This would be a perpetual motion machine, and could not work. The name Treer is a reference to Trier, Marx's birthplace. (Krystas pop album is called Teen Horniness is Not a Crime.) Her new screenplay, co-written with an amnesiac movie star with the extremely macho name Boxer Santaros (Dwayne Johnson), outlines the apocalypse as she is certain it will happen. The title refers to the Southland, a name used by locals to refer to Southern California and Greater Los Angeles. It does get easier to understand, though, if you've read the Book of Revelation. However, he has stated several times that if Sony commissioned one (based on the sales of the current DVD), he would happily be involved in a "Director's Cut" DVD in the future with more special features and deleted scenes from the Cannes cut. Zora abruptly pushes Ronald from the car, and runs over Bing. The truck is his horse and the rocket launcher his sword.Dream and Dion: On March 25, 2009, the R2 DVD was released in France. Its plot hinges on a barely explained back story involving rifts in the fourth dimension. As they hold hands, the truck begins to float into the sky with Martin Kefauver on board. Tide power, and the wireless transmission of electricity, are scientific realities. 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. Although he recognizes Madeline as his wife, she remains unimpressed and demands to know why he disappeared. The novels were written by Kelly and illustrated by Brett Weldele. Who does the name "Bing Zinneman" refer to. 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. "Howl [Extended Version]" by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club4. The other main reference points are T.S. If you'd like to skip directly to our question-and-answer section, click here. 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. 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. When Boxer and Taverner went through the space-time rift, they traveled 69 minutes back in timecreating duplicate versions of themselves. You know those overlooked classics that are critically ignored only to blossom into beautiful definitive works over time.like "Pinkerton" or "Starship Troo. 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. Southland Tales also predicted that the government was always watching us. Edit, Operation Dream Theory was an experiment created by Treer. 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. His follow-up is a decidedly post-9/11 story, haunted by the Iraq War. As the movie suggests, the Baron conducted secret experiments, headed by Simon Theory, with soldiers in Iraq. All of these references to Marxism aren't entirely unconnected to the film's biblical references. Edit, Richard Kelly stated in his interview with Empire, If Roland Taverner pulls the trigger and kills himself, the ice-cream truck will fall and the gateway it opens will close, and it's that gateway that may be humankind's salvation, so suicide represents surrendering to defeat. Southland Tales is a 2006 American dystopian comedy thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly. Edit, Moments before the whole Fallujah incident, when Pilot and Roland were roping down their helicopter, Pilot is nervous so Roland gives him his iPod to listen to. 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"). Two months before Southland Tales was released, he announced the launch of Darko Entertainment.[15]. At a beachside restaurant, Krysta Now meets Cyndi Pinziki (Nora Dunn), a porn producer with ties to the Neo-Marxist movement, to discuss Krysta's marketing plan. Boxer (The Rock) dances with Krysta (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Madeline (Mandy Moore); he stops dancing, knowing that he's going to die, and the tattoo of Jesus on his back starts bleeding. The novel has obvious links in its plot with Southland Tales, and the story's main character is named Jason Taverner. Does "Southland Tales: The Prequel Saga" explain what this fluid karma stuff is? The soundtrack does not feature all the music from the film, probably due to rights/royalties issues. It's just more physical. It's. 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. Dr. Severin Exx read Krysta the Book of Revelation while she was under hypnosis. Together the two have written a screenplay, called "The Power," that tells the story of the end of the world. "In its willful, self-involved eccentricity, Southland Tales is really something else. 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"). She became psychic when a plane she was on -- United 23 -- flew through the rift in space-time above Lake Mead. 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]. He's the best friend of Seann William Scott's character (Roland Taverner), so he's witness to the resurrection. Eventually, the Antichrist will show up and take over the world. 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. He follows her to the back of a bookstore, where the rest of the baron's entourage is waiting. The current world ends, the joined souls become the new messiah, a new world begins. Both vehicles come to a rest in the middle of a shootout and Walter Mung is killed. Edit, Much of Pilot Abilene's voiceover consists of direct quotations from the Book of Revelation. Then, two "witnesses" will appear. 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. Most of the screenplay is included in The Prequel Saga. Janeane Garofalo appears as General Teena MacArthur. Dragon from Revelation 12 and 13 (Puppet of the Anti-Christ)Pilot Abeline: Zora Carmichaels (Cheri Oteri), a member of the Neo-Marxist movement, buys blank bullets from Walter Mung (Christopher Lambert) in an ice cream truck filled with weapons. Is it just me, or did that make no sense? 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. 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"Southland Tales" also borrows from "Repo Man," which ends with a flying car (and which also referenced "Kiss Me Deadly"). We may have to wait for the DVD commentary to figure that one out. 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 He stopped editing the film and was also unable to complete all of the visual effects in time for the screening. This soundtrack has 41 tracks, 9 of which are sound bytes taken from the film. "The Star Spangled Banner" by Rebekah del Rio & The Section Quartet14. [22], Kelly edited the film down to the basic storylines of the characters portrayed by Scott, Gellar, and Johnson. Reading the graphic novels shows that she had the revelation of the screenplay, which happened (more or less) as she said it would, much as the book of revelation was occurring (more or less) as John had proposed it. 