The restaurant starts floating into space. There are hundreds of these mechanical balls buried everywhere in the Southland. How meta. Martin climbs on top of the truck and launches a missile at the mega-zeppelin. She became psychic when a plane she was onUnited 23flew through the rift in space-time above Lake Mead. 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". Pilot Abilene, who has been watching the scene from his gun turret, shoots and kills Starla. As the party in the Mega-Zeppelin kicks off, Boxer heads upstairs to the Baron's secret chamber. Kelly's movie may not be entirely coherent, but that's because there's so much it wants to say. "[33] Jason Solomons, in The Observer (UK), said that "Southland Tales was so bad it made me wonder if [Kelly] had ever met a human being" and that ten minutes of the "sprawling, plotless, post-apocalyptic farrago" gave him the "sinking feeling that this may be one of the worst films ever presented in [Cannes] competition. Boxer's original self was incinerated in a car bomb triggered by Serpentine, while the duplicate Boxer is still roaming. In the universe of the film, Dr. Inga Von Westphalen is also the granddaughter of Jenny Von Westphalen, Karl Marx's wife. What's the deal with this screenplay-within-the-movie that all the characters keep referring to? When Krysta mentions that she is sleeping with Boxer Santaros, Cyndi decides to use this information to blackmail Boxer's father-in-law: Republican candidate Bobby Frost. "The Power" is a pretty hilarious piece of work. "Chord Sounds" by Moby7. The original script involved blackmail, a porn star, and two cops. Its story overlaps with the movie, so it explains some of the back story. Fifteen years after Southland Tales was booed out of the Cannes Film Festival, director Richard Kelly tells Inverse he embraces the chorus of jeers. Protector of the Messiah/False ProphetRoland Taverner: 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. It has a similar plot to Southland Tales, but with different characters and more gratuitous product placement. In Donnie Darko, the world ends when the Tangent Universe collapses, which may also be what happens at the end of Southland Tales. Edit, Several days before the movie starts, on the same houseboat on Lake Mead, Tab Taverner, Ronald/Roland's father, told Ronaldwho has amnesiathat he must kidnap his brother in order to protect him. alternative fuel or the increasing obsession with celebrity and how celebrity now intertwines with politics". 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. 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." According to their plan, Boxer is to videotape their faked murder. "ZORA: "You just wait and see." Among his accomplices will be a "false prophet" -- a deceitful ruler. When they join hands, a bond is formed and the rule of singular existence is completely broken. Why does the messiah (e.g. On his way to meet Krysta, Fortunio discovered Boxer Santaros in the desert, stricken with amnesia. Chemical Bleeders can see back in time while Natural Bleeders can see back and forward in time. Above him, Pilot Abilene (Justin Timberlake) sits in a gun turret and recites from the Book of Revelation, Robert Frost's poem "The Two Roads" and an inverted version of T.S. 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. Kids are shooting home video of their Independence Day barbecue. That's why he wakes up on the beach at the start of the movie. 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. [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. Edit, Richard Kelly envisioned the story as being told across multiple formats. "[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. Its plot hinges on a barely explained back story involving rifts in the fourth dimension. 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. Two months before Southland Tales was released, he announced the launch of Darko Entertainment.[15]. Despite being critically and commercially unsuccessful, the film has developed a cult following in later years. 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. Unfortunately for the Neo-Marxists, their operative in USIDent, Kenny Chan, has been compromised. He climbs out and walks up to the nearby ice cream truck. [36], 41% of 106 reviews compiled by review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes are positive, and the average rating is 4.9 out of 10. Filmed in 2005, it was produced on a reasonable budget of under 20 million and had a hip as hell cast including Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amy Poehler, Jon Lovitz, Kevin Smith, Mandy Moore and Wallace Shawn. | If Proposition 69 passes, US-IDent will essentially be shut down or have its powers severely restricted. 