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"). 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 has a similar plot to Southland Tales, but with different characters and more gratuitous product placement. [19], Many critics responded unfavorably to the film's long running time and sprawling nature. Walter Mung recognizes him and quickly sedates him with an injection of fluid karma. So "The Power" is an adaptation of the Book of Revelation, written by a character in a movie called "Southland Tales" that is itself an adaptation of a screenplay based on the Book of Revelation? What's the relation between Walter Mung and Veronica "Dream" Mung? In a 2011 interview, Justin Timberlake himself said, "To me, Southland Tales is performance art. The restaurant starts floating into space. Original music was provided by Moby . Cindy meets Vaughn Smallhouse at a restaurant and gives him a copy of the sex tape. But, then again, you probably shouldn't try to interpret "Southland Tales" too literally. With many repeated usage, Chemical Bleeders can sometimes see both ways (ahead and back in time). Boxer, although he does not remember it, is married to the daughter of a Republican senator who is in turn the brains behind an agency called US-IDent, which controls what citizens can and cannot see on the internet. 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 baby, she explains, is the Messiah, and Jericho is his guardian. [18] Much to his surprise, they loved it and wanted the film entered in competition for the Palme d'Or. As the movie suggests, the Baron conducted secret experiments, headed by Simon Theory, with soldiers in Iraq. If this is a parallel with the Book of Revelation, then who's whom? It may seem really amateurish at first, letting things like that "this is the way the world ends" quote fly from all directions throughout the film. The three perform an abstract dance. So what's causing the Earth to slow down ? When he first discovered the rift, we learn, the Baron decided that the first human to travel through the rift would be a movie star and that movie star would be Boxer Santaros. A cool guy. "Southland Tales" feels insane because it tells a truth that most of us would rather ignore: that faced with the chaos of what feels like a disintegrating society and imperiled world, we would . Is the soundtrack availiable for the film? Sign up to receive information regarding NS events, subscription offers & product updates. Ronald Taverner and Baby Caleb in "The Power") not have a bowel movement? In "Southland Tales" the Earth's rotation IS actually slowing down BECAUSE of an inter-dimensional rift above Lake Meade. Its depiction of an American teenager experiencing premonitions about doomsday clocks and jet crashes suddenly became more piquant in light of such astounding tragedy. 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. 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. 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. "Southland Tales" opens on July 4, 2005, in Abilene, Texas. Its story overlaps with the movie, so it explains some of the back story. Several soldiers were selected (Pilot, Roland, Rick [from the graphic novels]) as test subjects and were injected with Fluid Karma before going out into battle. "[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. 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. Eventually, the Antichrist will show up and take over the world. Director Richard Kelly Writer Richard Kelly Stars Dwayne Johnson Sarah Michelle Gellar Edit, Yes, there is a soundtrack available to buy, from Amazon.com or any other retailer that specializes in music. etc., although it bears a resemblence to Eastern religious concepts such as Qi and Ki. 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. 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. After the attacks, Kelly revised the script. 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. "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? Neo-Marxist cells have begun to converge on central Los Angeles. The release of Kellys first film, Donnie Darko, more or less coincided with the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers. That's why Taverner always feels so guilty. 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. Suddenly, a bright light appears through windows and a mushroom cloud rises in the distance: Abilene has been nuked. "Yes They Can! So it's trying to say that our veterans are the biggest badasses that we have. Feb. 7, 2021. External Reviews His musical dream sequence, which is actually a drug-induced telepathic thing, is the emotional center of the whole piece, since he was accidentally disfigured by his friend. Back in the dumpster, Roland Taverner wakes up as his hands begins to glow. For half of Kelly's epic film about the end of the world, characters are quoting T.S. Running time: 160 minutes. Is Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar) based on anyone? 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. "Southland Tales" also borrows from "Repo Man," which ends with a flying car. Eliot's "Hollow Men. "It will never be night again and they will not need lamplight or sunlight, because the Lord God will be shining on them. Also, a very subtle reference took place when Bart Bookman (Jon Lovitz) had just killed Dream and Dion: he said "Flow my tears". When it premiered in its original three-hour form at Cannes, last year, the response was acidic. Ronald persuades him not to commit suicide, and the two decide to go to Mexico. [19] Kelly describes the negative reaction at Cannes as a "very painful experience on a lot of levels" but ultimately felt that the film "was better off because of it". Certainly, the future as depicted here is deeply complex. Amongst the songs not available on the soundtrack but featured in the film are Muse's "Blackout", The Killers' "All These Things That I've Done", and Blur's "Tender". Edit, We're not entirely sure. 