Dwayne Johnson joined the cast in April 2005, and principal photography was slated to begin August 1, 2005 in Los Angeles. It's not exactly easy to follow, and its meaning is still heavily debated, but if you read it as a prophecy, this is one way of interpreting it: In the future, the world will be a miserable place filled with war, famine and disease. In fact, Marx was indirectly influenced by the Book of Revelation in his writing. All of these references to Marxism aren't entirely unconnected to the film's biblical references. They will reign forever and ever"Revelation 12 and 13: Edit, The film was originally meant to be released in the autumn of 2006 but was pushed back a year to a limited release in the winter of 2007. The generators depicted in the film, and similar real-life power sources, are not closed systems but open ones. Vaughn sends a car to pick up Boxer and bring him back to the Frost mansion. 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. 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. Taverner reveals that he hasn't produced a bowel movement in six days. 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. Ambitious and arresting to the eye -- the gray palette serves the film well -- it's too bad that Southland Tales is also pretentious, chaotic, and tries too hard. Southland Tales is a 2006 American dystopian comedy thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly. The Tangent Universe is an alternate reality to our own. Ronald Taverner, meanwhile, has picked up Zora and Bing Zinneman, a new member of the Neo-Marxists. 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. Associated Press articles: Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. A pregnant woman, a dragon and two beasts; They are the puppets of the Anti-ChristRevelation 22:12: 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. Zelda Rubinstein and Beth Grant portray Dr. Katarina Kuntzler and Dr. Inga Von Westphalen, members of the baron's entourage. [23], Southland Tales: Music from the Motion Picture is the original soundtrack of Richard Kelly's 2007 film Southland Tales. This is where "Operation Dream Theory" came into play. NEXT UP REVOLVER (2005)!Southland Tales competed for. 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. As Treer employees were interviewing the plane's passengers, they noticed that she was the only passenger who didn't suffer from amnesia and that she could see into the future. "[29], The film remains enigmatic to many viewers and even some of its makers. A white light emerges from their hands and the ice cream truck starts floating. Using the graphic novels, the Book of Revelation, friends and whatever else we could find, we've pieced together everything you need to know (or at least everything we've been able to figure out) about "Southland Tales.". 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. "[16] Kelly said the film's biggest influences are Kiss Me Deadly, Pulp Fiction, Brazil, and Dr. Strangelove. Krysta says she's putting it all in, Cyndi asks why she would do something that stupid, and that's what causes her to tell Cyndi she's sleeping with "a large and powerful man." The first time Fortunio appears in the film, he quotes Karl Marx ("Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval"), and several characters quote the song "Three Days" by Jane's Addiction ("We saw the shadows of the morning light/ The shadows of the evening sun/ Until the shadows and the light were one"). We zoom out to a satellite view, revealing that another nuclear bomb has been detonated in El Paso. Thinking it's her sex tape with Boxer, she takes it with her. Edit, Boxer Santaros: He learns that his account has been blocked, so Kefauver and Ronald use the Hummer to rip the ATM from the wall. 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. An audacious near-future pop fever dream under the guise of blockbuster aesthetics, "Southland Tales" starred Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as a movie star who keeps forgetting his past, Sarah. So what's causing the Earth to slow down ? A cool guy. [It] restores an uncanny to American culture, she wrote in Fetishism and Curiosity, that the uncanny president disavows. In Southland Tales we have a movie whose frenetic, all-American surrealism its blend of censorship and sexuality, commerce and violence spookily pre-empted the prevailing culture under Donald Trump a decade before he was elected president. 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. It stinks and we have to accept it. It has a similar plot to "Southland Tales," but with different characters and more gratuitous product placement. The song he listens to is "All These Things I've Done" by The Killers, while he was listening to the song, the "friendly fire" incident occurs. When Ronald arrives at the home of Fortunio Balducci (Will Sasso), a movie producer, to meet Boxer and Krysta, Boxer explains that he and Krysta have written a screenplay called "The Power," about a "paranoid schizophrenic cop" named Jericho Cane. Kelly's previous cult masterpiece Donnie Darko (2001) and the . Since then, Kelly has released prequel comics to coincide with the film. After Roland Taverner came back from Iraq, he got a job as a police officer in Hermosa Beach, thanks to his father. 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. Edit, It is a proposition on the ballot to restict US-IDent's powers. "3 Steps" by Moby9. Why is the film listed as 2006 instead of 2007? Through voiceover, we learn that Pilot Abilene was injected with fluid karma in Iraq, as part of an experiment by the Baron, and in his quest for global domination, the Baron has negotiated an agreement with the prime minister of Japan, Hideo Takahashi, for fluid karma. 