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. Happily, it never does, which allows you to share in his unabashed joy in filmmaking as well as in his fury about the times. That's why Taverner always feels so guilty. Back at USIDent headquarters, we learn that Boxer was kidnapped at a charity scavenger hunt several days earlier, and a charred body, presumed to be his, has been found in the desert near Lake Mead. Director Richard Kelly Writer Richard Kelly Stars Dwayne Johnson Sarah Michelle Gellar "Forget Myself" by Elbow13. The Book of Revelation and Marxism have been connected by academics -- both advocate the overthrow of tyranny. 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. Since then, Kelly has released prequel comics to coincide with the film. Two souls join into one, the forth dimension collapses. 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. 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. | The idea with the severed thumbs is that the Neo-Marxists have figured out a way to create a free-floating voter. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. [18] Much to his surprise, they loved it and wanted the film entered in competition for the Palme d'Or. Edit, 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. 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. "[41], On the program Ebert & Roeper, Richard Roeper and guest critic Michael Phillips gave the film a negative review. "And God wiped the tears from his eyes, so the new Messiah could see out to the New Jerusalem." Nowadays, the debate surrounding freedom, privacy,. The screenplay ends at a McDonald's restaurant, when Caleb starts belching noxious gas and launching fireballs. The film is an international co-production of the United States, Germany and France. . Southland Tales grossed $275,380 in limited release at the North American box office and $99,363 in Turkey and United Kingdom for a worldwide total of $374,743,[6] against a production budget of $17 million. "ZORA: "A modified organic diet and transcendental meditation. Tab wanted Ronald to help the Neo-Marxists destroy USIDent, so he entrusted Roland and Ronald to Zora Carmichaels, who then drove them to Venice Beach. 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. 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." Edit, Fred Zinnemann, the well-known movie director of the 1950s and 60s, maybe? Would a tide-powered electrical generator actually contradict the Second Law of Thermodynamics? When scientists injected fluid karma into the soldiers, they became telepathic and could see into the past and, eventually, the future. The Grey Horseman. Southland Tales premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and received so much negative feedback that the studio reworked the film. Copyright 2023 Salon.com, LLC. In "Southland Tales" the Earth's rotation IS actually slowing down BECAUSE of an inter-dimensional rift above Lake Meade. 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. I ended up watching it in lockdown because the film streaming service Mubi, which has released its library in full online, called it breathtaking, exuberant, and Pynchon-esque. Edit, It is a mechanical ball (built by Treer) which acts as remote antennas for the wireless electricity energy fields powered by Fluid Karma. Edit, According to The Prequel Saga, "The Power" was written entirely by Krysta Now, who is apparently psychic. Is Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar) based on anyone? But now it's about, I hope, creating a piece of science fiction that's about a really important problem we're facing, about civil liberties and homeland security and needing to sustain both those things and balance them. Certainly, the future as depicted here is deeply complex. "Broken Hearted Savior" by Big Head Todd & The Monsters10. 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. [16] Kelly consciously sought out actors that he felt had been pigeonholed and wanted to showcase their "undiscovered talents."[14]. Is "The Power" important for understanding "Southland Tales"? A weekly round-up of some of the best articles featured in the most recent issue of the New Statesman, sent each Saturday. Boxer and Ronald have stopped for some lunch. She is pursued by Zora and Bart, who have discovered that Krysta has taken Dion and Dream's murder tape by mistake. 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. 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 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 restaurant starts floating into space. Links to many post-Cannes reviews, including multiple positive reviews by American, French, Spanish, Polish, and other reviewers. Background newscasts in "Southland Tales" are also constantly referring to earthquakes, wild fires and "red tides." And why is he having an affair with Krysta Now? Why did Roland Taverner end up driving Boxer Santaros through the space-time rift? 