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It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Something I've noticed in a couple WA movies is a somewhat unusual use of sudden jump cuts. One example is towards the beginning of The Life Aquatic, when Steve and Ned are at a restaurant and Steve goes to drink his wine, the camera jumps forward a few feet and skips forward a fraction of a second. Another example is in Rushmore when Max and Herman are on the elevator in the hospital, Herman sits a bouquet of flowers on the cart behind him. When he reaches to grab them the camera moves forward slightly and skips a fraction of a second. I'm just curious what the purpose of these cuts are. I'm sure there are more examples in his other movies, but these are the only two I've noticed.TLDR curious about the purpose of a couple of odd cuts in Rushmore and The Life Aquatic.

I desperately want to like Anderson's filmography, but movies like this make it increasingly difficult. It's flashy and colorful, sure, but exclusively in the visual sense. The characters are lacking in every department, the acting is passable, and the movie itself lacks any sort of depth or character. The plot trudges along over its two-hour run-time with no direction or destination in mind. The man singing Bowie in Portuguese, I believe, was a nice touch. Overall, it's a weak, yet visually striking and unique movie abundant in overqualified actors as underdeveloped characters shuffling along an underwhelming plot.

Short and Simple Review by WubsTheFadgerFirst off, Wes Anderson has once again created a quirky, colorful, and touching film. The story is at times extremely hilarious and very touching. The ending is heartfelt and feel good. The plot is easy to follow and all the characters are easily distinguishable from each other because of their vibrant personalities.The acting is great. Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Willem Defoe, and Jeff Goldblum steal the show. They are all hilarious and add so much to the story. Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Michael Gambon, Noah Taylor, Bud Cort, Seu Jorge, Robyn Cohen, Waris Ahluwalia, Matthew Gray Gubler, and Seymour Cassel all player various crew members that are memorable and funny.The pacing is a little slow and the runtime is very overlong. Also, the CGI is a little weird.The crew are the best part of the film because they are all unique and very funny in their own way. The orange hat and blue speedo are legendary.Pros: Hilarious and touching story, great characters, good acting, the crew, and the legendary hat and blue speedoCons: Some weird CGI, slow pacing, and an overlong runtimeOverall Rating: 7.2

Life Aquatic is a beautifully composed film with a great story. The artistic value is very unique. Like all Wes Anderson movies, it has colors that really pop, very symmetrical shots, and amazing stop motion scenes. The movie was super entertaining and funny. For educational value, you wont learn anything about boats or sea junk, but you watch a guy give up his life to work on a ship and travel the sea. And i think the lesson there is that in life, sometimes you just have to give up all your stuff and travel the sea. To be happy you cant always play it safe. On the surface, the movie is about claiming revenge on the jaguar shark that ate Esteban. But the real story is about a dad connecting with his son and learning to care about others. Pretty awesome movie.