bear with me is truly spectacular. i was a bit disappointed that the opening montage didn't actually play out in the film though--i waited and waited for the scene where the girl and the bear were in the go-carts and the bear was just enjoying his ride around the track in his crooked helmet; I also hoped for more of the tea party scene, where the bear, dressed in his Sunday bonnet, rolled with laughter at Emily's witty quips while they sipped from their tiny teacups. But all in all, I'd say this is a must-see. If nothing for the climactic and symbolic tearing down of the tree fort and the lovely rendition of some nameless song that Emily sings into her portable recorder machine to illustrate the power, the utter spiritual enlightenment being soul mates with a bear brings.
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See it. Do it. Seriously. Do it. Do it.
16 December 2004
Though there is that moment in every Wes Anderson movie where they just drop in and get serious, this one has THE MOST touching moment of all. Of course, it's one of the final moments, so it's not to be talked about or spoiled, but I get chills just thinking about it. As affected as I was by the moment in Royal Tenenbaums where Chaz finally breaks to Royal and says he's had a tough year, Steve Zissou's break is straight to the heart. For as hard as you laugh during this unique creation, you feel it hit you just as hard. Love it. It's definitely the most obscure of the four, it's like some modern pun on a 1970's real life Sea Lab, but that only makes it more enjoyable. Also, keep in mind that Jeff Goldblum COULD be playing his own self, for how many of his lines are things you've thought of Jeff Goldblum in general...and Willem Dafoe portrays just about the most hilarious foreign character I've ever encountered.
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