![]() Moreau? Well, Tom Stern and Alex Winter (best known for his role as Bill from the Bill & Ted movies) created what is basically The Island of Dr. Some concepts are just so far removed from reality that it doesn’t make sense to be holding them to more grounded standards.ĭo you know that Marlon Brando movie, The Island of Dr. Raffill is the kind of guy who’d probably say things like “Don’t think about it, it’s just a movie!”. Everyone in his movies acts like they were beamed down from an alien planet whether it’s about a guy who falls in love with a doll, a Coca Cola-addicted martian, or the stiff from Weekend at Bernie’s implanting Paul Walker’s brain in the body of a T-Rex. rip-off Mac and Me, Raffill is just one of those people who won’t (or can’t) adhere to common sense. How else would you classify that if not as surreal? The reason I wanted to mention the sequel in particular, though, is because of its director: Stewart Raffill. The conceit of these movies is that an ancient princess awakens in the body of a department store mannequin, acting as wish fulfilment for some goober who can’t get a date. Take for example Mannequin (1987), or better yet its sequel: Mannequin: on the Move (1991). Some people just make movies without being bothered by the logistics of reality. It doesn’t always have to be about motion, though. Even if this movie adaptation took its share of liberties in adapting a fifty-year old, static cartoon, I call that good judgement on the Wachowskis’ account. Which is exactly where its roots lie: a '60s anime called Mach GoGoGo that got localized in North-America as Speed Racer and became far more popular than it ever was in Japan. Speed Racer isn't trying to make excuses for what it inherently is – a live-action cartoon. But its sense of speed, use of colors, and cartoon-like spirit are simply unreal and not guaranteed simply by choosing animation as a medium. Admittedly Speed Racer actually is like 90% animated, in an extremely gaudy, and blinding way even. Look, if you want me to sell you some high art perspective on it you’re at the wrong address because that is pretty much the gist of it. ![]() ![]() Speed Racer is about a kid called Speed Racer (not even kidding), who RACES in a SPEEDy fashion to save the family business. One such example is the Wachowskis’ Speed Racer(2008).
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