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. Kelly wrote Southland Tales shortly before the September 11 attacks. Most of the screenplay is included in The Prequel Saga. 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. Krysta Now stops by Zora's place to buy some drugs, when she notices the tape of Dream and Dion's murder on a chair. Edit, After Roland Taverner came back from Iraq, he got a job as a police officer in Hermosa Beach, thanks to his father. Vaughn sends a car to pick up Boxer and bring him back to the Frost mansion. "Martin Kefauver: He is the angel of death that rides on the horse (the ice cream truck) All of these references to Marxism aren't entirely unconnected to the film's biblical references. Edit, It is implied that they are either divorced or brother and sister. "And God wiped the tears from his eyes, so the new Messiah could see out to the New Jerusalem." [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. She became psychic when a plane she was on -- United 23 -- flew through the rift in space-time above Lake Mead. Kids are shooting home video of their Independence Day barbecue. The quick and essential guide to domestic and global politics from the New Statesman's politics team. The world ends. 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. However, its inventor Baron von Westphalen and his associates are hiding the fact that the generators alter the ocean's currents and cause the Earth to slow its rotation, and that the transmission of Fluid Karma to portable receivers (via quantum entanglement) is ripping holes in the fabric of space and time. Why that happens when the Taverners touch, only Richard Kelly knows. The name of Dr. Severin Exx is a reference to the name of an evil doctor in the movie "Kiss Me Deadly," and Boxer Santaros' convertible is the same car driven by Ralph Meeker in the 1955 film. Special features include a 33-minute documentary USIDent TV: Surveiling the Southland and a 10-minute animated short film This Is the Way the World Ends (which was not included on the R2 and R4 editions). 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. 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. [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. He is a pimp and pimps don't commit suicide.". [42], J. Hoberman defended the film, yet again, in his review for the theatrical cut. [24][25], The soundtrack for Southland Tales was released in stores and online on November 6, 2007. Again, we're not entirely sure. ------------------------------------------. Fluid karma is an "organic compound" that the Treer company discovered while drilling off the coast of Israel. Edit, According to The Prequel Saga, "The Power" was written entirely by Krysta Now, who is apparently psychic. The baby, she explains, is the Messiah, and Jericho is his guardian. 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. [12] Editorial changes were made to restructure the order of the film's scenes, including re-recording all of Timberlake's voice-over. Tide power, and the wireless transmission of electricity, are scientific realities. The word of God or the Apostle John. [20][21], Universal Studios had originally optioned the U.S. rights, but after the Cannes screening, it was sold to Sony, although Universal still retained some international rights. Boxer meets Fortunio on the beach after his rendezvous with Starla. 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. 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. Is it just me, or did that make no sense? He wakes up in a bed in his apartment in Treer Plaza. 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. Boxer and Ronald have stopped for some lunch. 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. [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. Who was behind the attacks in Abilene and El Paso? Southland Tales had a rough go of it. Edit, No. They decided to take advantage of her powers. Where does the information in this FAQ come from? As the movie suggests, the Baron conducted secret experiments, headed by Simon Theory, with soldiers in Iraq. [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 appears at the Santa Monica pier to meet Starla Von Luft. No, it's not just you. What's the deal with the "I'm a pimp, and pimps don't commit suicide" motto? If Proposition 69 passes, US-IDent will essentially be shut down or have its powers severely restricted. Why is the film listed as 2006 instead of 2007? Janeane Garofalo appears as General Teena MacArthur. Many of his answers are contained in this FAQ. "[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. Edit, Fred Zinnemann, the well-known movie director of the 1950s and 60s, maybe? What does the name Martin Kefauver refer to, other than to its anagram "Freak Man Virtue" and the late U.S. senator? (Krystas pop album is called Teen Horniness is Not a Crime.) What If He Is Dead, But He Is Not? Since then, Kelly has released prequel comics to coincide with the film. 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. In near-future 2008, Los Angeles (referred to as "The Southland" by locals) is a dystopian[8] city on the brink of chaos overshadowed by the growth of an underground neo-Marxist organization. It is suddenly interrupted when Boxer pulls out a gun and threatens to kill himself unless everybody evacuates the mega-zeppelin. 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. Southland Tales is a 2006 thriller and comedy-drama film and the second film of Richard Kelly. 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"). The other main reference points are T.S. Treer knew of these effects and decided to use it to their advantage in the war. The New Statesmans global affairs newsletter, every Monday and Friday. 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. According to the "Prequel Saga," "The Power" was written entirely by Krysta Now, who is apparently psychic. As a tie-in, Kelly has also produced three graphic novels ("Two Roads Diverge," "Fingerprints" and "The Mechanicals" -- now available as "Southland Tales: The Prequel Saga") that explain the film's back story. Published May 20, 2016. The White Horseman, with his rifle post being his horse and his rifle his bow. 