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. "[14], Kelly's breakthrough film, Donnie Darko, was released in the United States on October 26, 2001, the same day the PATRIOT Act was signed. She says "The religion that is the winner of the contest will bleed" Edit, The name does not refer to anything other than the anagram and the late U.S. It's OK to be confused by Richard Kelly's "Southland Tales.". Two souls join into one, the forth dimension collapses. Your body would learn to how to absorb all nutrients into the body, making defecation unnecessary.RONALD: "Hmmm. The purpose of these novels is to explain much of the back-story and set the viewer up for parts IV, V and VI in the movie itself.An article titled Everything you were afraid to ask about Southland Tales. But once they went through the rift, the car's self-destruct mechanism was activated, killing the copy of Boxer that did not travel back in time. 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. 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. Initial release: May 21, 2006. You could argue that all of Southland Tales occurs in the Tangent Universehence the film's alternate history of the past three years, and its weird mishmash of pop culture. At their Venice Beach headquarters, we meet the rest of the Neo-Marxists, including Veronica "Dream" Mung (Amy Poehler) and Dion Element (Wood Harris). But, then again, you probably shouldn't try to interpret "Southland Tales" too literally. The other main reference points are T.S. 9 in D Minor, op. Director: Richard Kelly. [7] The title refers to the Southland, a name used by locals to refer to Southern California and the Greater Los Angeles area. Unfortunately, Kefauver and Ronald's Hummer soon collides with the ice cream truck carrying Roland. Most of the screenplay is included in The Prequel Saga. These are (Book 1) Two Roads Diverge, (Book 2) Fingerprints and (Book 3) The Mechanicals. [30] The film was originally scheduled to be released in the United States on November 9, 2007, in partnership with Destination Films and Samuel Goldwyn Films,[31] but in eventually opened in limited release in California on November 14, 2007. Fortunio and his buddies break into USIDent, killing all of the employees, including Nana Mae Frost. Before Edward Snowden released information to the public about the NSA's numerous global surveillance programs, many people joked about the government spying on us through simple technology like our phones. [36], 41% of 106 reviews compiled by review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes are positive, and the average rating is 4.9 out of 10. The idea with the severed thumbs is that the Neo-Marxists have figured out a way to create a free-floating voter. The Treer company is a German defense contractor that employs Dr. Inga Von Westphalen, a zeppelin designer and the Baron's mother. And, of course, gets corrupted and goes mad. 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. For some reason, Wallace Shawn is dressed like a new-wave Japanese pimp. "And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death"Revelation 11: "[37] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 44 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Why does the movie start with Boxer Santaros asleep on a beach? They have been collected together into one single volume: The titles of the parts in the film are:[27], The film premiered May 21, 2006, at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, where it was poorly received. 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. One theory is that duplicate souls from alternate timelines are not meant to exist together in a single timeline. User Ratings The theatrical cut of "Southland Tales" has been extensively reedited -- a subplot has been excised, additional special effects shots have been inserted, a new explanatory sequence opens the movie -- and critics have been considerably kinder to it. . Both vehicles come to a rest in the middle of a shootout and Walter Mung is killed. Additionally, tracks from Radiohead, Louis Armstrong, Beethoven, Kris Kristofferson, and several tracks from Moby's Hotel:Ambient are likewise absent from the album. The site's consensus states: "Southland Tales, while offering an intriguing vision of the future, remains frustratingly incoherent and unpolished. She would, I think, make a good president. Also, a very subtle reference took place when Bart Bookman (Jon Lovitz) had just killed Dream and Dion: he said "Flow my tears". Everything and everyone is bedazzled in red, white, and blue; burgers and Buds are happily consumed on the lawn of every McMansion. Tab wanted Ronald to help the Neo-Marxists destroy US-IDent, so he entrusted Roland and Ronald to Zora Carmichaels, who then drove them to Venice Beach. 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." External Reviews On this occasion the beginning of the end is predicted not by a high-schooler but by an adult performer: Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar), a former porn star, has shrugged off the bangs and whimpers of her previous employment with a new career as a Kardashian-style mogul, and a seer. She became psychic when a plane she was onUnited 23flew through the rift in space-time above Lake Mead. What does the name Fortunio Balducci refer to? What's up with Baron Von Westphalen (Wallace Shawn)? "Look Back In" by Moby5. Dick". [28][29] After significant edits, the final version premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 22, 2007. 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. 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. The name Treer is a reference to Trier, Marx's birthplace. He stopped editing the film and was also unable to complete all of the visual effects in time for the screening. Ronald persuades him not to commit suicide, and the two decide to go to Mexico. [42], J. Hoberman defended the film, yet again, in his review for the theatrical cut. She cuts the ribbon as USIDent employees -- dressed in windbreakers -- applaud. 