How Kelly persuaded the likes of Wallace Shawn, Amy Poehler, Justin Timberlake, Cheri Oteri, and Mandy Moore to go along for the ride is confounding. For . Southland Tales premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and received so much negative feedback that the studio reworked the film. If that wasnt enough, a German company whose CEO is played by Wallace Shawn has invented an infinite energy source called fluid karma. Support 100 years of independent journalism. Suddenly, a bright light appears through windows and a mushroom. | Boxer gets into a convertible and drives off. "[43] Manohla Dargis also gave the film a positive review in The New York Times, writing, "He doesn't make it easy to love his new film, which turns and twists and at times threatens to disappear down the rabbit hole of his obsessions. Amy Poehler and Wood Harris appear as Neo-Marxist activists. 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. What does the name "Vaughn Smallhouse" refer to? 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. A closed system that defies the Law would be along the lines of, for example, an electric car which completely recharges itself via the process of driving it around, requiring no external power once it's been turned on. 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. Pilot Abilene (Justin Timberlake) quotes Biblical scripture from the Book of Revelation in narrating the film and allusion is made both to Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and an altered version of T. S. Eliot's The Hollow Men. We learn that July 4 will be the launch date for the new Treer mega-zeppelin (the "Jenny Von Westphalen"). 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. The reason for the exclusion of some of these tracks, like the song by The Killers was as a result of a dispute with the record label. Southland Tales begins on Independence Day 2005 in an eminently recognizable Bush-era Texas. Many people think wireless electricity is the thing that could rescue us from our dilemma as we reach the end of the petroleum era. Kelly has said in interviews that the film was partially made in response to the rise of apocalyptic evangelism in the United States. Kids are shooting home video of their Independence Day barbecue. When a confrontation erupts near the Neo-Marxist drop box, Zora and Bart are both killed by a soldier. They are eventually killed by those who are tormented by their prophecies.Revelation 22:5: The film was released in the UK on December 7, 2007, exclusively to UK cinema chain Cineworld in a limited number of locations. 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. 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 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. In June 2008, Boxer Santaros (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), an action movie star with ties to the Republican Party, disappears. Madeline walks in and tells him that he has been speaking in his sleep. With many repeated usage, Chemical Bleeders can sometimes see both ways (ahead and back in time). 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. Original music was provided by Moby. 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." Roland and Ronald are the Messiah and in the end they find each other and save humanity through the power of forgiveness. Directed by Richard Kelly, a guy who can only make cult classics . Cane loses consciousness. 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." He wakes up in a bed in his apartment in Treer Plaza. It's a schizophrenic break. The White Horseman, with his rifle post being his horse and his rifle his bow. but those who do not but still feel the effects of Fluid Karma are known as "Natural Bleeders" (e.g. I think defecation is the result of an inferior food supply and spiritual weakness. 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. Roger Ebert called it "the most disastrous Cannes press screening since, yes, 'The Brown Bunny.'" 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. On his way to meet Krysta, Fortunio discovered Boxer Santaros in the desert, stricken with amnesia. Running time: 160 minutes. 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. 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. This has opened up a rift in the space-time continuum on the outskirts of Lake Mead. Once it was discovered, they sent monkeys through it, which failed (Boxer claims that only a human soul could survive the trip). 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. Boxer receives a phone call from Starla Von Luft -- who is still under the impression that she is Dr. Muriel Fox -- and tells him to call Vaughn Smallhouse, one of Frost's assistants. The false prophet and the Antichrist will create a dominating world system. The mega-zeppelin launch is at hand. A tide-powered generator, however, relies on an external source of power, the tides, and would not fall under that definition. 