The Darjeeling Limited
January 2nd, 2008
I was lucky enough to see The Darjeeling Limited the latest film by Wes Anderson in the dying hours of 2007. To say that Anderson is a brilliant film maker who makes films that make me want to weep at their genius is like saying that Professor Stephen Hawking is pretty smart. It doesn’t do him justice.
I can’t really tell you why I loved The Darjeeling Limited so much, it’s one of those things that is hard to put your finger on. I love Anderson’s style, his soundtracks and the wonderful attention to detail.
The Darjeeling Limited is partly set on the train that carries the name of the film as three brothers come together to, unknowingly for two of them, visit their Mother. The three brothers also go on a spiritual trek and reaffirm their bonds as brothers.
All the regular Anderson contributors are here including a great cameo by Bill Murray and Anjelica Huston.
Good luck finding this in the cinemas, it is worth the search though.
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Categories: Movies | Tags: The Darjeeling Limited, Wes Anderson
I don’t know if I want to see this one, the previews didn’t grab me at all.
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I want to catch this one but I think I’m going to have to wait for dvd. For some reason the preview made me think of I heart huckabees, which I really liked, but couldn’t quite put my finger on why.
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*puts it on the long list *
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Ian - I didn’t even see the previews, it’s a Wes Anderson film so it’s enough for me
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Swollenpickles - it’s certainly worth the wait - I haven’t see I heart huckabees but it looks interesting.
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Arjan - LOL
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I saw “The life aquatic with Steve Zissou” (sp?) on TV over Christmas, and could see why you liked it. It did draw me in, and I liked the light, quirky touch with which it handled deep issues…
I think that’s what I’ve liked generally about Wes Anderson’s work from what I’ve seen, so I’ll probably check this one out too.
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Ahhh John I’m so glad you liked Steve Zissou - I find that I love that movie on a number of levels - it brings me back to my childhood and watching those Cousteau documentaries but it also brings up questions of feeling not complete in the world, or having lost former greatness.
The helicopter scene at the end is shot so well that you can feel the crash. Of course everyone in the film is fantastic too. I haven’t met a Wes Anderson film I don’t like yet - granted I haven’t seen bottle rocket.
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