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. The Book of Revelation and Marxism have been connected by academicsboth advocate the overthrow of tyranny. [18] After the film's festival release, Southland Tales was purchased by Sony Pictures (via their label Destination Films) and Samuel Goldwyn Films, originally Sony Pictures Classics, Screen Gems and TriStar Pictures were up for US distribution rights. Edit, After Roland Taverner came back from Iraq, he got a job as a police officer in Hermosa Beach, thanks to his father. She would, I think, make a good president. Kelly has said in interviews that the film was partially made in response to the rise of apocalyptic evangelism in the United States. 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. For . Edit, Richard Kelly stated in his interview with Empire, He is the doomsday prophet, the witness of everything. [7] The title refers to the Southland, a name used by locals to refer to Southern California and the Greater Los Angeles area. In 2016, I implore you to give it a shot. It does get easier to understand, though, if you've read the Book of Revelation. Sign up to receive information regarding NS events, subscription offers & product updates. The White Horseman, with his rifle post being his horse and his rifle his bow. Meanwhile, Martin Kefauver (Lou Pucci), a young man dressed in hip-hop gear, meets Pilot Abilene at the "Fire" Arcade, where he exchanges pot for fluid karma. She says "The religion that is the winner of the contest will bleed" The Baron phones Simon Theory (Kevin Smith), an old bearded man, and instructs him to "remove the body from Utopia Three.". The Region 1 DVD was released on March 18, 2008, in North America and the Region 2 release was on March 31, 2008, in the United Kingdom. Why is 'Kiss Me Deadly' featured numerous times in the film? He can be reached at @thomasmaxrogers. So if that's anything to go by, it may have been Al-Qaeda. Once it was discovered, they sent monkeys through it, which failed (Boxer claims that only a human soul could survive the trip). It's a schizophrenic break. Several days before the movie starts, on the same houseboat on Lake Mead, Tab Taverner, Ronald/Roland's father, told Ronald -- who has amnesia -- that he must kidnap his brother in order to protect him. What was in the 20 to 25 minutes cut out of the original version showed at Cannes? The generators depicted in the film, and similar real-life power sources, are not closed systems but open ones. "Me & Bobby McGee" by Waylon Jennings6. 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. 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Cheri Oteri plays Zora Carmichaels, while Jon Lovitz plays violent police officer Bart Bookman who is in love with Zora. For some reason, Wallace Shawn is dressed like a new-wave Japanese pimp. Original music was provided by Moby . A pregnant woman, a dragon and two beasts; They are the puppets of the Anti-ChristRevelation 22:12: 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. "Three Days [Live Version]" by Jane's Addiction15. 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. Is it just me, or did that make no sense? Surrounded by his entourage, which includes Serpentine (Bai Ling); the Baron's mother, Dr. Inga Von Westphalen (Marion Card); Dr. Katarina Kuntzler (Zelda Rubinstein) and Dr. Soberin Exx (Curtis Armstrong) -- all dressed like a Cirque du Soleil troupe -- the Baron explains how fluid karma works: by "quantum entanglement.". Quick and essential guide to domestic and global politics from the New Statesman's politics team. ------------------------------------------. It's OK to be confused by Richard Kelly's "Southland Tales.". Ten years ago, a critical audience at Cannes sealed 'Southland Tales' fate. 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. Or, maybe it's just an hallucination from Fluid Karma that only the two of them can see (since Martin doesn't actually notice the light from his hands in the Hummer). "Howl [Extended Version]" by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club4. : What If He Is Dead, But He Is Not? (Krystas pop album is called Teen Horniness is Not a Crime.) Thomas Rogers is Salon's former Arts Editor. Taken as a purely Christian parable, then this is the book of Revelations and God ending the world and humanity in it's present form. 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. They claim to have read his screenplay. Musician Moby was approached on composing and performing the film's score. Dr. Severin Exx read Krysta the Book of Revelation while she was under hypnosis. The first three chapters of the story are told in a graphic novel called Southland Tales: The Prequel Saga, which among other things explains Roland Traveler's back story, Boxer's journey from the desert back to Los Angeles, and the true origin of Krysta and Boxer's screenplay. Pimp is American slang for badass. "Southland Tales" opens on July 4, 2005, in Abilene, Texas. Tide power, and the wireless transmission of electricity, are scientific realities. As the movie explains, the compound is being used by the Baron to power his energy plants, hence the energy field produced is named after it.The compound also works as a drug, which comes in several forms with different effects, as mentioned by Pilot Abilene: "Green, you dream. 