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. When they join hands, a bond is formed and the rule of singular existence is completely broken. In Donnie Darko, the world ends when the Tangent Universe collapses, which may also be what happens at the end of Southland Tales. What's the deal with the Treer company, and why are there all these references to Karl Marx? Associated Press articles: Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. He called it a "strange hybrid of the sensibilities of Andy Warhol and Philip K. If you'd like to skip directly to our question-and-answer section, click here. The current world ends, the joined souls become the new messiah, a new world begins. So the parallels with the Bible are kind of buried. Martin has just learned that he's been drafted to go to Iraq and is about to shoot himself in the head. Roland manages to escape, climb onto the roof, and fall into a dumpster. 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. They decided to take advantage of her powers. 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. Shortly after they received their first injection of fluid karma, however, Taverner and Abilene were sent on a mission to Fallujah, and Taverner accidentally injured Abilene with a grenadedisfiguring him. As the movie suggests, the Baron conducted secret experiments, headed by Simon Theory, with soldiers in Iraq. 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. "[37] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 44 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". And why is he having an affair with Krysta Now? 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." Why does the messiah (e.g. The Book of Revelation is the last book in the New Testament. HitFix's Alan Sepinwall reviews "Reckoning," the season finale of the TNT cop drama "Southland," and says it worked as a perfect series-ender in the event of cancellation. Edit, Much of Pilot Abilene's voiceover consists of direct quotations from the Book of Revelation. In Donnie Darko, the world ends when the Tangent Universe collapses, which may also be what happens at the end of Southland Tales. "Howl [Extended Version]" by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club4. With the United States under the threat of nuclear attack, the lives of several people converge in a dystopian Los Angeles. The truck is his horse and the rocket launcher his sword.Dream and Dion: 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. Southland 's heart-pounding and ultimately heart-breaking final hour centered around the hunt for the two meth heads who killed one of the LAPD's own in last week's captivating episode. The quick and essential guide to domestic and global politics from the New Statesman's politics team. As a result, Boxer was duplicated. Its depiction of an American teenager experiencing premonitions about doomsday clocks and jet crashes suddenly became more piquant in light of such astounding tragedy. What's with the glow from Roland and Ronald's hands? 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. This is the way the world ends, its characters intone, in an admittedly inane twist on TS Eliot, not with a whimper, but with a bang.. The title refers to the Southland, a name used by locals to refer to Southern California and Greater Los Angeles. They will reign forever and ever"Revelation 12 and 13: When Southland Tales was released in 2006, it confounded filmgoers.A dense, sprawling science-fiction tale, Southland Tales throws the war on terror, the surveillance state, Hollywood, and the Book of Revelation into a blender and purees that unlikely mix into a stylish, acerbic film that we're still trying to figure out. "Martin Kefauver: He is the angel of death that rides on the horse (the ice cream truck) 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. We quickly learn that the United States is running low on gas and has cut a deal with a "renegade scientist" named Baron Von Westphalen (Wallace Shawn) and his company, Treer. This assertion seems to be based upon a flawed understanding of the the particular Law. Scientists are saying the futures going to be far more futuristic than they originally predicted, Krysta suggests, as if this helped to explain anything. Southland Tales is a 2006 American dystopian comedy thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly. Edit, Richard Kelly stated in his interview with Empire, She was designed as a sort of Arianna Huffington meets Jenna Jameson. [36], 41% of 106 reviews compiled by review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes are positive, and the average rating is 4.9 out of 10. Before Fortunio encountered Boxer, he was introduced to Krysta, who promised him that she would get him an "interstate travel visa" to get him back into California. Taverner reveals that he hasn't produced a bowel movement in six days. Then, two "witnesses" will appear. The New Statesmans weekly environment email on the politics, business and culture of the climate and nature crises - in your inbox every Thursday. "[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. A white light emerges from their hands and the ice cream truck starts floating. The film was released on Region 4 DVD in Australia on April 30, 2008. Southland Tales encapsulates these anxieties in the form of US-IDent, a state agency that can hear and see everyone in America at all times. It's a sign that he is at the edge of uncertainty as to who he is. He follows her to the back of a bookstore, where the rest of the baron's entourage is waiting. [7] The title refers to the Southland, a name used by locals to refer to Southern California and the Greater Los Angeles area. A newsletter showcasing the finest writing from the ideas section, covering political ideas, philosophy, criticism and intellectual history - sent every Wednesday. Feb. 7, 2021. Elsewhere, in a luxurious apartment, Boxer crawls into bed with Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar), a former porn star with a reality television show. 