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]. "Southland Tales" opens on July 4, 2005, in Abilene, Texas. It's easy to empathize with his position, not so easy to remain engrossed in a film that's occasionally inspired but ultimately manic and scattered. For "Southland Tales," he loosely adapted the plot of the Book of Revelation and set it in an alternate version of the present day. [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. One Taverner repeats, "friendly fire," while the other says, "I forgive you." Ronald and Roland Taverner, furthermore, are not twins, but copies of the same person. But even with the changes, the film is still almost impossible to understand, a trait that probably hasn't helped its box office. 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. Then why do people keep on injecting it into their neck? They are eventually killed by those who are tormented by their prophecies.Revelation 22:5: [14] With the film's premise of a nuclear attack on Texas, Kelly wanted to take a look at how the United States would respond and survive while constructing a "great black comedy. The mega-zeppelin explodes, and its pieces scatter across L.A. You know those overlooked classics that are critically ignored only to blossom into beautiful definitive works over time.like "Pinkerton" or "Starship Troo. 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. Amy Poehler and Wood Harris appear as Neo-Marxist activists. She is pursued by Zora and Bart, who have discovered that Krysta has taken Dion and Dream's murder tape by mistake. Why that happens when the Taverners touch, only Richard Kelly knows. Who was behind the attacks in Abilene and El Paso? 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. Is the screenplay important for understanding the movie? A conversation between Zora and Ronald in "Fingerprints" (Book 2 of the graphic novels) sheds some light on this: Edit, Richard Kelly stated in his interview with Empire magazine; that the irony is, he's sort of the decoy messiah, and it ends up that Seann William Scott (Roland Taverner) is the true one. Southland Tales also predicted that the government was always watching us. Scientists are saying the futures going to be far more futuristic than they originally predicted, Krysta suggests, as if this helped to explain anything. If you read the graphic novel, you'll find the legend which is spoken by Bai Ling's character Serpentine. The word of God or the Apostle John. Presumably, Tab was afraid that the Baron's people would find out that Roland had survived the trip through the time rift. They decided to take advantage of her powers. Filmed in 2005, it was produced on a reasonable budget of under 20 million and had a hip as hell cast including Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amy Poehler, Jon Lovitz, Kevin Smith, Mandy Moore and Wallace Shawn. His colleague, Starla Von Luft (Michelle Durrett), has planted a bug on his jacket and is leading the police forces to their hideout. What's the deal with this screenplay-within-the-movie that all the characters keep referring to? You could argue that all of "Southland Tales" occurs in the Tangent Universe -- hence the film's alternate history of the past three years, and its weird mishmash of pop culture. Unfortunately for the Neo-Marxists, their operative in USIDent, Kenny Chan, has been compromised. Once there, Boxer meets Simon Theory, one of the Baron's employees. He played a character named "Donnie" in a movie with Boxer Santaros. If that wasnt enough, a German company whose CEO is played by Wallace Shawn has invented an infinite energy source called fluid karma. Surrounded by his entourage, which includes Serpentine (Bai Ling); the Baron's mother, Dr. Inga Von Westphalen (Marion Card); Dr. Katarina Kuntzler (Zelda Rubinstein) and Dr. Soberin Exx (Curtis Armstrong) -- all dressed like a Cirque du Soleil troupe -- the Baron explains how fluid karma works: by "quantum entanglement.". Edit, Fred Zinnemann, the well-known movie director of the 1950s and 60s, maybe? Boxer and Roland run out in a panic. Three days later, he is discovered in the desert near Lake Mead. Where does that qualifying characteristic for a messiah come from? Edit, Awards Ronald Taverner and Baby Caleb in "The Power") not have a bowel movement? We may have to wait for the DVD commentary to figure that one out. SALON is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon.com, LLC. Certainly, the future as depicted here is deeply complex. For . [38], Glenn Kenny, in his review for Premiere criticized the film's style, "Kelly's camera placement and framing are at best textbook and at worst calamitously mediocre. It exists under the Earth's mantle, circles the world like a "serpent," and, as the movie explains, is being used by the Baron to power his Utopia energy plants. Edit, Yes, there is a soundtrack available to buy, from Amazon.com or any other retailer that specializes in music. Published May 20, 2016. [18], The track "Memory Gospel" was used from time to time by the CBC Radio One program Q in the background of an opening monologue given by host Jian Ghomeshi. Ronald walks up to Martin Kefauver's Hummer, which is parked near the ocean. The movie plays in the background in several scenes, and in the "Prequel Saga," Krysta tells Boxer it is his favorite movie. Kelly wrote them while making the film and found it very difficult as it pushed him "to the edge of my own sanity", as he remarked in an interview.