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. This means that Christianity has won the "contest" for Earth and is the one true faith. 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." Neo-Marxist cells have begun to converge on central Los Angeles. The movie begins in earnest when Boxer wakes up on a beach near the Santa Monica pier. Kelly sent the organizers of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival a rough cut of Southland Tales on DVD assuming that it would not be accepted. Ronald Taverner and Baby Caleb in "The Power") not have a bowel movement? Most of the screenplay is included in The Prequel Saga. They decided to take advantage of her powers. And then you would miss all the jokes and stop enjoying the dance sequences. 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. One Taverner repeats, "friendly fire," while the other says, "I forgive you." Who was behind the attacks in Abilene and El Paso? No idea. What happens in the screenplay? "Oh My Angel" by Bertha Tillman3. 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. Edit, Operation Dream Theory was an experiment created by Treer. Unfortunately, Kefauver and Ronald's Hummer soon collides with the ice cream truck carrying Roland. 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. As Andrew O'Hehir put it, the recut film "transcends its adolescent awkwardness and approaches being magnificent." Walter Mung recognizes him and quickly sedates him with an injection of fluid karma. What do all the characters in the film keep on quoting from? Ultimately, we may have to vote with our thumbs at some point. Fluid karma also makes telepathy possible between those that are using it. In 2021, Kelly announced that there are developments to expand the film into a franchise. Elsewhere, in a luxurious apartment, Boxer crawls into bed with Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar), a former porn star with a reality television show. If "Southland Tales" is a semi-straightforward reinterpretation of the Book of Revelation, then Baron Von Westphalen is the Antichrist, Sen. Bobby Frost is probably his false prophet, Krysta Now is the Whore of Babylon, the two witnesses are probably Boxer Santaros and Roland Taverner, the white horse is the levitating ice cream truck, and Christ is Ronald and Roland Taverner. "Wave of Mutilation [UK Surf Version]" by Pixies2. Donnie Darko had just debuted there in January of 2001 and as soon as he got back, Richard. In March 2004, Kelly and Cherry Road Films began development of Southland Tales. The film was released on Region 4 DVD in Australia on April 30, 2008. 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. Before being drafted, Pilot Abilene was also a movie star. If you replace the Antichrist with the bourgeoisie, and the kingdom of God with a communist utopia, you've got the same basic narrative. 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. However, there are several in the graphic novel "The Prequel Saga." The New Statesmans global affairs newsletter, every Monday and Friday. Krysta is brought to the Frost mansion, where she is confronted by Madeline. What's the deal with the Treer company, and why are there all these references to Karl Marx? 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." Is the screenplay important for understanding the movie? The other main reference points are T.S. "Lucky Me" by Roger Webb8. The other main reference points are T.S. During their discussion, they learn that Ronald has been dreaming of Boxer. The Book of Revelation is the last book in the New Testament. What are all of those tattoos on the body of Boxer Santaros (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson)? Edit, It is a proposition on the ballot to restict US-IDent's powers. First, it refers to an "organic compound" that the Treer company discovered while drilling off the coast of Israel, which exists under the Earth's mantle, and circles the world like a "serpent." The Treer company is a German defense contractor that employs Dr. Inga Von Westphalen, a zeppelin designer and the Baron's mother. 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. [19], Many critics responded unfavorably to the film's long running time and sprawling nature. Boxer walks up to the Frost mansion, where his wife, Madeline Frost (Mandy Moore), and the Frost team are waiting for him. 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. Then why do people keep on injecting it into their neck? Roland and Ronald are the Messiah and in the end they find each other and save humanity through the power of forgiveness. Cane loses consciousness. 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