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. [12] Editorial changes were made to restructure the order of the film's scenes, including re-recording all of Timberlake's voice-over. They will reign forever and ever." No one really knows (except Richard Kelly, of course) but the glow could be to establish a connection between the two Taverners, that they are two identical souls walking on the same plane. All of these references to Marxism aren't entirely unconnected to the film's biblical references. 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. Edit, Richard Kelly stated in his interview with Empire film magazine, The idea of wireless electricity and tides being a source of energy, and there being a potentially world-altering energy source under the ocean, is based on real scientific theory. It is suddenly interrupted when Boxer pulls out a gun and threatens to kill himself unless everybody evacuates the mega-zeppelin. 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. What does the phrase "Do You Bleed" mean? Fluid karma also makes telepathy possible between those that are using it. Edit, We're not entirely sure. Ronald and Roland Taverner, furthermore, are not twins, but copies of the same person. 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. 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. Kelly's previous cult masterpiece Donnie Darko (2001) and the . The only new special feature announced was an audio commentary by Kelly. 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. Director Richard Kelly Writer Richard Kelly Stars Dwayne Johnson Sarah Michelle Gellar These are (Book 1) Two Roads Diverge, (Book 2) Fingerprints and (Book 3) The Mechanicals. Cheri Oteri plays Zora Carmichaels, while Jon Lovitz plays violent police officer Bart Bookman who is in love with Zora. These are all references to the seven plagues that precede the destruction of Babylon. Back in Venice Beach, Boxer and Roland pull up in front of a house while Dion and Dream pretend to fight inside. They can use their telepathy as an advantage this way. "ZORA: "A modified organic diet and transcendental meditation. 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. 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. "[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. He stopped editing the film and was also unable to complete all of the visual effects in time for the screening. Why that happens when the Taverners touch, only Richard Kelly knows. No, it's not just you. Two of the solders that participated in the experiment were Roland Taverner and Pilot Abilene. The Baron admits that he has been paying Krysta to deceive Boxer, but also mentions that Madeline is pregnant with the child of Brandt Huntington (Joe Campana), one of her father's assistants. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. "Southland Tales" also borrows from "Repo Man," which ends with a flying car. One critic wondered if Kelly had ever met another human being. Boxer's original self was incinerated in a car bomb triggered by Serpentine, while the duplicate Boxer is still roaming. One theory is that duplicate souls from alternate timelines are not meant to exist together in a single timeline. The Grey Horseman. Murdered and the two people to witness this are Boxer and Roland. Southland Tales is a 2006 thriller and comedy-drama film and the second film of Richard Kelly. It never becomes clear what exactly happened in the desert. She says "The religion that is the winner of the contest will bleed" We may have to wait for the DVD commentary to figure that one out. He had Roland Taverner kidnap Boxer and drive him through the rift. Edit, Richard Kelly stated in his interview with Empire, He is the doomsday prophet, the witness of everything. (Krystas pop album is called Teen Horniness is Not a Crime.) "The Star Spangled Banner" by Rebekah del Rio & The Section Quartet14. Pilot Abilene, who has been watching the scene from his gun turret, shoots and kills Starla. Tide power, and the wireless transmission of electricity, are scientific realities. The Tangent Universe is an alternate reality to our own. Also, a very subtle reference took place when Bart Bookman (Jon Lovitz) had just killed Dream and Dion: he said "Flow my tears". Boxer walks up to the Frost mansion, where his wife, Madeline Frost (Mandy Moore), and the Frost team are waiting for him. Kids are shooting home video of their Independence Day barbecue. Neo-Marxist cells have begun to converge on central Los Angeles. But, unexpectedly, police officer Bart Buchman (Jon Lovitz) pulls up and shoots both of them for real. If Proposition 69 passes, US-IDent will essentially be shut down or have its powers severely restricted. Edit, Yes, there is a soundtrack available to buy, from Amazon.com or any other retailer that specializes in music. 