Review of The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) by James N — 23 Jul 2014

The Royal Tenebaum's narration is like going on a cruise ship, but being stuck mostly inside to watch the boundless ocean and infinite skies. You miss all the fun, and only get.

To see a cheap imiation of the real thing. That is what it felt like to watch this (2002) Wes Anderson film, at times. It's got enough quirk for two films, which is exactly the films problem -.

The storytelling feels chopped and unsmooth after too much calcuated eccentricities in the characters. In writing, it's taught you cut the overflowery language in favor of more subtle.

Writing devices like inference and letting the reader learn the characters through reflection on them. The Royal Tenebaum film scribbles each characters personality trait right on their clothings.

and this makes for a less fun experience, not to mention there are few characters to actually grapple on to. Royal Tenenbaum being one, and Chas' sons as well, even if they are minor characters.

Margot remains interesting, but is never explained fully. The characters are built to be this way by Wes Anderson via his auteur style, but when the story never gets off the ground like Moonrise Kingdom, then.

Having flat characters is a gamble, and in this case, one that never fully pays off. Regardless, Wes Anderson's style is unique enough to warrant a watch, even if it never takes off, it doesn't look half bad running off the ground.