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. The critic Laura Mulvey once suggested Blue Velvet, having been released in 1986, was the ideal film for the mood of the Reagan era. "Samuel Goldwyn to handle US distribution of Southland Tales", "Universal, Wild Bunch board Southland Tales", This Maligned 2006 Movie About Dystopian L.A. Is Too Real at This Point. The Tangent Universe is an alternate reality to our own. What exactly happens at the end of the movie? What's up with Baron Von Westphalen (Wallace Shawn)? What's with the glow from Roland and Ronald's hands? Ronald Taverner and Baby Caleb in "The Power") not have a bowel movement? For reasons that never become entirely clear, he was hired by the Baron to kidnap Boxer Santaros from a charity scavenger hunt and drive him to Lake Mead. The world ends. This has opened up a rift in the space-time continuum on the outskirts of Lake Mead. 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. It foretells the end of the world and the Second Coming of Christ (Pilot Abilene keeps reading it on the soundtrack). For reasons that never become entirely clear, he was hired by the Baron to kidnap Boxer Santaros from a charity scavenger hunt and drive him to Lake Mead. Edit, It is a mechanical ball (built by Treer) which acts as remote antennas for the wireless electricity energy fields powered by Fluid Karma. Additionally, tracks from Radiohead, Louis Armstrong, Beethoven, Kris Kristofferson, and several tracks from Moby's Hotel:Ambient are likewise absent from the album. The false prophet and the Antichrist will create a dominating world system. Edit, We're not entirely sure. Fortunio and his buddies break into USIDent, killing all of the employees, including Nana Mae Frost. 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 According to the "Prequel Saga," "The Power" was written entirely by Krysta Now, who is apparently psychic. 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. 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.. Elsewhere, in a luxurious apartment, Boxer crawls into bed with Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar), a former porn star with a reality television show. 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". Is Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar) based on anyone? 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: What's the deal with this screenplay-within-the-movie that all the characters keep referring to? Holmes Osborne plays conservative Senator Bobby Frost, Will Sasso plays Fortunio Balducci and Christopher Lambert plays Walter Mung. ("Taverner" is the name of the main character in the same book and suffers identity problems of his own.) They are eventually killed by those who are tormented by their prophecies.Revelation 22:5: Boxer joins her on the stage, followed by Madeline. He learns that his account has been blocked, so Kefauver and Ronald use the Hummer to rip the ATM from the wall. Boxer gets into a convertible and drives off. Edit, Richard Kelly stated in his interview with Empire, They're representations of every major religion on Earth. Directed by Richard Kelly, a guy who can only make cult classics . "Chord Sounds" by Moby7. Sign up to receive information regarding NS events, subscription offers & product updates. That's why he wakes up on the beach at the start of the movie. Kelly has claimed on his MySpace blog that he had very little time for the DVD as he was starting shooting on his next feature, The Box. In Donnie Darko, the world ends when the Tangent Universe collapses, which may also be what happens at the end of Southland Tales. Who was behind the attacks in Abilene and El Paso? When they join hands, a bond is formed and the rule of singular existence is completely broken. Roland, Ronald, Pilot, etc.) It turns out that Fortunio has been on the Baron's payroll all along. Kelly has said in interviews that the film was partially made in response to the rise of apocalyptic evangelism in the United States. 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. Protector of the Messiah/False ProphetRoland Taverner: The Book of Revelation and Marxism have been connected by academics -- both advocate the overthrow of tyranny. 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. Richard Kelly's science-fiction comedy was widely derided on release in 2006, but it has since found a cult audience. He played a character named "Donnie" in a movie with Boxer Santaros (in an obvious allusion to "Donnie Darko"). Their hands begin to glow. So the parallels with the Bible are kind of buried. So it's trying to say that our veterans are the biggest badasses that we have. Roland and Ronald are the Messiah and in the end they find each other and save humanity through the power of forgiveness. 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. A blockade in the Strait of Hormuz impedes the flow of oil to the United States, causing an increased demand for alternative fuel sources. 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.". Kelly sought more financing to finish visual effects for the film, and he negotiated a deal with Sony to cut down on the film's length in exchange for funds to complete the visual effects. The restaurant starts floating into space. 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. 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. Southland Tales is an ensemble piece set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. The film was released in the UK on December 7, 2007, exclusively to UK cinema chain Cineworld in a limited number of locations. 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. [45], Kelly later expressed regret in releasing the latter chapters first through the original film, stating that this placed the audience at a disadvantage. 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. 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. 