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. 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. It's filled with so many references and so much self-conscious irony that it's nearly impossible to make sense of it all. Ultimately, we may have to vote with our thumbs at some point. Copyright 2023 Salon.com, LLC. Eliot's "Hollow Man" ("This is the way the world ends/ Not with a bang but with a whimper") and Robert Frost's "The Two Roads" ("Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-/ I took the one less traveled by"). In fact, Marx was indirectly influenced by the Book of Revelation in his writing. What exactly happens at the end of the movie? As they drive, Boxer continues to talk about his screenplay, explaining a subplot involving a miracle baby that doesn't produce bowel movements. "Me & Bobby McGee" by Waylon Jennings6. According to the "Prequel Saga," "The Power" was written entirely by Krysta Now, who is apparently psychic. "Wave of Mutilation [UK Surf Version]" by Pixies2. 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. "Chord Sounds" by Moby7. Cane loses consciousness. "[41], On the program Ebert & Roeper, Richard Roeper and guest critic Michael Phillips gave the film a negative review. [18] Kelly's film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2006 with a length of 160 minutes. But they're in there. Unfortunately for the Neo-Marxists, their operative in USIDent, Kenny Chan, has been compromised. Although Kelly's first film, "Donnie Darko," was an obtuse cult hit about time travel and an apocalyptic rabbit, few people could have anticipated a follow-up as thoroughly baffling as "Southland Tales." 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. User Reviews 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. User Ratings 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. 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. Blue, in an hour you feel new, and you can forget about Mellow yellow or Agent Orange, 'cause hey, I'm giving you blood red." When it premiered in its original three-hour form at Cannes, last year, the response was acidic. It was first released in 2006 to almost uniformly terrible reviews, and has since found an audience with fans who love it for its great ambition, its disdain for common sense, and its prescient use of neo-Marxism, internet censorship and celebrity sex-tapes as harbingers of the future. 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." [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. Why is the film listed as 2006 instead of 2007? [16] Kelly consciously sought out actors that he felt had been pigeonholed and wanted to showcase their "undiscovered talents."[14]. The baby, she explains, is the Messiah, and Jericho is his guardian. "[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. Why that happens when the Taverners touch, only Richard Kelly knows. But even with the changes, the film is still almost impossible to understand, a trait that probably hasn't helped its box office. Presumably, Tab was afraid that the Baron's people would find out that Roland had survived the trip through the time rift. 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. Serpentine explains that the world is coming to an end; the rotation of the Earth is slowing at a rate of .000000006 miles per hour every day. Much of Pilot Abilene's voiceover consists of direct quotations from the Book of Revelation. On July 4th, 2005, in a fictionalized United States alternate history reality, two towns in Texas (El Paso and Abilene) were destroyed by twin nuclear attacks, killing thousands and triggering a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions, sending America into a state of chaos and hysteria, as well as a Third World War (a fictionalized version of what the nation may have become under the War on Terror), with the US government re-introducing the draft. 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. 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. "In its willful, self-involved eccentricity, Southland Tales is really something else. Things certainly ended on a dark note for many of the characters on the "Southland" season finale, but the final moments left fans' jaws on the ground in a cliffhanger that may never be resolved. Back in the dumpster, Roland Taverner wakes up as his hands begins to glow. Ronald persuades him not to commit suicide, and the two decide to go to Mexico. 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. Spirituality has nothing to do with it. 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. SOUTHLAND TALES is an ensemble piece set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Janeane Garofalo appears as General Teena MacArthur. 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. 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