Edit, Their role is explained a lot better in the graphic novels: they are the heads of the Neo-Marxists and are also street poets who have released several albums. Why does Pilot dream about the song "All These Things I've Done" by The Killers? It stinks and we have to accept it. Southland Tales is dizzyingly maximalist, never happy with one set-piece if it can introduce five. Ronald walks up to Martin Kefauver's Hummer, which is parked near the ocean. 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. 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. They claim to have read his screenplay. The two Rolands found each other in the end, but the movie ends before we can see what actually happens to them. Eventually, the Antichrist will show up and take over the world. Why is the film listed as 2006 instead of 2007? Boxer, although he does not remember it, is married to the daughter of a Republican senator who is in turn the brains behind an agency called US-IDent, which controls what citizens can and cannot see on the internet. Ronald and Martin Kefauver pull up to the Rove Credit Union where Kefauver tries to withdraw his savings. [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. 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. The world ends. However, its inventor Baron von Westphalen and his associates are hiding the fact that the generators alter the ocean's currents and cause the Earth to slow its rotation, and that the transmission of Fluid Karma to portable receivers (via quantum entanglement) is ripping holes in the fabric of space and time. He climbs out and walks up to the nearby ice cream truck. Its depiction of an American teenager experiencing premonitions about doomsday clocks and jet crashes suddenly became more piquant in light of such astounding tragedy. Filming was slated to begin in July 2004, but after a year, it had not begun. A weekly newsletter helping you fit together the pieces of the global economic slowdown. "[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. They are available together in the one graphic novel as Southland Tales: The Prequel Saga. 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. The quick and essential guide to domestic and global politics from the New Statesman's politics team. In Donnie Darko, the world ends when the Tangent Universe collapses, which may also be what happens at the end of Southland Tales. "Look Back In" by Moby5. [18] Kelly's film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2006 with a length of 160 minutes. Southland Tales (2007) Rated R for language, violence, sexual material and some drug content 160 minutes Cast Dwayne Johnson as Boxer Seann William Scott as Roland/Ronald Sarah Michelle Gellar as Krysta Kapowski/Krysta Now Curtis Armstrong as Dr. Soberin Exx Mandy Moore as Madeline Kevin Smith as Simon Theory Justin Timberlake as Abilene 9 in D Minor, op. Lots of scary apocalyptic stuff will happen (judgment, plagues and the like), before Jesus Christ will ride in on a white horse and establish the new kingdom of God. (This explains the final scene where "Ronald" tells Roland he forgives himhe is actually Pilot Abilene talking, explaining that he forgives him for what happened in Fallujah.) Edit, No one really knows, it's never implied in the film who was behind it-Richard Kelly did mention he was given an article called "American Hiroshima" which revolved this plan of Al-Qaeda's to buy nuclear weapons off Russian mobsters and smuggle them into Texas over the Mexican border and detonate them in mid-sized cities. 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. The original script was written 6 years ago just after Richard and his team returned from Sundance. Thomas Rogers is Salon's former Arts Editor. The Treer generators were slowing the rotation of Earth by .0000006 mile per hour (.9 inch per day, or 2.3 centimeters per day), per day, which caused strange effects around the world. The White Horseman, with his rifle post being his horse and his rifle his bow. Edit, We're not entirely sure. On edge after being put on desk duty and forced to see a shrink, a neighbor's crap generator sets Cooper off and leads to a bloody altercation. As he waves at himself in the mirror, he notices that his reflection's movements don't match his own. "And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death"Revelation 11: Why that happens when the Taverners touch, only Richard Kelly knows. 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. It foretells the end of the world and the Second Coming of Christ (Pilot Abilene keeps reading it on the soundtrack). The song he listens to is "All These Things I've Done" by The Killers, while he was listening to the song, the "friendly fire" incident occurs. Kelly said: "[Southland Tales] will only be a musical in a post-modern sense of the word in that it is a hybrid of several genres. Most of the information in this FAQ can be attributed to three main sources:The three graphic novels that serve as a precursor to Southland Tales. Liberal extremist cells start to emerge, including a group called the Neo-Marxists. Anything important or cool? But, then again, you probably shouldn't try to interpret "Southland Tales" too literally. In 2016, I implore you to give it a shot. Comedy Drama Mystery During a three-day heat wave just before a huge 4th of July celebration, an action star stricken with amnesia meets up with a porn star who is developing her own reality TV project, and a policeman who holds the key to a vast conspiracy. There is no real-life equivalent to the movie's "organic compound" which grants people telepathy etc. What exactly happens at the end of the movie? Despite being critically and commercially unsuccessful, the film has developed a cult following in later years. When Boxer and Taverner went through the space-time rift, they traveled 69 minutes back in timecreating duplicate versions of themselves. The mega-zeppelin launch is at hand. Cane loses consciousness. Then, a mushroom cloud appears on the horizon, and history jumps the tracks. He played a character named "Donnie" in a movie with Boxer Santaros. The reasons for this are never really explained, but Caleb is the child