The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

i love this movie.

i showed it to some of my closest friends tonight,

its just so, stylish!

the art direction is superb.

i dislike how many people won't rent it because they think its animated because of the DVD cover.

they give me a hesitated, "is the movie like this too? are there real people in it?"

the cast makes me so starry eyed.

gene hackman, anjelica huston, ben stiller, luke wilson, owen wilson, bill murray, danny glover, alec baldwin, gwyneth paltrow.

my favorite charater has to be mordecai the hawk and buckley the dog.

my favorite shot is where luke wilson slits his wrists. i know that sounds horrible, but its an aerial shot of a sink cover in hair with two arms coming from the bottom of the screen. slowly red blood travels down the arms like little rivers.

if you like movies with symmetry this is the movie for you!

its insane how matchy matchy it is.

i also noticed how the horizon line is very low in every single shot. it brings an original mood to the film.

the cinematographer wasnt afraid to cut up an object.

multiple times there were shots where one can see the flag but not the flag pole.

i even found a goof!

when owen wilson is chased over the brick wall by ben stiller he jumps into the neighbors yard to the right.

when Royal and Henry go to collect the boys they go to the neighbor's house on the left!