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." What's the deal with the Treer company, and why are there all these references to Karl Marx? Suddenly, a bright light appears through windows and a mushroom. The New Statesmans global affairs newsletter, every Monday and Friday. [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. Ronald and Martin Kefauver pull up to the Rove Credit Union where Kefauver tries to withdraw his savings. "Broken Hearted Savior" by Big Head Todd & The Monsters10. The film features an ensemble cast including Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mandy Moore, and Justin Timberlake. Its a film that is also smart enough to know that if a member of any profession were to guide us through the end of days, it might as well be a sex worker: practical, skilled in persuasion, as adept at reading minds as any psychic. No idea. "[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. It is suddenly interrupted when Boxer pulls out a gun and threatens to kill himself unless everybody evacuates the mega-zeppelin. The Book of Revelation, or the Revelation of John, was written by an unknown person in the first century. Why is 'Kiss Me Deadly' featured numerous times in the film? As the party in the Mega-Zeppelin kicks off, Boxer heads upstairs to the Baron's secret chamber. [24][25], The soundtrack for Southland Tales was released in stores and online on November 6, 2007. A white light emerges from their hands and the ice cream truck starts floating. As a result, Boxer was duplicated. "[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. [18] Much to his surprise, they loved it and wanted the film entered in competition for the Palme d'Or. When a confrontation erupts near the Neo-Marxist drop box, Zora and Bart are both killed by a soldier. Also, they had sex. 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. The police break into Neo-Marxist headquarters and kill Kenny Chan. He says, "It all ends tonight.". "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. [36], 41% of 106 reviews compiled by review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes are positive, and the average rating is 4.9 out of 10. Published May 20, 2016. The Grey Horseman. 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. 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. A cool guy. If you read the graphic novel, you'll find the legend which is spoken by Bai Ling's character Serpentine. "[41], On the program Ebert & Roeper, Richard Roeper and guest critic Michael Phillips gave the film a negative review. 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. What was in the 20 to 25 minutes cut out of the original version showed at Cannes? "Very soon now, I shall be with you again, bringing the reward to be given to every man according to what he deserves"Revelation 21? Liberal extremist cells start to emerge, including a group called the Neo-Marxists. 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. 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. "Kelly launches Darko Entertainment", by Dade Hayes, "How The World Ends: Conversation With Richard Kelly", "Anatomy of a Cannes Disaster: What Happened After 'Southland Tales' Was Booed", "Exclusive Interview: Richard Kelly (Southland Tales)", Southland Tales - Music From The Motion Picture, "Apocalypse Soon: A Mushroom Cloud Doesn't Stall 2008 Electioneering". | Cane loses consciousness. 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. As a result of the attacks, Republicans win the November 2006 elections by a landslide (290 Republicans and 145 Democrats in the House) and they beef up the Patriot Act -- creating USIDent, a think tank that monitors, among other things, the Internet. In the universe of the film, Dr. Inga Von Westphalen is also the granddaughter of Jenny Von Westphalen, Karl Marx's wife. How did the Taverners end up with the Neo-Marxists in Venice Beach? Boxer's original self was incinerated in a car bomb triggered by Serpentine, while the duplicate Boxer is still roaming. 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. If this is a parallel with the Book of Revelation, then who's whom? 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. In fact, Marx was indirectly influenced by the Book of Revelation in his writing. 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. Defecation is a part of life. Original music was provided by Moby . 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. Meanwhile, using a sex tape given to her by Krysta Now, Cyndi Pinziki is blackmailing Frost for money and demanding the passage of Proposition 69 (a bill that restricts USIDent's powers). 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. Scientists are saying the futures going to be far more futuristic than they originally predicted, Krysta suggests, as if this helped to explain anything. After Roland Taverner came back from Iraq, he got a job as a police officer in Hermosa Beach, thanks to his father. 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. Is "The Power" important for understanding "Southland Tales"? Director Richard Kelly Writer Richard Kelly Stars Dwayne Johnson Sarah Michelle Gellar "[39] In her review for the Los Angeles Times, Carina Chocano wrote, "You get the sense that Kelly is too angry to really find any of it funny. It opened in Canada, as well as nationwide in the United States, in just 63 theaters,[6] on November 16, 2007. Nana Mae Frost (Miranda Richardson), the wife of Republican candidate Bobby Frost, inaugurates the Los Angeles USIDent headquarters. What exactly happens at the end of the movie? They decided to take advantage of her powers. As Andrew O'Hehir put it, the recut film "transcends its adolescent awkwardness and approaches being magnificent." Edit, Boxer Santaros: 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. What does the Latin inscription "oderint dum metuant" on the UPU cars mean? The two Rolands found each other in the end, but the movie ends before we can see what actually happens to them. Your body would learn to how to absorb all nutrients into the body, making defecation unnecessary.RONALD: "Hmmm. The movie plays in the background in several scenes, and in the "Prequel Saga," Krysta tells Boxer it is his favorite movie. 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. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Presumably, Tab was afraid that the Baron's people would find out that Roland had survived the trip through the time rift. [18] Kelly's film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2006 with a length of 160 minutes. Initial release: May 21, 2006. Kelly has said that this idea was inspired by a real U.S. Army project. 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