of Tawna and Rick McBride, a couple in Palmdale, Calif. Caleb does not produce bowel movements, but when he farts, the Earth shakes. [24][25], The soundtrack for Southland Tales was released in stores and online on November 6, 2007. Jericho Cane is the name of Arnold Schwarzenegger's character in "End of Days.". What's Justin Timberlake doing in all of this? Muriel and Jericho take the child after its parents are killed, and, under Muriel's guidance, drive to a farmhouse, where they are met by Serpentine, the Baron's mistress. The Taverner twins are revealed to be the same person by the engineers of Treer, duplicated when Roland traveled through a rift in space-time, while Boxer has become the most wanted man in the world despite his political ties and his having the fate of the future, in the form of a prophetic screenplay foretelling the end of the world, in his hands. If this is a parallel with the Book of Revelation, then who's whom? External Reviews 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.An article titled Everything you were afraid to ask about Southland Tales. Edit, No. On the soundtrack, Pilot Abilene says, "Revelation 21: And God wiped away the tears from his eyes so the new Messiah could see into the new Jerusalem, his name was Officer Roland Taverner from Hermosa Beach, California. Edit, It is a proposition on the ballot to restict US-IDent's powers. The Book of Revelation is the last book in the New Testament. When Boxer and Fortunio met up with Krysta, she recognized Boxer and managed to convince him that she was an actress researching a role in his new movie, "The Power." One Taverner repeats, "friendly fire," while the other says, "I forgive you." The Book of Revelation and Marxism have been connected by academicsboth advocate the overthrow of tyranny. No, it's not just you. Published May 20, 2016. Southland Tales EXPLAINED - Breakdown & Heavy Analysis - YouTube FOR MORE MOVIE EXPLANATION VIDEOS PLEASE LIKE AND COMMENT THIS VIDEO! Also, they had sex. His colleague, Starla Von Luft (Michelle Durrett), has planted a bug on his jacket and is leading the police forces to their hideout. 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When Vaughn threatens her, she tells him that she has multiple copies, then Tasers him in the balls. What do all the characters in the film keep on quoting from? The baby, she explains, is the Messiah, and Jericho is his guardian. Edit, Richard Kelly has stated that "Kiss Me Deadly" is a huge influence on Southland Tales and that Boxer Santaros was modeled off that film's main character, Mike Hammer. Fluid karma is an "organic compound" that the Treer company discovered while drilling off the coast of Israel. The first chapter in the film ("IV: Temptation Waits") begins. Why that happens when the Taverners touch, only Richard Kelly knows. When Fortunio and Boxer arrive at the rendezvous point, this is where the two are introduced to one another 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. Edit, Richard Kelly stated in his interview with Empire, They're representations of every major religion on Earth. Starla Von Luft, the double-crossing USIDent employee, is reading a copy of "The Power" at work. With many repeated usage, Chemical Bleeders can sometimes see both ways (ahead and back in time). The director also added 90 new visual effects shots to the film and removed 20 to 25 minutes of footage from his initial cut. Feb. 7, 2021. Before being drafted, Pilot Abilene was also a movie star. 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." Musician Moby was approached on composing and performing the film's score. I think defecation is the result of an inferior food supply and spiritual weakness. At least that way, he isn't . ", "This is the way the world ends, This is the way the world ends, This is the way the world ends, Not with a whimper, but with a bang.". Using the graphic novels, the Book of Revelation, friends and whatever else we could find, we've pieced together everything you need to know (or at least everything we've been able to figure out) about "Southland Tales.". 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. Krysta is brought to the Frost mansion, where she is confronted by Madeline. The only new special feature announced was an audio commentary by Kelly. Southland Tales also predicted that the government was always watching us. For . It features 3 tracks by Moby that have not been released commercially: "Water Pistol", "It Looks Down" and "Ceanograph".Southland Tales OST Tracklist1. However, there are several in the graphic novel "The Prequel Saga." On his way to meet Krysta, Fortunio discovered Boxer Santaros in the desert, stricken with amnesia. 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. Boxer and Ronald have stopped for some lunch. But once they went through the rift, the car's self-destruct mechanism was activated, killing the copy of Boxer that did not travel back in time. He learns that his account has been blocked, so Kefauver and Ronald use the Hummer to rip the ATM from the wall. Kelly has said that this idea was inspired by a real U.S. Army project. Defecation is a part of life. Copyright 2023 Salon.com, LLC. [9] The idea of six graphic novels was later cut down to three. "[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. On January 25th Arrow Video released a Blu Ray double pack of Richard Kelly's 2006 film Southland Tales.Disc 1 includes a new 2K restoration of the Theatrical Cut, along with a new retrospective documentary on the legacy and making of the film, while Disc 2 contains the longer, rarely seen Cannes Cut, which screened at that festival back in '06 to a glacial response. What was in the 20 to 25 minutes cut out of the original version showed at Cannes? He can be reached at @thomasmaxrogers. Boxer and Roland run out in a panic. [16] Kelly consciously sought out actors that he felt had been pigeonholed and wanted to showcase their "undiscovered talents."[14]. Southland Tales is streaming now on Mubi, This article appears in the 03 Jun 2020 issue of the New Statesman, We can't breathe. 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. 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