -- a deceitful ruler. Why is the film listed as 2006 instead of 2007? Roland manages to escape, climb onto the roof, and fall into a dumpster. However, there are several in the graphic novel "The Prequel Saga." [23], Southland Tales: Music from the Motion Picture is the original soundtrack of Richard Kelly's 2007 film Southland Tales. That's why Taverner always feels so guilty.The Baron used the drug to keep everyone under control and on a leash but did not realise that each person under the influence of Fluid Karma can communicate with one another. I ended up watching it in lockdown because the film streaming service Mubi, which has released its library in full online, called it breathtaking, exuberant, and Pynchon-esque. After losing a game of cards, Fortunio needed to make his way back into California, and Krysta offered to set him up with a visa. He then asked her to forecast the last three days on Earth, and she made her prediction in the form of a screenplay: "The Power." Although he recognizes Madeline as his wife, she remains unimpressed and demands to know why he disappeared. Fluid karma also makes telepathy possible between those that are using it. Boxer's original self was incinerated in a car bomb triggered by Serpentine, while the duplicate Boxer is still roaming. Despite being critically and commercially unsuccessful, the film has developed a cult following in later years. She is pursued by Zora and Bart, who have discovered that Krysta has taken Dion and Dream's murder tape by mistake. Above him, Pilot Abilene (Justin Timberlake) sits in a gun turret and recites from the Book of Revelation, Robert Frost's poem "The Two Roads" and an inverted version of T.S. Taken as a purely Christian parable, then this is the book of Revelations and God ending the world and humanity in it's present form. On March 25, 2009, the R2 DVD was released in France. As part of his job, Jericho must tattoo a symbol from every world religion onto his body and, when the Messiah reaches maturity, the "winning" religion's symbol will bleed snake blood. The Region 1 DVD was released on March 18, 2008, in North America and the Region 2 release was on March 31, 2008, in the United Kingdom. Although it's part of a different section in the book, Revelation also refers to the Whore of Babylon -- dressed in scarlet and covered in gold -- as a symbol of Babylon's corruption. [26], Southland Tales was initially planned to be a nine-part "interactive experience", with the first six parts published in six 100-page graphic novels that would be released in a six-month period up to the film's release. As part of his job, Jericho must tattoo a symbol from every world religion onto his body and, when the Messiah reaches maturity, the "winning" religion's symbol will bleed snake blood. 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 It stinks and we have to accept it. This means that Christianity has won the "contest" for Earth and is the one true faith. "It will never be night again and they will not need lamplight or sunlight, because the Lord God will be shining on them. There are now two versions of each co-existing in the same universetwo Boxer Santaros and two Roland Taverners. If "Southland Tales" is a semi-straightforward reinterpretation of the Book of Revelation, then Baron Von Westphalen is the Antichrist, Sen. Bobby Frost is probably his false prophet, Krysta Now is the Whore of Babylon, the two witnesses are probably Boxer Santaros and Roland Taverner, the white horse is the levitating ice cream truck, and Christ is Ronald and Roland Taverner. We may have to wait for the DVD commentary to figure that one out. NEXT UP REVOLVER (2005)!Southland Tales competed for. Janeane Garofalo appears as General Teena MacArthur. This means that Christianity has won the "contest" for Earth and is the one true faith. They will reign forever and ever"Revelation 12 and 13: "ZORA: "I disagree. The title refers to the Southland, a name used by locals to refer to Southern California and Greater Los Angeles. What happens in the screenplay? A white light emerges from their hands and the ice cream truck starts floating. Messiah = high spirituality. As the movie explains, the compound is being used by the Baron to power his energy plants, hence the energy field produced is named after it.The compound also works as a drug, which comes in several forms with different effects, as mentioned by Pilot Abilene: "Green, you dream. 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". Muriel and Jericho take the child after its parents are killed, and, under Muriel's guidance, drive to a farmhouse, where they are met by Serpentine, the Baron's mistress. Just before it hits, Boxer extends his arms, and his tattoo of Jesus begins to bleed in the nape of his neck. Edit, Boxer Santaros: Metacritic Reviews. A pregnant woman, a dragon and two beasts; They are the puppets of the Anti-ChristRevelation 22:12: This has opened up a rift in the space-time continuum on the outskirts of Lake Mead. "Memory Gospel" by MobySongs Not Featured in on the soundtrackFrom the album Hotel by Moby (2-CD Deluxe Edition): "Snowball (played in opening sequence before opening title) "Blue Paper" (played when Dion and Dream are having discussion about bowel movements, also in trailer) "Overland" (heard before and after Pilot's dream sequence) "Aerial" "Hotel Intro" (featured in Cannes cut, not in theatrical cut) "Live Forever" (featured in Cannes cut, not in theatrical cut)Other songs not featured: Water Pistol" by Moby "If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)" by Louis Armstrong "All These Things That I've Done" by The Killers "Planet Telex (Live in San Francisco)" by Radiohead Symphony No. Defecation is a part of life. Boxer meets Fortunio on the beach after his rendezvous with Starla. Southland Tales is a 2006 American dystopian comedy thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly. She became psychic when a plane she was on -- United 23 -- flew through the rift in space-time above Lake Mead. A blockade in the Strait of Hormuz impedes the flow of oil to the United States, causing an increased demand for alternative fuel sources. The only new special feature announced was an audio commentary by Kelly. The Book of Revelation is the last book in the New Testament. Edit, It is a mechanical ball (built by Treer) which acts as remote antennas for the wireless electricity energy fields powered by Fluid Karma. So if that's anything to go by, it may have been Al-Qaeda. Vaughn sends a car to pick up Boxer and bring him back to the Frost mansion. Kelly sent the organizers of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival a rough cut of Southland Tales on DVD assuming that it would not be accepted. [18] After the film's festival release, Southland Tales was purchased by Sony Pictures (via their label Destination Films) and Samuel Goldwyn Films, originally Sony Pictures Classics, Screen Gems and TriStar Pictures were up for US distribution rights. Ultimately, we may have to vote with our thumbs at some point. The second section of the film ("V: Memory Gospel") begins. Edit, Richard Kelly stated in his interview with Empire, He is the doomsday prophet, the witness of everything. Southland Tales had a rough go of it. Edit, We're not entirely sure. Roland, Ronald, Pilot, etc.) Edit, Most of the footage was a subplot between Kevin Smith's and Janeane Garofalo's characters (Simon Theory and General Teena MacArthur) where they discussed Operation Serpentine Dream Theory. "Chord Sounds" by Moby7. User Ratings If you replace the Antichrist with the bourgeoisie, and the kingdom of God with a communist utopia, you've got the same basic narrative.
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