Three American brothers Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman,who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other – to become brothers again like they used to be before their Father died and their mother (Angelica Houston) abandoned them to become a Nun in the mountains of the Himalayas.
At first glance this movie is something that no one gets, the type of show where we are so caught up in our own sense of reality that anybody Else's idea of reality is silly imagination, at first glance. As I sat listening to the opening song, and observing the characters so immersed in their roles as brothers trying to forget each other for the past year, yet willing to commit to reunite with each other to show there destain, mistrust, or success to one other. I was fascinated by their honesty hidden under there weak facade. This agreed upon "Spiritual Journey" Through India on the train "The Darjeeling Limited" brings these closer then they ever imagined through many sad and funny unexpected events.
Wes Anderson is a master a capturing amazing acting and making it look mediocre, the simplicity and quirkiness of his scripts complimented by his astonishingly bright and dark collaboration's of cinematography make for a very pleasing movie experience, why its pleasing I do not know, but that's probably my own sense of reality getting in the way of my imagination.
Rated: "R" for language
Also See: Rushmore, The life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and The Royal Tenenbaums.
Monday, March 10, 2008
The Darjeeling Limited B+
Posted by everyone's a critic at 7:18 PM