[18]. The anagram of his name, FREAK MAN VIRTUE is most important, foreshadowing the ultimate destiny of Martin in the film. They are the two witnesses.Krysta Now: Anything important or cool? The other characters have all played their part and are redeemed in the end to enjoy eternal life. And then you would miss all the jokes and stop enjoying the dance sequences. Although he recognizes Madeline as his wife, she remains unimpressed and demands to know why he disappeared. While Ronald is briefly distracted, Boxer is beckoned over by Serpentine, who has been hovering nearby. The restaurant starts floating into space. They also added in a newly animated opening prologue called the Doomsday Scenario Interface. 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. There already exist generators powered by rivers or by wind, which clearly do not contravene physical law. It's just more physical. On September 8, 2008, it was announced that it would be one of the five films being released on Blu-ray on November 18, 2008. Janeane Garofalo appears as General Teena MacArthur. This is the way the world ends not with a bang, but with a fascinating near three-hour disaster of a movie, as deranged as Heavens Gate and as distinctively mid-Noughties as a Juicy Couture tracksuit. That's why he wakes up on the beach at the start of the movie. Martin has just learned that he's been drafted to go to Iraq and is about to shoot himself in the head. That's why. The film also evokes Kurt Vonnegut's sci-fi absurdism, Philip K. Dick's philosophical approach to time travel, and Thomas Pynchon's sprawling narratives.The film that is most obviously referenced is "Kiss Me Deadly," a 1955 film noir about a private detective who uncovers a plot to detonate a nuclear device. Edit, Their role is explained a lot better in the graphic novels: they are the heads of the Neo-Marxists and are also street poets who have released several albums. A weekly newsletter helping you fit together the pieces of the global economic slowdown. Boxer and Ronald have stopped for some lunch. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. 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. Edit, It is implied that they are either divorced or brother and sister. Y'know, the way porn stars are exploited is not that far off from the way actors are exploited. | "[40] David Edelstein's review in New York magazine criticized the film's writing, "Kelly aims high and must have shot off his own ear, which is the only way to account for the dialogue. The second section of the film ("V: Memory Gospel") begins. Edit, Richard Kelly envisioned the story as being told across multiple formats. Unfortunately, the reworked film was received just as poorly, seen as an unfinished version of something much bigger. Kelly's movie may not be entirely coherent, but that's because there's so much it wants to say. Our weekly culture newsletter from books and art to pop culture and memes sent every Friday. When Boxer and Taverner went through the space-time rift, they traveled 69 minutes back in timecreating duplicate versions of themselves. Sign up to receive information regarding NS events, subscription offers & product updates. Southland Tales begins on Independence Day 2005 in an eminently recognizable Bush-era Texas. As the movie suggests, the Baron conducted secret experiments, headed by Simon Theory, with soldiers in Iraq. He called it a "strange hybrid of the sensibilities of Andy Warhol and Philip K. Nana Mae Frost is also monitoring the entire situation from USIDent. 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. It's a sign that he is at the edge of uncertainty as to who he is. Several days before the movie starts, on the same houseboat on Lake Mead, Tab Taverner, Ronald/Roland's father, told Ronald -- who has amnesia -- that he must kidnap his brother in order to protect him. [12] Editorial changes were made to restructure the order of the film's scenes, including re-recording all of Timberlake's voice-over. Its story overlaps with the movie, so it explains some of the back story. The purpose of these novels is to explain much of the back-story and set the viewer up for parts IV, V and VI in the movie itself. Chemical Bleeders can see back in time while Natural Bleeders can see back and forward in time. "The Power" is a pretty hilarious piece of work. They decided to take advantage of her powers. Would a tide-powered electrical generator actually contradict the Second Law of Thermodynamics? Roland, a Hermosa Beach police officer, had gotten involved in a "deep conspiracy" and would be in danger if anybody found out that he was alive. | ("Taverner" is the name of the main character in the same book and suffers identity problems of his own.) Its depiction of an American teenager experiencing premonitions about doomsday clocks and jet crashes suddenly became more piquant in light of such astounding tragedy. It's a schizophrenic break. Senator. The director also added 90 new visual effects shots to the film and removed 20 to 25 minutes of footage from his initial cut. During their discussion, they learn that Ronald has been dreaming of Boxer. Starla Von Luft, the double-crossing USIDent employee, is reading a copy of "The Power" at work. Is it just me, or did that make no sense? It's also symbolism for the above quote: almost a foreboding for the ending of the film where Roland turns out to be the Messiah. Walter Mung recognizes him and quickly sedates him with an injection of fluid karma. The name Treer is a reference to Trier, Marx's birthplace. The reasons for this are never really explained, but Caleb is the child of Tawna and Rick McBride, a couple in Palmdale, Calif. Caleb does not produce bowel movements, but when he farts, the Earth shakes. In fact, Marx was indirectly influenced by the Book of Revelation in his writing. 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