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. Like its contemporary David Lynchs Inland Empire (which used the then modern aesthetic of digital video to emphasise the way technology allowed the user to be present in two places, and therefore exist in two different states) it exaggerates the ugliness of 2006 the tribal tattoos and the awful CGI, the typefaces that look like something from a bitchin Geocities website until what was merely bad taste looks absurd, a dark dream that takes place in a strip mall food court. This assertion seems to be based upon a flawed understanding of the the particular Law. Boxer and Roland run out in a panic. It opened in Canada, as well as nationwide in the United States, in just 63 theaters,[6] on November 16, 2007. They also added in a newly animated opening prologue called the Doomsday Scenario Interface. Most of the screenplay is included in the "Prequel Saga.". How would that work? That would be Fluid Karma. Which quotes from the Books of Revelation are used in the film? Why would Martin let himself die after he killed everyone on the Mega-Zeppelin? Once there, Boxer meets Simon Theory, one of the Baron's employees. Although it's part of a different section in the book, Revelation also refers to the Whore of Babylon -- dressed in scarlet and covered in gold -- as a symbol of Babylon's corruption. So if that's anything to go by, it may have been Al-Qaeda. 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 played a character named "Donnie" in a movie with Boxer Santaros. [23], Southland Tales: Music from the Motion Picture is the original soundtrack of Richard Kelly's 2007 film Southland Tales. Cane loses consciousness. 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. 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. Nana Mae Frost is also monitoring the entire situation from USIDent. While Ronald is briefly distracted, Boxer is beckoned over by Serpentine, who has been hovering nearby. Why that happens when the Taverners touch, only Richard Kelly knows. Links to many post-Cannes reviews, including multiple positive reviews by American, French, Spanish, Polish, and other reviewers. (This explains the final scene where "Ronald" tells Roland he forgives himhe is actually Pilot Abilene talking, explaining that he forgives him for what happened in Fallujah.) They are eventually killed by those who are tormented by their prophecies.Revelation 22:5: 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. The project was named "Serpentine Dream Theory." Boxer gets into a convertible and drives off. "[41], On the program Ebert & Roeper, Richard Roeper and guest critic Michael Phillips gave the film a negative review. The police break into Neo-Marxist headquarters and kill Kenny Chan. Southland Tales is dizzyingly maximalist, never happy with one set-piece if it can introduce five. SALON is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon.com, LLC. "[5], In January 2021, Richard Kelly announced that developments are underway to expand the film into a franchise with intention being that the original cast return. This is a reference to a Philip K. Dick book called Flow My Tears the Policeman Said. During their discussion, they learn that Ronald has been dreaming of Boxer. The idea with the severed thumbs is that the Neo-Marxists have figured out a way to create a free-floating voter. 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. In fact, Marx was indirectly influenced by the Book of Revelation in his writing. Then, two "witnesses" will appear. The Treer company is a German defense contractor that employs Dr. Inga Von Westphalen, a zeppelin designer and the Baron's mother. "In its willful, self-involved eccentricity, Southland Tales is really something else. For . 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. 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. Why does the movie start with Boxer Santaros asleep on a beach? 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. According to Serpentine, "The future is just as [he] imagined.". 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. Pregnant woman from Revelation 12 and 13 (Puppet of the Anti-Christ)Bobby Frost and Vaughn Smallhouse: . One copy of Boxer traveled 69 minutes back in time, while the other copy was killed by an explosive charge in the car. Spirituality has nothing to do with it. This release will include both the original theatrical cut and the Cannes cut. Why did Roland Taverner end up driving Boxer Santaros through the space-time rift? 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. Or is it just bullshit by Richard Kelly? It is unhinged, and occasionally exhilarating, and quite often funny. 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. 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. We may have to wait for the DVD commentary to figure that one out. The restaurant starts floating into space. 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. They are available together in the one graphic novel as Southland Tales: The Prequel Saga. When a confrontation erupts near the Neo-Marxist drop box, Zora and Bart are both killed by a soldier. Dr. Severin Exx read Krysta the Book of Revelation while she was under hypnosis. With the help of Dion and Dream, Roland will then help stage a double murder that, caught on tape, will incriminate Boxer and destroy the Republican campaign. Edit, No one really knows, it's never implied in the film who was behind it-Richard Kelly did mention he was given an article called "American Hiroshima" which revolved this plan of Al-Qaeda's to buy nuclear weapons off Russian mobsters and smuggle them into Texas over the Mexican border and detonate them in mid-sized cities. Boxer's original self was incinerated in a car bomb triggered by Serpentine, while the duplicate Boxer is still roaming. 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